From Region to Relationships: Toolkit for Developing Multimodal Corridor Systems

State departments of transportation (DOTs) and metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) utilize extensive resources and time to develop robust long-range transportation plans and asset management plans that are very policy based. In addition, they develop their very location-specific programs and program projects. However, apart from an area that may require National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) analysis, there is an overall lack of tools to tie the statewide/regional/local policy plans to specific projects in (state) transportation improvement programs. Corridor plans at either a statewide or regional level can provide states and MPOs with a tool to bridge this gap (especially among local jurisdictions) and to allow for a corridor-specific vision and plan. This corridor plan and vision will take the statewide/regional vision and goals, tailor them to the corridor, and then provide guidance and a framework when state and local agencies develop projects along that corridor. The primary function of these corridors (activity, multimodal, main street, freeways, arterials, etc.), their connections between surrounding land uses, and safety, mobility, and accessibility needs should be factored in. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this research is to identify strategies for state DOTs to encourage local agencies to proactively generate multimodal master plans based on the long-term vision for the corridor and its surrounding land uses.

• Record URL:
  • http://apps.trb.org/cmsfeed/TRBNetProjectDisplay.asp?ProjectID=6034
• Supplemental Notes:
  • In development. The first meeting is planned to be in-person on October 20-21, 2026, in Washington, DC.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Proposed
• Funding: $600,000.00
• Contract Numbers:

  08-199

• 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:

  Wadsworth, Trey

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

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Local government agencies; Metropolitan planning organizations; Multimodal transportation; State departments of transportation; Transportation corridors; Transportation planning
• Subject Areas: Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Policy;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01991704
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Transportation Research Board
• Contract Numbers: 08-199
• Files: TRB, RIP
• Created Date: Jun 2 2026 11:29AM