Synthesis of Information Related to Highway Practices. Topic 57-10. Strategic Planning Practices

Many state departments of transportation (DOT) develop strategic plans. These strategic plans range from brief statements of mission, vision, and values to detailed documents that link these statements to operational and budgetary decisions across the agency. Unlike long-range transportation plans and other federally required planning documents, there are no formal requirements or guidance for state DOT strategic plans. The national transportation vision framework, adopted by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), from NCHRP Research Results Digest 404: Collective and Individual Actions to Envision and Realize the Next Era of America's Transportation Infrastructure: Phase 1, highlighted the importance of strategic planning to effect organizational change. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this synthesis is to document state DOT practice for agency-wide strategic plan development, adoption, and implementation.

• Record URL:
  • http://apps.trb.org/cmsfeed/TRBNetProjectDisplay.asp?ProjectID=5987
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Contract to a Performing Organization has not yet been awarded.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Programmed
• Funding: $65,000.00
• Contract Numbers:

  Project 20-05, Topic 57-10

• Sponsor Organizations:

  State Departments of Transportation (participating member states of American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials (AASHTO))

  American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials (AASHTO)
  444 North Capitol Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20001

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Managing Organizations:

  National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis

  Transportation Research Board
  500 Fifth Street, NW
  Washington, DC    20001
• Project Managers:

  Wadsworth, Trey

• Start Date: 20260713
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Organizational factors; State departments of transportation; Strategic planning; Transportation planning
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Highways; Planning and Forecasting;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01972923
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Transportation Research Board
• Contract Numbers: Project 20-05, Topic 57-10
• Files: TRB, RIP
• Created Date: Nov 26 2025 3:51PM