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U -- COORDINATING TRANSPORTATION AND LAND USE: DEVELOP AND DELIVER A SHORT TERM TRAINING COURSE FOR TRANSPORTATION AND LAND USE PLANNERS SOL NTI IDT 96 MM-30 DUE 031997 POC Point of Contact -- Amy Van Doren, Program Manager, 908-932-1700 x21; Fax: 908-932-1707 This request for proposals is for the development and delivery of a short term training course to disseminate best practices and analytical tools to coordinate transportation and land use planning and investments. Land use decisions and transportation investment decisions are often made by different levels of government and need to be coordinated. The course will consider issues such as those related to: meeting federal regulatory requirements at the metropolitan, corridor, and project level; tools and techniques for analysis and design on how to influence land use and travel in developing and redeveloping areas and their limitations; applicability of case studies; and improved understanding of the land development process and private sector concerns. As integral to the curriculum, the proposed course will identify best practices in: land uses and urban design supportive of a wide range of more efficient transportation choices; analysis of urban design measures that influence transportation and transportation measures that affect or influence urban form; better integration of land use and transportation decisionmaking processes; communicating the issues of transportation/land use linkages to the broad array of decisionmakers and the public; and tools and techniques to effect all of the above. The target audience for this course is transportation and land use professionals who work in the area of transportation/land use coordination, including those working in DOTs, MPOs, transit agencies, state/county/local planning agencies, and consulting firms. The intent is to make the course applicable to those who specialize in land use planning and those who specialize in transportation planning. Portions of the course will include local civic activists, modelers, and elected officials as participants. The contract will require a list of materials, including annotated bibliography, course outline, case studies, curriculum and all course materials, including a participant resource manual, presentation of a pilot session, and up to thirteen (13) deliveries of the course. This will be a one year contract (up to 5 deliveries) with the option to renew for an additional year (up to 8 deliveries). To obtain a copy of the complete RFP, send a written request on organization letterhead to the address above. Faxed requests will be accepted; telephone requests are not acceptable. RFPs will be mailed first class in early February. RFPs will not be faxed or express mailed. Small businesses, minority-owned businesses, and/or female-owned businesses are encouraged to submit proposals. (0035)

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