Incorporating Security into the Transportation Planning Process (2005) / Chapter Skim
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44 CHAPTER 5 CONCLUSIONS This chapter presents the conclusions of this study regarding the incorporation of security in the metropolitan/local and statewide transportation planning processes. The following findings and recommendations address the current state of the transportation planning process and suggest what may be needed to encourage a more aggressive planning process that considers security as a comparable element of this process.
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45 – Increased redundancy in the regional multimodal transportation system through increased capacity, alternative modes, and network connectivity; and – Changes in program goals, databases, analytical tools and systems, decisionmaking processes, organizational arrangements, and spending priorities (between capital and operating, short-term and long-term, and security and the many other transportation prioritization criteria)
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• MPOs should plan and support modifications to facilities and operations that provide long-term recovery after an attack, such as providing traveler information, temporary and permanent re-routing of services, and reconstruction. MPOs are well positioned to incorporate longterm strategies to help prevent and facilitate recovery from security incidents.
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■ Probability that a successful attack will be launched against the region's critical transportation assets; ■ Direct and indirect consequences of losing critical transportation assets on the regional and state economy; ■ Availability of dedicated funding to address the most critical projects to safeguard critical transportation assets, provide alternative capacity, and protect the economic vitality of the region from terrorist attack (4)
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