Project Prioritization: Conclusions
This research project indicates that more states are turning to regional-level transportation planning in non-metropolitan areas than has been seen in prior work conducted by
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Project Prioritization: Case Study: Flexible Process Enables Yakima Valley Region to Quickly Respond to Changing Priorities
Under the State of Washington’s Regional Competitive Program, Surface Transportation Program (STP) regional funds must be allocated based on regional priorities. Metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs),
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Project Prioritization: Case Study: North Central Pennsylvania’s Project Prioritization Process
In the 2007 – 2035 Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP), North Central Pennsylvania Regional Planning and Development Commission set out to “define and develop a
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Project Prioritization: Case Study: North Carolina Develops Statewide Performance-based Prioritization Process
In 2009, under direction from the new governor, the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) commenced efforts to launch the state’s strategic prioritization process. NCDOT’s
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Project Prioritization: Statewide and Regional Transportation Improvement Programs
Of responding organizations who perform transportation activities in rural areas, 71 percent reported compiling a regional TIP or list of priority projects for consideration for
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Project Prioritization: Spotlight: Kentucky’s Regional Concept Plans
Through the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet’s contracts with each of the state’s 15 Area Development Districts, a Regional Concept Plan is developed to inventory significant facilities
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Project Prioritization: Spotlight: Virginia’s Statewide and Rural Long-range Plans
As part of the Virginia DOT’s work to complete the 2035 Transportation Plan, the agency added long-range planning as a new element in the rural
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Regional Long-range Transportation Plans
The long-range transportation plan (LRTP) is a key document in guiding investment decisions and programming that occurs in regional or statewide transportation improvement programs (TIPs
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Project Prioritization: Regional Transportation Planning Activities
RPOs conduct a variety of planning activities as part of their rural transportation work programs. Most of the regional planning activities consider multiple modes, with
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Project Prioritization: Rural Transportation Leadership
Some organizations have committees that address rural transportation planning. The most common are technical committees (55 percent) and policy committees (53 percent). Other common committees
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