In Virginia, the Transportation Planning Division (TPD) of the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) is the lead state agency for transportation planning. The 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 to perform tasks associated with the planning process. The purpose of this project was to survey the transportation planning practices of other state DOTs, document the findings, and identify practices that might be considered for use by VDOT. The practices investigated and discussed in the report include: organization and management of transportation planning; coordination between the DOT and the MPOs; public involvement procedures for transportation planning activities; procedures for intermodal planning and congestion management; and use of consultants for transportation planning activities. Thirty-eight DOT's 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.


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    Title :

    Survey of Transportation Planning Practices in State Departments of Transportation


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    1999


    Size :

    60 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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