Accessible Transportation Coalitions Initiative

1. Accessible Transportation Coalitions Initiative

2. Welcome • Congratulations! • One of ten teams selected • You are directing the action • Be open and honest • Listen with an open mind

3. Housekeeping • Start and end times • Lunch • Restrooms • If it has an on switch, thanks for turning it off

4. Accessible Transportation Coalitions Initiative Framework 1. Establish a sense of urgency 2. Create a clear vision 3. Develop an accessible transportation plan 4. Grow your coalition 5. Structure your coalition

5. Step 1: Establish a Sense of Urgency • Introductions • List the most urgent issues faced by your community • Defines what this group will work to address • Add to Step 1 Handout: Introduction & Urgent Issues

6. Consensus Building • Majority does not rule! • Always find the common ground on which to move forward!

7. Pizza Order • Divide into groups • Complete the Pizza Order handout • Listen to each other • Decide where you must stand your ground • Determine where you can give in to reach consensus • Resist the urge to vote • Order pizza pies as instructed

8. Consensus Building • What process did you use to reach consensus? • Who had the knowledge to lead the group and why? • Who had the skill to lead the group to consensus and why?

9. Step 2: Create a Clear Vision • To direct the coalition’s efforts • To establish a common ground from which to work • To understand the dynamics of the group

10. Vision Statement Process • Clearly define the parameters of your coalition • Determine the core principles of the coalition • Use this information to craft a clear vision statement to guide the coalition’s efforts

11. Define Your Coalition • As a group, answer the following questions: • Who are you as a coalition (how does your coalition fit in considering other groups in the community working on accessible transportation)? • What will be your scope of work? • What geographic area will you cover?

12. Break Please be in your seats and ready to begin in 15 minutes.

13. Core Principles • Principles: • Form the foundation for our plan • Capture our passion and fuel our motivation to lead the change • Are not short term • Will have a tremendous influence on decision-making and the way we allocate resources in the future • Are best created when we free our imaginations and dare to dream

14. Determining Core Principles • Divide into two groups • Select a recorder • Talk about the principles that should guide your community • Record words and phrases on the Step 2 Handout: CorePrinciples

15. Vision Statement Basics • What a vision statement is • Why you need a vision statement • What a vision statement is not

16. City of Madison, Wisconsin Vision Statement • The vision for the City of Madison is to be a safe and healthy place to live, work, learn and play. Madison will be a place where: • Diversity is valued; • Freedom of expression is encouraged and protected; • Everyone has the opportunity to realize his/her full potential; • The beauty of the urban environment and natural environment is preserved. Source: http://www.cityofmadison.com/trafficEngineering/documents/PedTransPlanChap4.pdf

17. City of Charleston, West Virginia Vision Statement • A healthy economy, a lively downtown, prosperous business centers and strong neighborhoods where citizens have a variety of lifestyle options and access to the resources they need. Source: http://www.cityofcharleston.org/government/city-departments/planning

18. Ford Motor Company Vision Statement • To become the world's leading consumer company for automotive products and services. Source: http://www.csrglobe.com/login/companies/ford_motor_company.html

19. City of Charleston Core Principles • What are the core principles for the City of Charleston? • A healthy economy, a lively downtown, prosperous business centers and strong neighborhoods where citizens have a variety of lifestyle options and access to the resources they need. Source: http://www.cityofcharleston.org/government/city-departments/planning

20. Create a Clear Vision • Write 1-2 sentences using words from the Step 2 Handout: Core Principles • Volunteer to read your statement • View the sentence on the screen • State your response: I accept that statement. • State your response: I’d like to suggest an edit. Here is my proposed change. • View the edited sentence on the screen • State your response: I accept that statement. • State your response: I’d like to suggest an edit. Here is my proposed change. • Reach consensus

21. Prioritizing Urgent Issues • Read through the list of urgent issues • Identify the three most important issues to you • Write the numbers associated with your top three on the card (ex. 1, 4, 6)

22. Lunch Please be in your seats and ready to at 1:00 p.m.

23. Step 3: Develop an Accessible Transportation Plan • Review how to write measurable objectives • Write objectives for the top urgent issues • Use group consensus to finalize your accessible transportation plan

24. A Measureable Objective Includes: • The condition under which the objective is to be met • An action verb that identifies the specific action to be taken and is an observable behavior • The criteria for determining how well and when the objective is accomplished

25. …in Laymen’s Terms That Means: • What’s your goal? (make sure it’s specific) • How are you going to accomplish that goal? • When will you know that you’re done? • A measureable objective is a sentence that clearly answers those questions

26. Objectives vs. Steps • Objective = What • Steps = How • Identifying what you’re going to do comes first • Listing steps breaks down how you’re going to do it

27. Example Objective • When the temperature drops below 25 degrees Fahrenheit and you plan to be at a bus stop, put a coat and booties on Farlow.

28. Example Objective (cont.) • Condition: When the temperature drops below 25 degrees Fahrenheit and you plan to be at a bus stop, • Action verb: put • Criteria: a coat and booties on Farlow.

29. What’s missing from this example? • Extend service into Montgomery County

30. How can it be improved?

31. Examples of Objectives • Using a web-based form, capture data on unmet transportation needs in the County. • Working within the coalition’s members, we will compile and update an inventory of existing resources. • Through a strategic plan, make five non-accessible bus stops ADA-compliant.

32. Objectives ~ Steps ~ Timelines ~ Coalition Members • Find the Step 3 Handout: Accessible Transportation Plan • Select top urgent issue • Write: • Objective • Steps • Timeline • Coalition members and allies

33. Objective Ideas • Consider the urgent issues • Agree on 4-5 ideas for objectives • Focus on work for the next year • Think about what will have the greatest impact

34. Propose Objectives • Condition, action verb and criteria • Give feedback such as: "That's really good, and I’d like to suggest that you add or change …” • Do not offer your feedback as a question • Don’t defend; ask for input • Once finished, the coalition will select two objectives to work on

35. Providing Helpful Feedback • Give feedback such as: “That’s really good, and I’d like to suggest that you add or change …” • Do not offer your feedback as a question • Don’t defend; ask for input • Avoid getting bogged down in the details

36. Facilitator Roles and Urgent Issues Groups Facilitators will not: • Offer advice or technical assistance • Solve the challenge for you • Write your objective and steps Facilitators will: • Create a list of resources that we believe can assist you • Provide this information following your discussions

37. Summary of Day 1 • What we have accomplished: • Learned about the ATCI framework • Practiced consensus-building skills • Established our urgent issues • Created a vision for the coalition • Started an action plan

38. Debrief • What went well? • What are your wishes for Day 2? • Please share your thoughts with us.

39. Homework • Write down names of individuals who should be in the coalition • Think about questions you have regarding potential solutions • Reflect on things we may have missed today

40. Preview of Day 2 • Step 4: Grow your coalition • Technical assistance from ESPA • Continue working on your accessible transportation plan • Step 5: Structure your coalition • Wrap-up and next steps

41. Welcome to Day 2 • Welcome back! • Please sign-in • Find your name tent • Sit in a different spot than yesterday

42. Review of Day 1 • Established a list of urgent issues • Learned the importance of consensus building • Listed urgent issues • Agreed on your core principles • Wrote a vision statement • Started your accessible transportation plan

43. Your Vision Statement

44. Homework Review • Did we miss any important things yesterday? • Who can enhance the coalition’s work?

45. Step 4: Grow Your Coalition • Will need others to further your efforts • Make a list of potential agencies/organizations • List specific individuals to contact

46. Technical Assistance • Resources compiled for your coalition • What else can we provide?

47. Review Urgent Issues

48. Divide into Two Groups • Based on objectives • Keep a fair mix of advocates and providers • Select a recorder - Use Handout 3: Accessible Transportation Plan • Wordsmith the objectives ensuring that each has a condition, action verb and criteria • Develop objectives with steps, timelines and responsible members

49. Group Challenges • Challenge 1: A discussion filled with statements, opinions and stories • Sharing stories is important • Offering suggestions is critical • Challenge 2: A group without a leader • Hoping that someone else will take the lead is common • Taking the lead and moving the discussion along is critical

50. Facilitator Roles and Urgent Issues Groups Facilitators will not: • Offer advice or technical assistance • Solve the challenge for you • Write your objective and steps Facilitators will: • Create a list of resources that we believe can assist you • Provide this information following your discussions