Urban Transportation Planning in the United States
Urban Transportation Planning in the United States

Author: Edward Weiner

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2009-03-01

Total Pages: 312

ISBN-13: 0387771522

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This comprehensive text examines the evolution of urban transportation planning in the United States, from early developments in highway planning in the 1930s to today’s concerns over sustainable development, security, and pollution control.

Urban Transportation
Urban Transportation

Author: DIANE Publishing Company

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 1996-12

Total Pages: 64

ISBN-13: 0788135821

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Discusses the experiences of Metropolitan Planning Organizations' (MPO's) in implementing the planning requirements of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, and examines the extent to which U.S. urban areas comply with the Act's planning requirements. Recommends that the U.S. Secretary of Transportation develop standard reporting formats for assessing and reporting on the MPO's compliance with the planning requirements so that the Dept. can identify any deficiencies, and the extent to which the MPO's have made progress in implementing the requirements.

Conference on Major Investment Studies in Transportation (mis)
Conference on Major Investment Studies in Transportation (mis)

Author:

Publisher:

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 92

ISBN-13:

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The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) issued joint planning regulations in response to the requirements set forth in the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA). The joint planning regulations include provisions for major investment studies (MISs) where there are high-cost and high-impact transportation alternatives being considered. MIS regulations have now been in effect for more than two years. The Transportation Research Board (TRB) was asked to convene a conference of State and local planning practitioners involved in MIS activities. The conference focused on the following four topic areas: (1) policy issues; (2) the relation of MISs to the overall planning and project development process; (3) management and institutional issues affecting MISs; and (4) the transportation decision process for the MIS. This Circular contains the conference proceedings.

Multimodal Aspects of Statewide Transportation Planning
Multimodal Aspects of Statewide Transportation Planning

Author: Henry L. Peyrebrune

Publisher: Transportation Research Board

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 68

ISBN-13: 9780309068697

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This synthesis report will be of interest to department of transportation ( DOT) administrators, planning supervisors, managers, and staffs, as well as to planning consultants that work with them. It provides information for practitioners interested in the results of attempts to apply multimodal considerations at the statewide level and identifies key research findings. It covers post-ISTEA (Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991) processes and projects and both passenger and freight activities. The report examines the application of three multimodal aspects: alternatives, modal mix, and integration into three statewide planning functions, which include state planning, corridor studies, and financing, budgeting, and programming. The emphasis is on implementation. This report of the Transportation Research Board documents processes and research currently under development, using three approaches: a literature review, results of a survey of state DOTs, and five case studies. It cites the following states with exemplary practices in multimodal/intermodal transportation based on a 1998 report by the policy research project at the University of Texas on Multimodal/ Intermodal Transportation: Florida, Minnesota, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin.