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PEER REVIEW PROGRAM

Application Package

Peer Reviews: Status and Reports

Peer Review Panel Functions and Organizations


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TMIP Peer Review Program Application Package

About TMIP and the Peer Review Program

The Travel Model Improvement Program (TMIP) began operations in 1992, with the mission of supporting and empowering planning agencies through leadership, innovation and support of travel analysis improvements, to better meet current and future mobility, environmental, safety and security goals. TMIP has three goals:

  1. Help build the institutional capacity of planning agencies to perform technical analysis
  2. Support development of analytical methods that respond to the needs of planning and environmental decision making processes
  3. Support mechanisms to ensure the quality of technical analysis used to meet local, state and federal program requirements.

About Peer Reviews

Peer reviews have been conducted by planning agencies to ensure that technical products, procedures and/or processes being used or developed meet the agency’s needs, the standards of professional practice, and/or Federal, state or local planning requirements. Peer reviews of forecasting and data collection procedures are crucial to planning agency model development and improvement efforts. As part of its program, TMIP is committed to assisting agencies in meeting these planning challenges by supporting peer reviews.

TMIP Peer Review Program

TMIP supports peer reviews by funding travel, lodging and per diem for a site visit(s) by peer review panel members. TMIP can also assist in the selection of peer review panel members and will document the review.

This package includes information on the application process for the TMIP Peer Review Program and includes the following:

  1. Application Requirements
  2. Application Checklist
  3. Process for travel reimbursement for non-Federal staff
  4. Travel Logistics and Contact Information
  5. Travel Expense Form

The TMIP Peer Review Program’s selection criteria should be used when applying for support. Applicants should retain all other supporting documents, as they will be necessary to coordinate travel after selection. Program applicants should also note that travel costs for non-federal staff will be reimbursed by the Texas Transportation Institute (TTI) four to six weeks after reimbursement form submittal. TTI cannot pay for travel arrangements before the site visit has occurred or before reimbursement forms are received.

Timing

TMIP began awards in 2003. Requests are accepted throughout the year and will be evaluated and awarded as funds are available.

Other Peer Programs

The TMIP Peer Review Program is oriented towards technical planning topics. If you have any questions about the TMIP Peer Review Program, please contact us.

Areas interested in peer programs relating to institutional or policy issues should contact the USDOT Planning Capacity Building’s Peer Exchange Program. The contacts for this program are as follows:

At FHWA:

Susan Grosser
Phone: (202) 366-2825
Email: susan.grosser@dot.gov

or

Kenneth Petty
Phone: (202) 366-6654
Email: kenneth.petty@dot.gov

at FTA:

Effie S. Stallsmith
Phone: (202) 366-5653
Email: effie.stallsmith@dot.gov