The U.S. Domestic Scan program creates opportunities for face-to-face information sharing andknowledge building among transportation agency professionals on selected timely topics. Its goals arebroad information dissemination and accelerated implementation of new transportation technologies andbest practices. A companion to this program, described in this paper, was a study to formally assess howwell the program was meeting these goals. The study employed different collection instruments, includingonline surveys, telephone interviews, and webinars, to learn the extent of follow-up activities for six earlyscans conducted through the U.S. Domestic Scan program. Investigators reached out to a range ofstakeholders: scan participants, the project oversight panel, and, notably, nonparticipants—thoseindividuals who learned about the scan secondhand through formal or informal channels. Resultsconfirmed that the scans were achieving their core missions: Participants were making criticalprofessional connections, sharing scan findings across a wide network of audiences, and making use ofthe findings at their home agencies. Nonparticipants were also found to use findings to support their ownimplementation efforts and to share the information with others, further propagating the ripple effect ofinformation dissemination. Additional insights from the scan participants and oversight panel informrecommendations and best practices for technology transfer and accelerated implementation for anyresearch program.
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