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Advancing Metropolitan Planning for Operations: The Building Blocks of a Model Transportation Plan Incorporating Operations - A Desk Reference

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Federal Highway Administration
Federal Transit Administration

April 2010

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Table of Contents

[ Quality Assurance Statement ] [ Technical Report Documentation Page ] [ Acknowledgements ]
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Chapter 1
Introduction
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1.1
Planning for Operations in the Metropolitan Transportation Plan
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1.2
An Objectives-Driven, Performance-Based Approach
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1.3
Getting Started With the Approach
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1.4
Purpose of the Desk Reference
Chapter 2
Developing Operations
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2.1
Outcome-Based and Activity-Based Operations Objectives
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2.2
Characteristics of Operations Objectives
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2.3
Scope of Operations Objectives
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2.4
Connecting Operations Objectives
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2.5
Using Objectives to Identify and Select M&O Strategies
Chapter 3
Menu of Operations Objectives
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3.1
Menu Structure and Definitions
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3.2
Reference Tables
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3.2.1
Cross-Reference Table
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3.2.2
Objectives Summary Table
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3.3
Fact Sheets
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3.3.1
System Efficiency
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3.3.2
System Reliability
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3.3.3
System Options
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3.3.4
Arterial Management
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3.3.5
Emergency/Incident Management
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3.3.6
Freeway Management
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3.3.7
Freight Management
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3.3.8
Special Event Management
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3.3.9
Transit Operations and Management
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3.3.10
Travel Demand Management
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3.3.11
Travel Weather Management
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3.3.12
Traveler Information
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3.3.13
Work Zone Management
Chapter 4
Model Metropolitan Transportation Plan
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4.1
One Size Does Not Fit All
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4.2
Model Plan Overview
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4.3
Model Plan Excerpts
Chapter 5
References and Resources



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