Integrating Sustainability into the Transportation Planning Process (2005) / Chapter Skim
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The negative impacts of the transportation system include congestion; fatalities and injuries; noise, air, and water pollution; greenhouse gas emissions; diminishing energy resources; and biological and ecosystem damage. The challenge of a sustainable transportation system lies in minimizing these costs while offering strong transportation benefits.
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This success and others provide encouragement that sustainable transportation challenges can be met. However, consistent effort is necessary, even in areas where progress has been made.
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Low Mobility A reasonable level of mobility is an essential characteristic of a sustainable transportation system. Mobility is necessary for the nation's economy and for social and cultural interaction.
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Transportation Planning Process Findings Transportation Planning Horizons Not Long Enough Federal regulations relating to transportation and air quality require states and metropolitan planning organizations to complete long-range transportation plans and programs for a 20-year forecast period. For transportation planning processes to integrate sustainability objectives, the forecast period must be at least 40 years.
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Transportation planning also should conduct forward-looking analyses of demographics, market preferences, and job location trends to be responsive to the emerging needs of future generations. Use Existing Institutional Structure but Address Cultural Issues The existing institutional structure of transportation planning -- state departments of transportation, metropolitan planning organizations, and local planning agencies -- is capable of integrating sustainability objectives into the transportation planning process.
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Metropolitan planning organizations and state departments of transportation are fully capable of undertaking meaningful efforts if federal funding could provide the necessary resources. CONCLUSION Achieving a sustainable transportation system -- one in which (a)
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public investments. Thus, whether decisions made within the planning process reflect or ignore sustainability concepts has a significant bearing on the likelihood of achieving a sustainable system.
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