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RPC Involvement in the Recovery of Vermont’s
    Transportation Network after Tropical Storm Irene
NADO Rural Transportation   Presented by Katharine Otto, Southern Windsor County RPC
Peer Learning Conference
2012, Burlington VT         on behalf of the Vermont Association of Planning and Development Agencies
What happened in Vermont?
Damage across Vermont




Maps produced by Pam Brangan at the Irene Local
 Roads Response Resource Coordination Center.
     9/30/2011. pbrangan@ccrpcvt.org
Southern Windsor County
Cavendish – Winery Road Bridge




                                 Photograph by SWCRPC staff
Cavendish – Carlton Road




                           Photograph by SWCRPC staff
“Cavendish Canyon” on VT-131




                   Photograph by SWCRPC staff
Traditional Role of
Vermont s
Vermont’s RPCs
   Coordinated
    regional planning
   Transportation
    planning
   Local land use
    planning & zoning
   Emergency planning
    E            l
    & preparedness
   Natural resource
    planning
   GIS mapping &
    analysis
What was our task?
 VTrans requested assistance from Vermont’s 11
                                   Vermont s
  RPCs
 Specific tasks

   Mapping & data collection
   Resource matching
   Communications
   Technical assistance
   FEMA PA assistance
Strengths
     g
   Pre established
    Pre-established relationships with municipalities
       Transportation
       GIS   mapping and infrastructure inventories
   Pre-established working relationships and
    partnerships with state agencies and volunteers
   Inter-RPC mutual aid assistance – less impacted
    RPCs help more impacted RPCs
Areas for improvements
            p
   No pre-defined role for RPCs to assist VTrans in the
        pre defined
    manner requested
   Not all RPC staff had adequate knowledge and/or
    training for tasks
   Communications challenges
   Continuously changing expectations
   Collecting too much information
Picture from Town of Weathersfield facebook page


Thank
Th k you
Contact:
Katharine Otto kotto@swcrpc org
               kotto@swcrpc.org
Pam Brangan pbrangan@ccrpcvt.org
Michele Boomhower mboomhower@ccrpcvt.org
Catherine Dimitrik cdimitruk@nrpcvt.com

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Otto rpo2012

  • 1. RPC Involvement in the Recovery of Vermont’s Transportation Network after Tropical Storm Irene NADO Rural Transportation Presented by Katharine Otto, Southern Windsor County RPC Peer Learning Conference 2012, Burlington VT on behalf of the Vermont Association of Planning and Development Agencies
  • 2. What happened in Vermont?
  • 3. Damage across Vermont Maps produced by Pam Brangan at the Irene Local Roads Response Resource Coordination Center. 9/30/2011. pbrangan@ccrpcvt.org
  • 5. Cavendish – Winery Road Bridge Photograph by SWCRPC staff
  • 6. Cavendish – Carlton Road Photograph by SWCRPC staff
  • 7. “Cavendish Canyon” on VT-131 Photograph by SWCRPC staff
  • 8. Traditional Role of Vermont s Vermont’s RPCs  Coordinated regional planning  Transportation planning  Local land use planning & zoning  Emergency planning E l & preparedness  Natural resource planning  GIS mapping & analysis
  • 9. What was our task?  VTrans requested assistance from Vermont’s 11 Vermont s RPCs  Specific tasks  Mapping & data collection  Resource matching  Communications  Technical assistance  FEMA PA assistance
  • 10. Strengths g  Pre established Pre-established relationships with municipalities  Transportation  GIS mapping and infrastructure inventories  Pre-established working relationships and partnerships with state agencies and volunteers  Inter-RPC mutual aid assistance – less impacted RPCs help more impacted RPCs
  • 11. Areas for improvements p  No pre-defined role for RPCs to assist VTrans in the pre defined manner requested  Not all RPC staff had adequate knowledge and/or training for tasks  Communications challenges  Continuously changing expectations  Collecting too much information
  • 12. Picture from Town of Weathersfield facebook page Thank Th k you Contact: Katharine Otto kotto@swcrpc org kotto@swcrpc.org Pam Brangan pbrangan@ccrpcvt.org Michele Boomhower mboomhower@ccrpcvt.org Catherine Dimitrik cdimitruk@nrpcvt.com