I snagged this from a "planning" committee for which I am a friend. It is filtering its way through the "planning" committees. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: David.Kuehn(a)dot.gov [mailto:David.Kuehn@dot.gov] Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2007 8:27 AM To: Fisher, Kimberly Cc: Micozzi, Martine Subject: FHWA Transportation Planning Cooperative Research Announcement I would appreciate if you would forward the following to your Committee Chairs. Thank you and happy holidays. FHWA Office of Planning posted a broad agency announcement (DTFH61-08-R-00011) for transportation planning cooperative research. The announcement requests research projects that could lead to transformational changes and revolutionary advances for transportation planning in one or more of the following focus areas: congestion management, global climate change, freight planning, public involvement, environmental justice and visualization in planning or tools and techniques that support state, Tribal or local planning capacity building. Pre-proposals are due February 15, 2008. A copy of the notice is posted at http://www1.fbo.gov/spg/DOT/FHWA/OAM/DTFH61%2D08%2DR%2D00011/listing.html and a formatted text version is located at http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/hep/step/proposal.htm. For further information, please contact David Kuehn at 202 366 6072 or David.Kuehn(a)dot.gov.