Snapshots of Planning Practices (Continued Practice Highlights)

NCHRP Project 08-36, “Research for the AASHTO Standing Committee on Planning,” was established to provide a flexible, ongoing program of quick-response research and development capabilities for states to address near-term improvements in statewide and metropolitan transportation planning, as well as project development processes. Under NCHRP Project 08-36, 138 individual tasks were completed that provided new and/or enhanced technical and policy tools to support planning processes and decision-making systems for the transportation community. NCHRP Project 08-36(120) produced “Snapshots” of planning practices of existing and/or innovative transportation planning practices nationwide. Each Snapshot featured innovative ideas, effective practices, links to resources, and contacts for agency use to improve their transportation planning practices and results. This project was completed in 2018, with follow-up work under NCHRP Project 08-128, which was completed in 2025, both providing valuable insight to the Planning Committee. This research is needed to build on the success of the previous work and ensure timely Snapshots to be provided to the community hereafter. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this research is to produce Snapshots of planning practices to present relevant information in the form of concise summaries of current and/or innovative transportation planning practices currently in use nationwide. The Snapshot topics chosen will represent a variety of topical subjects including practical solutions to current technical challenges, responses to legislation or administrative rules, organizational designs used by agencies to accomplish their work, and means of influencing agency decision-making.

• Record URL:
  • http://apps.trb.org/cmsfeed/TRBNetProjectDisplay.asp?ProjectID=6035

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Proposed
• Funding: $300,000.00
• Contract Numbers:

  08-200

• Sponsor Organizations:

  National Cooperative Highway Research Program

  Transportation Research Board
  500 Fifth Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20001

  American Association of State Highway and 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
• Project Managers:

  Schwager, Dianne

• Start Date: 20261001
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Innovation; Project management; State departments of transportation; Transportation planning
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Planning and Forecasting; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01991792
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Transportation Research Board
• Contract Numbers: 08-200
• Files: TRB, RIP
• Created Date: Jun 3 2026 11:23AM