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1. Introduction and Research Approach
Pages 5-10

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... , 1. INTRODUCTION AND RESEARCH APPROACH Final Report _ March 1997 Transportation planning in public agencies traditionally has been organized around single modes.
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... evaluation and selection of appropriate strategies arid actions to address the needs, as well as the data required to support the planning process; arid · evaluation of the effectiveness of the implemented strategies arid actions. The new planning structure stemming from ISTEA highlights the change in planning focus from analysis that evaluates capacity expansion projects, traditionally viewed as necessary to equilibrate travel demand and supply, to multimodalism which improves the use of the current infrastructure to meet grown in travel demand stemming from economic and demographic factors, ensures preservation of the current system, and concurrently minimizes the detrimental externalities associated with transportation.
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... Programming of expenditure on transportation enhancement activities Transportation needs of areas outside of metropolitan planning areas Effects of transportation projects within the area International border crossings and access to ports, airports, international facilities, etc. Conaeetivity of roads outside/inside region Any metropolitan area plan Connectivity between metropolitan planning areas within the state and within other states Recreational travel and tourism Transportation needs identified through the use of the management systems Preservation of Rights-of-way Social, eeonomie, energy, and environmentaleffeets of transportation decisions Any state plan developed pursuant to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act TSM and inves~nent strategies to make most efficient use of existing transportation facilities Social, eeonomie, energy, and environruental effects of transportation decisions Life-eyele cost in the design and engineering of bridges, tunnels, or pavement Methods to enhance the efficient freight transport _ Methods to _ _ __~ ~ _ _ ~_ _ Capital investments that would result in increased transit system security Methods to reduce and prevent congestion where it does not yet occur Methods to expand and eahanee transit services Effect of transportation decisions on land use and land development Strategies for identifying end implementing transportation enhancements Use of innovative financing mechanisms Preservation of right-of-way ~ ong-range needs of the state transportation system for movemeatof persons and goods Methods to eahanee the eff'eient moYernentof eommereial motor vehicles Lif~eyele costing in the design and engineering of bridges, tunnels, or pavements Coordinationof metropolitan transportation plans and programs In~restrnent strategies to improve adjoining state and local roads Concerns of Indian tribal governments
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... require new and expanded data for passenger and freight multimodal planning activities undertaken by state-DOTs and MPOs. However, no comprehensive guidance exists for planning organizations to assess data needs, assess alternative collection methods and sources, and integrate databases for improving the efficiency of data access' updating' and use.
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... · Task 7: Prepare a Final Report with a Stand-Alone Appendix of Guidelines to MPOs and State-DOTs. A major purpose of this research is to sort out the data issues and to identify how planning agencies need to cooperate in sharing data of common usefulness among the planning agencies.
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... Any decisions on implementation and We time schedule remains flexible to the operation affecting data internal to planning agencies. The external concerns of the planning agencies are the elements of strategic planning that require interchange of data information.
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Key Terms

  • transportation planning
  • planning data
  • planning organizations
  • multimodal planning
  • travel demand

  • transportation plans
  • air act
  • metropolitan planning
  • multimodal transportation
  • act amendments

  • clean air
  • strategies arid
  • public transportation
  • prevent congestion
  • transportation facilities

  • equilibrate travel
  • motor vehicle
  • local agencies
  • transportation decisions
  • six management

  • planning organization
  • revised multimodal
  • aviation departments
  • control measures
  • implemented strategies

  • involved consideration
  • control act
  • financing mechanisms
  • cooperative planning
  • sharing data


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