Transportation Planning Process

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Transportation Planning Process
Freight Transportation Planning Workshop
July 11, 2001

Transportation Planning Process

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

Transportation Planning process

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Transportation Planning Process

Transportation Planning process; the goal & objectives is highlighted

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Transportation Planning Process-Goals & Objectives

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Transportation Planning Process- Goals & Objectives
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

Transportation Planning Process-Organization is highlighted

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Transportation Planning Process-Organization

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Transportation Planning Process-Organization
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

Transportation Planning Process-Technical tools are highlighted

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Transportation Planning Process-Technical tools

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Transportation Planning Process-Technical tools
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

Transportation Planning Process-Public & other agency involvement is highlighted

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Transportation Planning Process-Public & other agency involvement

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Transportation Planning Process-Public & other agency involvement
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

Transportation Planning Process-Financial plan is highlighted

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Transportation Planning Process-Financial plan.

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Transportation Planning Process-Financial plan
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

Transportation Planning Process-Data is highlighted

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Transportation Planning Process-Data

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Transportation Planning Process-Data
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

Transportation Planning Process-Identify and analyze issues and deficiencies(current and future) is highlighted

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Transportation Planning Process-Identify and analyze issues and deficiencies(current and future)

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Transportation Planning Process-Identify and analyze issues and deficiencies(current and future)
Issues:
• Physical Condition
• Functional Usage
• Maintain Existing vs System Expansion
•Deficiencies(current and future):
• Capacity/Congestion
• Pavement Condition
• Safety
• Mobility

Transportation Planning Process-Develop and evaluate alternatives establish priorities is highlighted

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Transportation Planning Process-Develop and evaluate alternatives establish priorities

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Transportation Planning Process-Develop and evaluate alternatives establish priorities
Develop Alternative Solutions
Evaluate Sets of Solutions
• Consistent with Revenues
• Using Goals and Objectives
Establish Preliminary Priorities

Transportation Planning Process-Prepare and adopt LRP is highlighted

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Transportation Planning Process-Prepare and adopt LRP

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Transportation Planning Process-Prepare and adopt LRP
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

Transportation Planning Process-Prepare and adopt S/TIP is highlighted

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Transportation Planning Process-Prepare and adopt S/TIP

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Transportation Planning Process-Prepare and adopt S/TIP
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

Transportation Planning Process-Implement is highlighted

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Transportation Planning Process-Implement

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Transportation Planning Process-Implement
Build projects in the plan and program
Operating agencies are responsible
Planning staffs track implementation

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Transportation Planning Process

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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 424