Transportation Planning Process

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• Freight Transportation Planning Workshop
• July 11, 2001

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• Overview of transportation planning process
• Explanation of each step in process and
  connections
• Think about process improvements to enhance
  consideration of freight

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• Reflect National, State and local values
• Should be specific and quantifiable
• Develop performance measures and evaluation
  criteria
• Used in
• Identification of deficiencies
• Evaluation of alternatives
• Establishment of priorities

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No specific structure required Forum for
transportation decision making Cooperative
partnership among stakeholders Establish
regional priorities to achieve regional
goals Clearly defined rolls and responsibilities
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• Aid in data analysis and forecasting of future
  conditions
• Help answer What if questions
• Provide information to the decision makers
• Examples
• travel demand forecasting models
• economic/land use forecasting models
• pavement management system
• air quality emissions models

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• Early and continuous opportunities for public
  input
• average citizens
• affected public agencies
• private transportation providers
• transportation agency employees
• transportation disadvantaged
• Keep public informed
• Inform decision makers of public views
• Demonstrate explicit consideration of public input

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Assures that plan and program are in balance with
revenues Identifies what can be built with
existing revenues Identifies funding
shortfall Can include strategies to meet
shortfall Can include innovative funding options
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• Timely and accurate data is essential to the
  process
• All of the technical tools rely on data
• Examples
• roadway inventory
• traffic volumes
• population
• employment
• travel surveys
• commodity flows

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• Issues
• Physical Condition
• Functional Usage
• Maintain Existing vs System Expansion
• Deficiencies(current and future)
• Capacity/Congestion
• Pavement Condition
• Safety
• Mobility

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• Develop Alternative Solutions
• Evaluate Sets of Solutions
• Consistent with Revenues
• Using Goals and Objectives
• Establish Preliminary Priorities

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20 Year Horizon - Update every 3 to 5
years Best long and short range improvements
from alternatives analyzed Priorities consistent
with Goals and Objectives Financially
constrained in urbanized areas
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Prioritized list of projects to be implemented
over 3 years Updated at least every 2
years Projects must be consistent with the
transportation plan TIP/STIP must be financially
constrained
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Build projects in the plan and program Operating
agencies are responsible Planning staffs track
implementation
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Breakout Room Assignments
   Team A - Superior Room   Team B - Room
242   Team C - Room 342   Team D - Erie
Room   Team E - Concierge Room   Team F - Room
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