Tribal Transportation Symposium
Critical Tribal Transportation Issues:
Rural Transit Access
Expand Transit (CDA) to rural and urban areas
Inadequate $$$ for maintenance
State listening to tribal needs
Funding
Rights of Way—utilities
Federal Aide Project—Communication
Coordination with tribes/ STIP to design/construction/coordination
Communication/Coordination
Communication with each Tribe (STIP) Coordinate with Tribes/BIA
Funding—threats to coordinate construction cost increases of 35-50%
Equity in funding for tribes
No support for Transportation Department (Safety especially)
Shortage of partnership and combined partnership to increase Native American jobs
Work to health care access
Funding level—planning construction , maintenance inadequate; planning inadequate;
maintenance inadequate
Funding—staff/projects
Safety
Training—lack of trained skilled carpenters
Increase funding
Lack of basic funding
State to listen
Funding and how to use funds
Multi-jurisdictions—payment in lieu of tax funding
--accounting records
Transit planning and coordination
Rights of way—where, why, who
Safety
Learn and Respond (BIA)
Resources
Safety
Improve local government-to-government
Operations and safety
Safety/Access Control
Communication—MOU
Make sure we have coordination of resources
Issues related to Agriculture
Safety—street design
Coordination and Communication with other agencies on projects
Health related transportation systems—walk, bicycle
Environmental—highway away from fishing stream
Long Range Transportation Plan and TIP
GIS-ARC Inventory input data to inventory
Start up transit within the City of Bethel
Cost of gasoline—budget for transit
Access control while meeting tribal needs
Funding
Safety—paths—walking state highway signs.
Safety
Cost of Living—transportation
BIS/DOT GOOD NEWS
FY07/06 Transit and subsequent funding
Funding
Employment and Contracts—TERO
Funding—Transportation Safety
Safety—access, trucks, tourists, traffic
Adquate Funding
Driver Education
Inventory—need to input and complete
Smart Growth
Understanding importance of Transportation by Council and Community
Reauthorization
Increase federal gas tax to produce more revenues for transportation
Jobs—transportation industry
Access—R/W Sovereignty
ITA-/Core groups
Jurisdictions (perception)
PL-280
Local Fuels Tax
STIP—involve tribes in Idaho, problem with state code
Tribal Capacity Building
Work together