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... G-1   Appendix G is a presentation on using the worksheets provided in Appendix F Appendix G is available as a PowerPoint presentation on the National Academies Press website (www.nap.edu)
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... G-2 Accessibility Measures in Practice: A Guide for Transportation Agencies
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... Worksheet Presentation G-3   Have these resources at hand when starting the worksheet presentation.
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... G-4 Accessibility Measures in Practice: A Guide for Transportation Agencies Think about how your performance management and decision-making process connects to agency goals and objectives. Summarize your goals and objectives.
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... Worksheet Presentation G-5   Next, think about the planning context in which accessibility measures will be applied.
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... G-6 Accessibility Measures in Practice: A Guide for Transportation Agencies Using the goals, objectives, and context described in Step 1, you can determine which accessibility measures are appropriate and applicable. This step will help consider which measures fit, based on application areas, and help eliminate measures that are not a good fit.
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... Worksheet Presentation G-7   Here are descriptions and examples of each accessibility measure to help determine which is a good fit for your goal.
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... G-8 Accessibility Measures in Practice: A Guide for Transportation Agencies Here are some example dimensions that you may want your measure to capture. Decide which are applicable and appropriate for your goals and desired accessibility measure.
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... Worksheet Presentation G-9   Identify which data sources are available and applicable to estimate your accessibility measure.
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... G-10 Accessibility Measures in Practice: A Guide for Transportation Agencies Estimate your accessibility measure using the methods provided.
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... Worksheet Presentation G-11   Thematic map source: University of Minnesota Accessibility Observatory. Tables and charts source: Maryland DOT
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... G-12 Accessibility Measures in Practice: A Guide for Transportation Agencies Reflect on your measure. Several iterations are likely needed to achieve your desired measure.
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... Abbreviations and acronyms used without denitions in TRB publications: A4A Airlines for America AAAE American Association of Airport Executives AASHO American Association of State Highway Officials AASHTO American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials ACI–NA Airports Council International–North America ACRP Airport Cooperative Research Program ADA Americans with Disabilities Act APTA American Public Transportation Association ASCE American Society of Civil Engineers ASME American Society of Mechanical Engineers ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials ATA American Trucking Associations CTAA Community Transportation Association of America CTBSSP Commercial Truck and Bus Safety Synthesis Program DHS Department of Homeland Security DOE Department of Energy EPA Environmental Protection Agency FAA Federal Aviation Administration FAST Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (2015) FHWA Federal Highway Administration FMCSA Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration FRA Federal Railroad Administration FTA Federal Transit Administration GHSA Governors Highway Safety Association HMCRP Hazardous Materials Cooperative Research Program IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers ISTEA Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 ITE Institute of Transportation Engineers MAP-21 Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (2012)
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... Transportation Research Board 500 Fifth Street, NW Washington, DC 20001 ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED ISBN 978-0-309-68746-1 9 7 8 0 3 0 9 6 8 7 4 6 1 9 0 0 0 0
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