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29 EXISTING CLASSIFICATION USES As part of this project, a survey was administered to state agencies and practicing professionals who deal with functional classification issues. The main goal of the survey was to establish how agencies practice functional classification and to identify how its implications and potential issues manifest in design.
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30 Figure 7 State DOTs responding to survey Programming Figure 8 shows the responses for the Programming phase. The majority of the respondents indicated that impacts were observable in the project definition or scope (81%)
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31 Figure 8 Effects of classification on Programming Planning Figure 9 shows the responses for the Planning phase. The majority of the respondents indicated that impacts could be noted in the planning (84%)
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32 Figure 9 Effects of classification on Planning Figure 10 Effects of classification on Design Planning Purpose and Need Project Definition Prioritization Corridor Definition Alternative Evaluation-Analysis Public Involvement Federal Reporting Other (please specify) Project Definition Corridor Definition Federal Reporting Other (please specify)
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33 Construction Figure 11 presents the responses for the Construction phase. The majority of the respondents observed that impacts could be noted in the selection of the maintenance of traffic options (77%)
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34 Design-Related Issues The next question assessed the effectiveness of the FCS on various aspects of the design process. Participants evaluated its effectiveness on a 5-point scale.
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35 based on functional classification. However, only 45% of the respondents answered this question.
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36 10. There is no recognition of the Main Street concept for small rural communities, where, for example, a narrower cross section may be required to accommodate existing buildings and desired street parking, wider sidewalks, landscaping, and seating areas.
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