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22 CHAPTER 4 RESEARCH RESULTS This chapter describes the results of the research performed during this effort to quantify and present the nature of progress or lack thereof in the area of integrating security considerations into the transportation planning process. This section includes a review of the transportation improvement programs for a number of metropolitan areas to identify whether and how security is being addressed in these programs.
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23 inclusion of security as an explicit feature. TIPs were selected for review since they are updated frequently compared with other transportation planning documents and were assumed to reflect the most current progress with respect to security considerations.
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Chicago, Illinois (23) Because safety set-asides exist, categorization of projects is an important component of developing programs to ensure that safety funding can be applied to related projects.
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set-aside clearly delineated, and the MPO's and state's dedication to supporting safety goals detailed. Security is not mentioned in terms of specific processes, except to reiterate that TEA-21 requires that one of the factors to be considered in the planning process is the increase of safety and security of the transportation system for motorized and non-motorized users.
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encompasses Detroit, cites a number of security-related efforts underway. These include technology driven programs that have been funded to enhance levels of security.
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• Areas with signature surface transportation targets (New York City, Washington, D.C., San Francisco) : – Bridges across and tunnels under Hudson and East Rivers (New York City)
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The case studies were conducted in a confidential manner with no attribution to the participants. Overall, the researchers focused on the planning process itself rather than on operational or deployment issues.
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Roadways. Roadways are categorized in the region by usage and type: 235 mi of the busiest freeways and expressways make up the New York State arterial system.
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• NYMTC must maintain interagency review of all categories of improvement projects covered by the Clean Air Act, including approximate estimates of emissions impacts. In addition, the timeframe of this document was affected by difficulties in planning given the uncertain schedule for reauthorization of TEA-21, which was originally set to expire at the same time as the previous TIP did.
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tion, Congress enacted and the President signed HR 3880, which clearly expresses its intent to provide the New York City metropolitan area with relief from certain transportation conformity and metropolitan transportation planning requirements until September 30, 2005. This rule came into effect October 7, 2002 (Federal Register, p.
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planning program. The 2002–2004 Work Program reflects these emerging themes and changing priorities.
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four lines. Three of the lines link the City of Portland with Gresham, Beaverton/Hillsboro, and the Portland Metropolitan Exposition Center (Expo)
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Alternatives Committee (TPAC)
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The metropolitan TIP is updated every 2 years and contains a rolling 4-year program of transportation improvement projects. The metropolitan TIP consists of the highest priority projects proposed by the cities and towns that constitute the Portland metropolitan region.
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achieve this objective in the Portland region, the article hints at the reasons one of the most sophisticated and successful metropolitan planning processes in the nation has been slow to formally addressing security issues. These include the following challenges: • The Portland region's transportation planning process is well established and highly successful, and therefore more difficult to change where the basis for change is poorly defined and understood.
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ment programs, MTC created The Bay Area Partnership -- a consortium of local, state, and federal agencies. MTC has responsibility for distributing state funds including those from the Transportation Development Act.
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Business, Transportation and Housing Agency. Caltrans is headquartered in Sacramento and has 12 geographic districts.
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enhancements are often undertaken for primarily operational or safety-related reasons. Security is often a secondary factor.
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• Arlington County, Virginia • Fairfax County, Virginia • Loudoun County, Virginia • Prince William County, Virginia Regional jurisdiction is shared by the federal government, the District of Columbia, two adjoining states, and numerous local counties, cities, and townships. This makes for a challenging effort to achieve a coordinated transportation program for the region.
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connects downtown D.C. with the Pentagon, Crystal City, Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, and many Virginia and Maryland suburbs.
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State Planning Process The Washington, D.C., metropolitan area is served by three statewide transportation agencies: • District Department of Transportation (DDOT) , whose headquarters is located in Washington, D.C.
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a security focus, including projects aimed at keeping traffic moving and evacuation routes open through such measures as the following: • Improved traffic signalization, • Expanded video monitoring of traffic locations (through the application of ITS) , • Improved bridge and tunnel perimeter barrier protection and monitoring, and • Established policies to address interjurisdictional requests for street closures and barrier installation.
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