The Arizona Tribal Strategic Partnering Team (ATSPT) is a tribal coordination effort initiated in June 1999 through the efforts of the ADOT Transportation Planning Division, ADOT Civil Rights Office and ADOT Partnering Section. ATSPT’s purpose is to bring together representatives from state, tribal, federal and local governments and/or agencies to discuss state-tribal related transportation issues and to develop inter-agency forums through which those issues can be addressed. The ATSPT meets on a quarterly basis with meeting discussions being documented and distributed to participating agency and tribal representatives and to key officials within ADOT and the COGs/MPOs.

Current ATSPT participating agencies include: the ADOT Civil Rights Section, ADOT Globe District, ADOT Holbrook District, ADOT Partnering Section, ADOT-TPD Advance Planning Team, ADOT-TPD Air Quality Policy/Local Programs Team, ADOT Environmental Planning Section, the Arizona Commission of Indian Affairs, the Bureau of Indian Affairs - Western Regional Office, the Colorado State University - Tribal Technical Assistance Program, the Federal Highway Administration, and the Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc. ATSPT tribal participation has included: the Colorado River Indian Tribes, Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation, Gila River Indian Community, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, Tohono O’odham Nation. Transportation liaisons and/or contacts have also been identified for all other Arizona Tribes and efforts are underway to gain greater participation from other non-tribal governmental entities.

Please contact Don Sneed, Transportation Planner/Tribal Coordinator for the ADOT Transportation Planning Division.

Mr. Sneed provides planning support and intergovernmental coordination for ADOT's statewide and regional planning projects and programs as they impact tribal governments and communities. Special emphasis is placed on conducting coordination efforts to improve tribal participation in the statewide transportation planning and programming processes.