Tribal Planning

The Tribal Planning focus area page is a one-stop shop for resources about tribal transportation planning, consultation, and coordination on the TPCB website. It includes links to publications, legislation and guidance, recent peer events, upcoming calendar events, and related websites.

• Consultation and Public Involvement Statutory/Regulatory Requirements: Working with Tribes within the Statewide/Metropolitan Transportation Planning Processes - This document describes the actions and statutory requirements for working with Tribes.
• Tribal Transportation Best Practices Guidebook - This guidebook highlights best practices in tribal transportation.
• Case Studies of State, MPO, And Tribal Coordination in Transportation Planning - These case studies highlight innovative consultation practices between tribes, States, and metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) within the transportation planning process.
• Tribal Transportation Module Training Series - The Tribal Transportation Planning Module Training Series provides modules for eight planning topics, designed to assist transportation professionals responsible for planning for the capital, operating, and maintenance needs on Tribal lands.
• Click here to access a full list of Legislation, Regulations, and Guidance related to tribal planning on the TPCB website.
• Recent publications on tribal planning:
  • Integrating the Highway Safety Manual into the Highway Project Development Process
  • Considering Security and Emergency Management in the Planning of Transportation Projects
To find existing publications and resources on tribal planning or to add new ones, visit the TPCB Resource Index .

• Upcoming conferences and webinars related to tribal planning:
  • Tribal Transportation Planning Module Training Series Webinars
  • National Congestion Pricing Conference
  • Ohio Conference on Freight
  • Fifth International Transportation and Economic Development Conference
  To browse all events on the TPCB website or to add new ones, please visit the events calendar or the TPCB Resource Index.

• Recent peer events related to tribal planning:
  • State Department of Transportation Tribal Liaison Roundtable and Panel Discussion
  • National Scenario Planning Peer Exchange Report - July 8-10, 2012
  • Scenario Planning Peer Workshop Report - Denver, Colorado
  • Financial Uncertainty and Conflicting Priorities in Transportation Planning
  Read other peer event reports.

• Community Transportation Association of America (CTAA)
• Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Tribal Transportation - FHWA works in a government-to-government relationship with Indian Tribal Governments. FHWA has a Tribal Transportation Program Coordinator that coordinates with FHWA headquarters and field offices in the federal-aid and federal lands highway programs.
• Federal Highway Administration Tribal Transportation Planning - The FHWA Tribal Transportation Planning Program delivers products and services that provide information, training, and technical assistance to the transportation professionals responsible for planning for the capital, operating, and maintenance needs on tribal lands. On this website, you will find planning news, regulations, policies, training information, technical resources, and contact information.
• Federal Lands Indian Reservation Roads/Bridges (IRR) Program - The IRR Program addresses transportation needs of tribes by providing funds for planning, designing, construction, and maintenance activities. The program is jointly administered by FHWA's Federal Lands Highway Office and the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) in accordance with an interagency agreement.
• Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Tribal Transit Program - This webpage provides information about funding and training associated with tribal transit planning and service provision.
• Indian Reservation Roads Program, Transportation Planning Procedures and Guidelines
• Minnesota Tribes and Transportation E-Handbook - Transportation Planning and Area Transportation Partnerships
• Transportation Research Board's (TRB) Native American Transportation Issues (ABE80)
• U.S. DOT Resources for Tribes and Tribal Governments