ABJ30 Members and Friends, I received this special request for help with the USDOT Strategic Plan ---(see below) - hope you can take a few minutes to review and respond - very much appreciated!! Dear TRB Volunteer, As stakeholders, the U.S. Department of Transportation has asked that TRB make sure you are aware of the online dialogue taking place related to the department's strategic plan for FY 2014 to FY 2018. A posting on the U.S. DOT's website says that "we want to ensure that our strategic plan serves as a foundation for building, operating, and maintaining a safe and efficient transportation system. We also want to ensure that all of our stakeholders have an opportunity to read the plan and weigh in." For additional information on the dialogue and to join the discussion, please see yesterday's posting on the U.S. DOT's Fastlane Blog at http://www.dot.gov/fastlane/dot-opens-online-dialogue-updated-strategic-plan. Russell Russell Houston Senior Communications Officer | Editor, Transportation Research E-Newsletter Transportation Research Board of the National Academies 500 5th Street, NW | Washington, D.C. 20001 202-334-3252 | RHouston@nas.edu<mailto:RHouston@nas.edu> | www.TRB.org<http://www.TRB.org> Catherine T. Lawson, Ph.D. Chair, Geography and Planning Department Director, Lewis Mumford Center Associate Professor University at Albany Geography & Planning AS 218 1400 Washington Albany, New York 12222 (518) 442-4775 (518) 442-4742 FAX (518) 209-1155 CELL