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Section 5- Rural Planning
Pages 125-130

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From page 125...
... Also, in some cases, the existing personnel could serve as a basis for staff to conduct the rural planning studies. The areas were given some suggested planning topics to consider including: review of statewide highway plan and compilation of local government comments; review of annual statewide transportation improvement program, including all modes; assessment of impacts of major developments; development of regional consensus on priorities of highway and transit programs for consideration by the Commonwealth Transportation Board; identification of major regional issues pertaining to transportation safety, road capacity, and accessibility; identification of methods to expand and enhance transit services and to increase the use of such services.
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From page 126...
... The Eastern Washington Intermodal Transportation Study (EWITS) includes a substudy addressing grain commodity flows from the farm to final market and the resulting impact on rural roads as well i26
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From page 127...
... of the land area of the District Planning for transportation improvements in the urban area is the shared responsibility of the Abilene Metropolitan Planning Organization and the District, while planning for the remaining rural areas is the sole responsibility of the District. The Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 placed greater emphasis on encouraging public input and participation in transportation planning.
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From page 128...
... It also outlines potential IVHS solutions to uniquely rural needs: maintenance dispatching and logistical planning, advisory radio, variable message signs "intelligent" warning systems, pavement and weather sensors, weather and traffic congestion information, information on motorist services, cellular telephone networks for incident detection and improved emergency response, and opportunities for public/pnvate partnerships. Colorado.
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From page 129...
... Planning and Congestion Management regulations also issued in the Fall of 1993 pursuant to the ISTEA will require many (not all) urban areas to develop enhanced modeling and technical analysis capabilities to address multimodal evaluation issues, as well as issues relating to land use and demand management and evaluation of social, environmental and economic impacts of transportation alternatives.
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From page 130...
... The purpose of this conference was to bring together a broad representation from small and medium-sized communities to share their solutions to common transportation problems and to discuss the implementation of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA) in their communities.
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