The North Carolina Department of Transportation is committed to developing and improving its processes and programs through maximization of existing resources and continual process improvement. The Department has undertaken several environmental process improvement efforts that utilize a structured facilitation methodology called the TransTIP Methodology. This methodology is structured around six incremental steps: (1) commit to the process and performance improvement; (2) select and scope the selected current process through interviews and planning; (3) analyze the current process; (4) design a new process; (5) implement the new process; and (6) manage the new process and performance. This methodology was first used during the Permitting Process Improvement Initiative undertaken in 2001. The methodology was also utilized during the Mitigation Process Improvement Initiative in the fall of 2001. The North Carolina Department of Transportation plans to utilize this structured methodology to improve environmental department processes, maximize our natural and human resources, and by improving the effectiveness and efficiency of our daily activities and processes.

Recent Process Improvement Efforts

• Permit Process Improvement (Merger 01 Process)
• Mitigation Process Improvement (Ecosystem Enhancement Program)
• Section 106 Process Improvement

Process Improvement Efforts Under Development

• Integration of Comprehensive Transportation Planning and Project Development Processes

A NCDOT process improvement workshop facilitated by staff from NCDOT's Office of Environmental Quality using the TransTIP Methodology