Research for the AASHTO Standing Committee on Planning. Task 35. Evaluating State DOT Planning Practices in Rural Planning

The objective of this research effort is to evaluate the planning practices of state department's of transportation (DOT's) in rural areas. The research should consider the extent to which the statewide plans consider the following elements in rural areas: (1) the detailed identification of needs for all modes; (2) the integration of transportation and land use planning; (3) the consideration of social, environmental and economic issues; (4) the needs of the elderly and transit dependent; (5) the level of public involvement in rural areas; (6) the existence and role of regional planning organizations; and (7) how rural issues and needs are reflected in the State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP).

• Record URL:
  http://apps.trb.org/cmsfeed/TRBNetProjectDisplay.asp?ProjectID=909

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Completed
• Funding: $50000.00
• Contract Numbers:

  Project 08-36, Task

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590

  American Association of State Highway & Transportation Officials (AASHTO)

  444 North Capitol Street, NW, Suite 225
  Washington, DC  United States  20001

  National Cooperative Highway Research Program

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

  McCready, Ronald

• Performing Organizations:

  AECOM Consulting Transportation Group

  2751 Prosperity Avenue
  Suite 300
  Fairfax, VA  United States  22031
• Principal Investigators:

  Ang-Olson, Jeffrey

• Start Date: 20030122
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 20031130
• Source Data: RiP Project 6561

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Decision making; Economic analysis; Environmental impacts; Metropolitan planning organizations; Regional planning; Research projects; Rural areas; Rural transportation; Social benefits; State departments of transportation; Transportation planning
• Identifier Terms: National Cooperative Highway Research Program
• Subject Areas: Economics; Planning and Forecasting; Research;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01557264
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: National Cooperative Highway Research Program
• Contract Numbers: Project 08-36, Task
• Files: RIP
• Created Date: Mar 19 2015 1:02AM