The 2026 AASHTO Action Tracker

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The AASHTO Action Tracker provides a strategic-level view of the progress of AASHTO committees and councils, as they complete their 2026 action plans and support the 2021-2026 AASHTO Strategic Plan. It assists committees in summarizing and presenting their action accomplishments and progress to committee members and to AASHTO leadership.

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Action Summary List

Goals and Objectives	# of Actions	# of Committees
Safety, Mobility and Access for Everyone	176	30
Advance a safe, multimodal transportation system	115	21
Connect community, economy, land use and the environment	51	15
Advance equity and social justice	56	18
Improve asset performance	41	16
Strengthen resiliency	57	15
Align transportation interests across partners and regions	107	26
National Transportation Policy Leadership	198	29
Deliver a proactive policy platform for the future	81	21
Evaluate emerging trends in technologies, policies and practices	141	29
Communicate the value of transportation	82	21
Advocate for sustainable funding	31	12
Promote a broad range of thoughts and policies	118	28
Organizational Excellence with World Class Services	198	30
Be the trusted developers and keepers of transportation standards and guidance	80	24
Keep committees relevant and aligned	121	28
Build transportation workforce capabilities	68	22
Innovate and modernize products and services	91	30
Maintain focus on AASHTO’s financial sustainability	5	4

Strategies and Catalysts	# of Actions	# of Committees
Policy, Implementation and Research	168	29
Maintain focus on the elimination of fatalities and serious injuries	73	17
Adopt policy priorities that create a safe and sustainable multimodal transportation system	105	20
Create methods to better connect transportation research to policies and implementation	99	29
Develop policies and provide resources that support ensuring access to transportation systems for everyone	65	21
Seek transportation funding innovations	38	8
Advocate to minimize the impacts of climate change	32	10
Apply scenario planning to better weigh options in decision-making	23	10
Be intentionally inclusive as transportation policies are formed	44	20
Partnership and Collaboration	194	30
Promote the use of AASHTO standards and guidance across all transportation organizations	92	26
Collaborate to support equity and social justice objectives	52	18
Seek private sector partners for innovation opportunities, expertise and information sharing	77	24
Work together with partners to share information and efforts	159	30
Collaborate with local agencies	72	22
Work with Congress and the administration to advance policies	58	21
Workforce Development	154	29
Develop next generation of leaders and workforce	68	21
Provide resources to meet evolving business needs	103	29
Create a workplace culture of innovation and continuous improvement	60	21
Support attracting and retaining talent	44	16
Expand capacity-building products and services	63	25
Provide knowledge management resources	67	22
Pursue funding for workforce development efforts	18	8
Increase diversity, equity and inclusion	35	16
Member Engagement	195	29
Engage new CEOs and members	67	20
Create opportunities for members to network and share knowledge	157	29
Engage more levels of staff from member organizations including non-voting members and friends	126	27
Support diversity and succession management in committee leadership	47	16
Improve the collaboration platforms used by committees and staff to facilitate engagement between members and staff	79	26
Better communicate policy goals to members and local partners	89	24
Organizational Optimization	167	30
Embrace a sense of urgency and be agile and nimble	41	19
Catalog and provide easy access to materials	47	23
Promote diversity in all activities	42	17
Deliver timely processes and decision-making	48	17
Encourage cross-discipline learning and information sharing among staff	93	28
Continuously review and improve strategic communications and brand	47	19
Utilize technology to better serve members	60	27
Improve AASHTO’s digital presence	41	16
Review and refresh older products	53	20

Action Heatmap

Goals and Objectives

Safety, Mobility and Access for Everyone	National Transportation Policy Leadership	Organizational Excellence with World Class Services
119 Advance a safe, multimodal transportation system	85 Deliver a proactive policy platform for the future	103 Be the trusted developers and keepers of transportation standards and guidance
53 Connect community, economy, land use and the environment	164 Evaluate emerging trends in technologies, policies and practices	138 Keep committees relevant and aligned
58 Advance equity and social justice	88 Communicate the value of transportation	71 Build transportation workforce capabilities
60 Improve asset performance	31 Advocate for sustainable funding	121 Innovate and modernize products and services
61 Strengthen resiliency	126 Promote a broad range of thoughts and policies	8 Maintain focus on AASHTO’s financial sustainability
114 Align transportation interests across partners and regions

Strategies and Catalysts

Policy, Implementation and Research	Partnership and Collaboration	Workforce Development	Member Engagement	Organizational Optimization
75 Maintain focus on the elimination of fatalities and serious injuries	117 Promote the use of AASHTO standards and guidance across all transportation organizations	75 Develop next generation of leaders and workforce	81 Engage new CEOs and members	46 Embrace a sense of urgency and be agile and nimble
109 Adopt policy priorities that create a safe and sustainable multimodal transportation system	54 Collaborate to support equity and social justice objectives	121 Provide resources to meet evolving business needs	176 Create opportunities for members to network and share knowledge	55 Catalog and provide easy access to materials
121 Create methods to better connect transportation research to policies and implementation	88 Seek private sector partners for innovation opportunities, expertise and information sharing	64 Create a workplace culture of innovation and continuous improvement	142 Engage more levels of staff from member organizations including non-voting members and friends	52 Promote diversity in all activities
65 Develop policies and provide resources that support ensuring access to transportation systems for everyone	177 Work together with partners to share information and efforts	50 Support attracting and retaining talent	52 Support diversity and succession management in committee leadership	55 Deliver timely processes and decision-making
38 Seek transportation funding innovations	82 Collaborate with local agencies	73 Expand capacity-building products and services	91 Improve the collaboration platforms used by committees and staff to facilitate engagement between members and staff	99 Encourage cross-discipline learning and information sharing among staff
34 Advocate to minimize the impacts of climate change	58 Work with Congress and the administration to advance policies	77 Provide knowledge management resources	97 Better communicate policy goals to members and local partners	50 Continuously review and improve strategic communications and brand
23 Apply scenario planning to better weigh options in decision-making		18 Pursue funding for workforce development efforts		64 Utilize technology to better serve members
46 Be intentionally inclusive as transportation policies are formed		40 Increase diversity, equity and inclusion		44 Improve AASHTO’s digital presence
				73 Review and refresh older products

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