Intermodal Technical Assistance Activities for Transportation Planners
Intermodal Technical Assistance Activities for Transportation Planners

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Published: 1993

Total Pages: 96

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This document identifies intermodal technical assistance activities originating within the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) which should be of use to metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) and State and local planners in fulfilling their responsibilities under the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA) and the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 (CAAA). The areas of intermodal technical assistance activity are: air quality analysis; citizen/industry participation; congestion management; economic analysis; environmental and social impact analysis; geographic information systems; intermodal facilities planning; intermodal freight transportation; intermodal systems -- planning and management; metropolitan and statewide planning activities; resource centers; transportation statistics; travel demand forecasting; and travel demand management.

Intermodal Technical Assistance for Transportation Planners and Policymakers
Intermodal Technical Assistance for Transportation Planners and Policymakers

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Published: 1994

Total Pages: 78

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Describes available tools--studies, conferences, courses, reports, data, and quantitative models--that can help planners and policymakers respond to the requirements of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA) and the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 (CAAA). This report is presented in three major sections: Categorized Listings - technical assistance products sorted by principal subject category; Resource Centers - a list of DOT-sponsored sources of information and assistance on intermodal transportation; and Indices - by title, by lead agency, and by product.

A Survey of Transportation Planning Practices in State Departments of Transportation
A Survey of Transportation Planning Practices in State Departments of Transportation

Author: E. D. Arnold

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Published: 1999

Total Pages: 66

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The Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA), and now its successor the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21), fundamentally altered the transportation planning process, providing new opportunities and new challenges for state and metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs). In Virginia, the Transportation Planning Division (TPD) of the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) is the lead state agency for transportation planning. TPD is charged with satisfying state and federal requirements for transportation planning, including ISTEA and TEA-21 requirements; however, it is assisted in the delivery of transportation planning services by various levels of activity and responsibility in VDOT's district offices. There are numerous ways in which any given state department of transportation (DOT) can organize itself, allocate responsibility, manage personnel, and establish procedures and practices to perform tasks associated with the planning process. The purpose of this project was to survey the transportation planning practices in state DOTs, document the findings, and identify practices that might be considered for use by VDOT. The practices investigated included: organization and management of transportation planning; coordination between the DOT and MPOs; public involvement procedures for transportation planning activities; intermodal planning and congestion management procedures; use of consultants for transportation planning activities. Thirty-eight DOTs responded to the survey. Summary findings are presented, a comparison of VDOT and other DOT practices is made, and potential practices to enhance transportation planning in Virginia are identified.