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From page 17... ... 17 Previous research demonstrates that there are potential frameworks and methods available to state DOTs and MPOs to conduct assessments of added highway capacity projects against other modes, but the lack of actual examples required more direct inquiry into how projects and strategies are considered and evaluated in statewide long-range plans, MTPs, corridor/subarea plans and studies, STIPs, and TIPs. Questionnaire Distribution and Response Survey questionnaires were distributed to the AASHTO Standing Committee on Planning, which includes all 50 states and the District of Columbia, and MPOs with any of the following: light, heavy, or commuter passenger rail systems operating within their urbanized area. Read the entire page →
From page 18... ... 18 How Transportation Agencies Assess the Value of Added Capacity Highway Projects Versus Other Modal Projects and Strategies 29 state DOTs that completed the survey, 22 do not produce fiscally constrained statewide longrange plans. Modal Projects and Strategies Included in Plans, Corridor/Subarea Plans and Studies, and STIPs/TIPs State DOTs and MPOs include the same primary modal projects and strategies in their plans. Read the entire page →
From page 19... ... State of the Practice Survey 19 management strategies, and pedestrian walkways. The largest differences between the two are the inclusion of aviation in state DOT plans (86% compared to 20% in MPO plans) Read the entire page →
From page 20... ... 20 How Transportation Agencies Assess the Value of Added Capacity Highway Projects Versus Other Modal Projects and Strategies Hi gh wa y E xp an sio n Lo ca l P ub lic T ran sp or tat ion –B us Lo ca l P ub lic T ran sp or tat ion –R ail Co mm ute r P ub lic T ran sp or tat ion –B us Co mm ute r P ub lic T ran sp or tat ion –R ail In ter cit y P ub lic T ran sp or tat ion –B us In ter cit y P ub lic T ran sp or tat ion –R ail Sa fet y Op era tio na l a nd M an ag em en t S tra teg ies Fe rry B oa t In lan d W ate rw ay T ran sp or t Fr eig ht Ra il Bi cy cle L an e Pe de str ian W alk wa y M ult i-U se T rai l Av iat ion 20 18 16 14 12 10 2 4 6 8 0 C ou nt Hi gh wa y E xp an sio n Lo ca l P ub lic T ran sp or tat ion –B us Lo ca l P ub lic T ran sp or tat ion –R ail Co mm ute r P ub lic T ran sp or tat ion –B us Co mm ute r P ub lic T ran sp or tat ion –R ail In ter cit y P ub lic T ran sp or tat ion –B us In ter cit y P ub lic T ran sp or tat ion –R ail Sa fet y Op era tio na l a nd M an ag em en t S tra teg ies Fe rry B oa t In lan d W ate rw ay T ran sp or t Fr eig ht Ra il Bi cy cle L an e Pe de str ian W alk wa y M ult i-U se T rai l Av iat ion 15 10 5 0 C ou nt State DOTs MPOs Figure 6. Modal elements included in corridor/sub-area plans and studies. Read the entire page →
From page 21... ... State of the Practice Survey 21 Hi gh wa y E xp an sio n Lo ca l P ub lic T ran sp or tat ion –B us Lo ca l P ub lic T ran sp or tat ion –R ail Co mm ute r P ub lic T ran sp or tat ion –B us Co mm ute r P ub lic T ran sp or tat ion –R ail In ter cit y P ub lic T ran sp or tat ion –B us In ter cit y P ub lic T ran sp or tat ion –R ail Sa fet y Op era tio na l a nd M an ag em en t S tra teg ies Fe rry B oa t In lan d W ate rw ay T ran sp or t Fr eig ht Ra il Bi cy cle L an e Pe de str ian W alk wa y M ult i-U se T rai l Av iat ion 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 C ou nt Hi gh wa y E xp an sio n Lo ca l P ub lic T ran sp or tat ion –B us Lo ca l P ub lic T ran sp or tat ion –R ail Co mm ute r P ub lic T ran sp or tat ion –B us Co mm ute r P ub lic T ran sp or tat ion –R ail In ter cit y P ub lic T ran sp or tat ion –B us In ter cit y P ub lic T ran sp or tat ion –R ail Sa fet y Op era tio na l a nd M an ag em en t S tra teg ies Fe rry B oa t In lan d W ate rw ay T ran sp or t Fr eig ht Ra il Bi cy cle L an e Pe de str ian W alk wa y M ult i-U se T rai l Av iat ion 15 10 5 0 C ou nt State DOTs MPOs Figure 7. Modal projects and strategies included in STIPs/TIPs. Read the entire page →
From page 22... ... 22 How Transportation Agencies Assess the Value of Added Capacity Highway Projects Versus Other Modal Projects and Strategies The survey also asked state DOTs and MPOs what benefits they consider or forecast in plans, corridor/subarea plans and studies, and STIPs/TIPs. The types of costs available for selection by respondents included the following: • Improvement to condition assets, • Safety, • Efficiency/travel time savings, • Air quality, • Non-air environmental, • Equity/environmental justice, • Economic development effects, • Sustainability/resiliency, • Public health, and • Changes in the values of affected properties. Read the entire page →
From page 23... ... State of the Practice Survey 23 There were 15 other modal projects and strategies included in the survey for respondents to choose. Only one state DOT conducts crossmodal prioritization in its plan, assessing safety and operational and management strategies against added highway capacity projects. Read the entire page →
From page 24... ... 24 How Transportation Agencies Assess the Value of Added Capacity Highway Projects Versus Other Modal Projects and Strategies other modal projects and strategies against added highway capacity in their corridor/subarea plans and studies: • Local public transportation by bus, • Local public transportation by rail, • Commuter public transportation by bus, • Commuter public transportation by rail, • Safety, • Operational and management strategies, and • Multiuse trail. The only other modal projects and strategies that state DOTs include in their crossmodal prioritizations in corridor/subarea plans and studies at the same rate (80%) Read the entire page →
From page 25... ... State of the Practice Survey 25 Lo ca l P ub lic T ran sp or tat ion –B us Lo ca l P ub lic T ran sp or tat ion –R ail Co mm ute r P ub lic T ran sp or tat ion –B us Co mm ute r P ub lic T ran sp or tat ion –R ail In ter cit y P ub lic T ran sp or tat ion –B us In ter cit y P ub lic T ran sp or tat ion –R ail Sa fet y Op era tio na l a nd M an ag em en t S tra teg ies In lan d W ate rw ay T ran sp or t Fr eig ht Ra il Bi cy cle L an e Pe de str ian W alk wa y M ult i-U se T rai l Av iat ion Lo ca l P ub lic T ran sp or tat ion –B us Lo ca l P ub lic T ran sp or tat ion –R ail Co mm ute r P ub lic T ran sp or tat ion –B us Co mm ute r P ub lic T ran sp or tat ion –R ail In ter cit y P ub lic T ran sp or tat ion –R ail Sa fet y Op era tio na l a nd M an ag em en t S tra teg ies In lan d W ate rw ay T ran sp or t Fr eig ht Ra il Bi cy cle L an e Pe de str ian W alk wa y M ult i-U se T rai l Av iat ion State DOTs MPOs 0.0% 25.0% 50.0% 75.0% 100.0% 0.0% 25.0% 50.0% 75.0% 100.0% Figure 11. Modal projects and strategies included in crossmodal prioritization in corridor/subarea plans and studies. Read the entire page →
From page 26... ... 26 How Transportation Agencies Assess the Value of Added Capacity Highway Projects Versus Other Modal Projects and Strategies State DOTs MPOs Lo ca l P ub lic T ran sp or tat ion –B us Lo ca l P ub lic T ran sp or tat ion –R ail Co mm ute r P ub lic T ran sp or tat ion –B us Co mm ute r P ub lic T ran sp or tat ion –R ail In ter cit y P ub lic T ran sp or tat ion –R ail In ter cit y P ub lic T ran sp or tat ion –B us Sa fet y Op era tio na l a nd M an ag em en t S tra teg ies Fr eig ht Ra il Fe rry B oa t Bi cy cle L an e Pe de str ian W alk wa y M ult i-U se T rai l 0.0% 25.0% 50.0% 75.0% 100.0% Lo ca l P ub lic T ran sp or tat ion –B us Lo ca l P ub lic T ran sp or tat ion –R ail Co mm ute r P ub lic T ran sp or tat ion –B us Co mm ute r P ub lic T ran sp or tat ion –R ail In ter cit y P ub lic T ran sp or tat ion –R ail In ter cit y P ub lic T ran sp or tat ion –B us Sa fet y Op era tio na l a nd M an ag em en t S tra teg ies Fr eig ht Ra il Bi cy cle L an e Pe de str ian W alk wa y M ult i-U se T rai l 0.0% 25.0% 50.0% 75.0% 100.0% Figure 12. Modal projects and strategies included in crossmodal prioritization in STIPs/TIPs. Read the entire page →
From page 27... ... State of the Practice Survey 27 Summary State DOT and MPO plans are produced consistent with the intent of the federal regulations that require them to provide a long-range perspective of existing and projected needs and opportunities and associated policies and strategies to provide direction to more detailed, near-term planning and investment decisions. MPO plans tend to include more project-level detail, which may be due to current or previous status relative to National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) Read the entire page →

From page 17...

... 17 Previous research demonstrates that there are potential frameworks and methods available to state DOTs and MPOs to conduct assessments of added highway capacity projects against other modes, but the lack of actual examples required more direct inquiry into how projects and strategies are considered and evaluated in statewide long-range plans, MTPs, corridor/subarea plans and studies, STIPs, and TIPs. Questionnaire Distribution and Response Survey questionnaires were distributed to the AASHTO Standing Committee on Planning, which includes all 50 states and the District of Columbia, and MPOs with any of the following: light, heavy, or commuter passenger rail systems operating within their urbanized area.

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From page 18...

... 18 How Transportation Agencies Assess the Value of Added Capacity Highway Projects Versus Other Modal Projects and Strategies 29 state DOTs that completed the survey, 22 do not produce fiscally constrained statewide longrange plans. Modal Projects and Strategies Included in Plans, Corridor/Subarea Plans and Studies, and STIPs/TIPs State DOTs and MPOs include the same primary modal projects and strategies in their plans.

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From page 19...

... State of the Practice Survey 19 management strategies, and pedestrian walkways. The largest differences between the two are the inclusion of aviation in state DOT plans (86% compared to 20% in MPO plans)

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From page 20...

... 20 How Transportation Agencies Assess the Value of Added Capacity Highway Projects Versus Other Modal Projects and Strategies Hi gh wa y E xp an sio n Lo ca l P ub lic T ran sp or tat ion –B us Lo ca l P ub lic T ran sp or tat ion –R ail Co mm ute r P ub lic T ran sp or tat ion –B us Co mm ute r P ub lic T ran sp or tat ion –R ail In ter cit y P ub lic T ran sp or tat ion –B us In ter cit y P ub lic T ran sp or tat ion –R ail Sa fet y Op era tio na l a nd M an ag em en t S tra teg ies Fe rry B oa t In lan d W ate rw ay T ran sp or t Fr eig ht Ra il Bi cy cle L an e Pe de str ian W alk wa y M ult i-U se T rai l Av iat ion 20 18 16 14 12 10 2 4 6 8 0 C ou nt Hi gh wa y E xp an sio n Lo ca l P ub lic T ran sp or tat ion –B us Lo ca l P ub lic T ran sp or tat ion –R ail Co mm ute r P ub lic T ran sp or tat ion –B us Co mm ute r P ub lic T ran sp or tat ion –R ail In ter cit y P ub lic T ran sp or tat ion –B us In ter cit y P ub lic T ran sp or tat ion –R ail Sa fet y Op era tio na l a nd M an ag em en t S tra teg ies Fe rry B oa t In lan d W ate rw ay T ran sp or t Fr eig ht Ra il Bi cy cle L an e Pe de str ian W alk wa y M ult i-U se T rai l Av iat ion 15 10 5 0 C ou nt State DOTs MPOs Figure 6. Modal elements included in corridor/sub-area plans and studies.

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From page 21...

... State of the Practice Survey 21 Hi gh wa y E xp an sio n Lo ca l P ub lic T ran sp or tat ion –B us Lo ca l P ub lic T ran sp or tat ion –R ail Co mm ute r P ub lic T ran sp or tat ion –B us Co mm ute r P ub lic T ran sp or tat ion –R ail In ter cit y P ub lic T ran sp or tat ion –B us In ter cit y P ub lic T ran sp or tat ion –R ail Sa fet y Op era tio na l a nd M an ag em en t S tra teg ies Fe rry B oa t In lan d W ate rw ay T ran sp or t Fr eig ht Ra il Bi cy cle L an e Pe de str ian W alk wa y M ult i-U se T rai l Av iat ion 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 C ou nt Hi gh wa y E xp an sio n Lo ca l P ub lic T ran sp or tat ion –B us Lo ca l P ub lic T ran sp or tat ion –R ail Co mm ute r P ub lic T ran sp or tat ion –B us Co mm ute r P ub lic T ran sp or tat ion –R ail In ter cit y P ub lic T ran sp or tat ion –B us In ter cit y P ub lic T ran sp or tat ion –R ail Sa fet y Op era tio na l a nd M an ag em en t S tra teg ies Fe rry B oa t In lan d W ate rw ay T ran sp or t Fr eig ht Ra il Bi cy cle L an e Pe de str ian W alk wa y M ult i-U se T rai l Av iat ion 15 10 5 0 C ou nt State DOTs MPOs Figure 7. Modal projects and strategies included in STIPs/TIPs.

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From page 22...

... 22 How Transportation Agencies Assess the Value of Added Capacity Highway Projects Versus Other Modal Projects and Strategies The survey also asked state DOTs and MPOs what benefits they consider or forecast in plans, corridor/subarea plans and studies, and STIPs/TIPs. The types of costs available for selection by respondents included the following: • Improvement to condition assets, • Safety, • Efficiency/travel time savings, • Air quality, • Non-air environmental, • Equity/environmental justice, • Economic development effects, • Sustainability/resiliency, • Public health, and • Changes in the values of affected properties.

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From page 23...

... State of the Practice Survey 23 There were 15 other modal projects and strategies included in the survey for respondents to choose. Only one state DOT conducts crossmodal prioritization in its plan, assessing safety and operational and management strategies against added highway capacity projects.

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From page 24...

... 24 How Transportation Agencies Assess the Value of Added Capacity Highway Projects Versus Other Modal Projects and Strategies other modal projects and strategies against added highway capacity in their corridor/subarea plans and studies: • Local public transportation by bus, • Local public transportation by rail, • Commuter public transportation by bus, • Commuter public transportation by rail, • Safety, • Operational and management strategies, and • Multiuse trail. The only other modal projects and strategies that state DOTs include in their crossmodal prioritizations in corridor/subarea plans and studies at the same rate (80%)

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From page 25...

... State of the Practice Survey 25 Lo ca l P ub lic T ran sp or tat ion –B us Lo ca l P ub lic T ran sp or tat ion –R ail Co mm ute r P ub lic T ran sp or tat ion –B us Co mm ute r P ub lic T ran sp or tat ion –R ail In ter cit y P ub lic T ran sp or tat ion –B us In ter cit y P ub lic T ran sp or tat ion –R ail Sa fet y Op era tio na l a nd M an ag em en t S tra teg ies In lan d W ate rw ay T ran sp or t Fr eig ht Ra il Bi cy cle L an e Pe de str ian W alk wa y M ult i-U se T rai l Av iat ion Lo ca l P ub lic T ran sp or tat ion –B us Lo ca l P ub lic T ran sp or tat ion –R ail Co mm ute r P ub lic T ran sp or tat ion –B us Co mm ute r P ub lic T ran sp or tat ion –R ail In ter cit y P ub lic T ran sp or tat ion –R ail Sa fet y Op era tio na l a nd M an ag em en t S tra teg ies In lan d W ate rw ay T ran sp or t Fr eig ht Ra il Bi cy cle L an e Pe de str ian W alk wa y M ult i-U se T rai l Av iat ion State DOTs MPOs 0.0% 25.0% 50.0% 75.0% 100.0% 0.0% 25.0% 50.0% 75.0% 100.0% Figure 11. Modal projects and strategies included in crossmodal prioritization in corridor/subarea plans and studies.

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From page 26...

... 26 How Transportation Agencies Assess the Value of Added Capacity Highway Projects Versus Other Modal Projects and Strategies State DOTs MPOs Lo ca l P ub lic T ran sp or tat ion –B us Lo ca l P ub lic T ran sp or tat ion –R ail Co mm ute r P ub lic T ran sp or tat ion –B us Co mm ute r P ub lic T ran sp or tat ion –R ail In ter cit y P ub lic T ran sp or tat ion –R ail In ter cit y P ub lic T ran sp or tat ion –B us Sa fet y Op era tio na l a nd M an ag em en t S tra teg ies Fr eig ht Ra il Fe rry B oa t Bi cy cle L an e Pe de str ian W alk wa y M ult i-U se T rai l 0.0% 25.0% 50.0% 75.0% 100.0% Lo ca l P ub lic T ran sp or tat ion –B us Lo ca l P ub lic T ran sp or tat ion –R ail Co mm ute r P ub lic T ran sp or tat ion –B us Co mm ute r P ub lic T ran sp or tat ion –R ail In ter cit y P ub lic T ran sp or tat ion –R ail In ter cit y P ub lic T ran sp or tat ion –B us Sa fet y Op era tio na l a nd M an ag em en t S tra teg ies Fr eig ht Ra il Bi cy cle L an e Pe de str ian W alk wa y M ult i-U se T rai l 0.0% 25.0% 50.0% 75.0% 100.0% Figure 12. Modal projects and strategies included in crossmodal prioritization in STIPs/TIPs.

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From page 27...

... State of the Practice Survey 27 Summary State DOT and MPO plans are produced consistent with the intent of the federal regulations that require them to provide a long-range perspective of existing and projected needs and opportunities and associated policies and strategies to provide direction to more detailed, near-term planning and investment decisions. MPO plans tend to include more project-level detail, which may be due to current or previous status relative to National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS)

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