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		<title>Non-Traditional Performance Measures</title>
		<link>http://statewideplanning.org</link>
		<guid>http://statewideplanning.org/resource.php?id=16</guid>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Apr 2007 22:31:40 EDT</pubDate>
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			<![CDATA[ NCHRP 8-36(53) (2) - Non-Traditional Performance Measures.  This 2006 report identifies a variety of non-traditional performance measures, provides criteria to develop measures, and discusses data concerns.  This report documents the insights and findings of the Non-Traditional Performance Measures Peer Exchange.<br/>Related URL: <a href="http://www.transportation.org/sites/planning/docs/NCHRP%208-36%2853%29%282%29%20NonTraditional%20Perf%20Measures.pdf">http://www.transportation.org/sites/planning/docs/NCHRP%208-36%2853%29%282%29%20NonTraditional%20Perf%20Measures.pdf</a><br/>Rating: 3.2/5 ]]>
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		<title>Where Data Groups Are Organizationally Related Within State DOTs</title>
		<link>http://statewideplanning.org</link>
		<guid>http://statewideplanning.org/resource.php?id=18</guid>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2007 12:21:29 EDT</pubDate>
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			<![CDATA[ NCHRP 8-36 Task 46 - This 2005 study provides information to help state DOT managers understand and make informed decisions about optimizing data collection and management programs for highway planning purposes.  The study draws on the experiences of eight state DOTs, with widely varying organizational structures.  Issues addressed in the study include centralization vs. decentralization and the importance of IT and management support.<br/>Related File: <a href="http://www.statewideplanning.org/_resources/18_DataGroups.pdf">DataGroups.pdf</a><br/>Rating: 3.2/5 ]]>
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		<title>Scenario Planning Resources</title>
		<link>http://statewideplanning.org</link>
		<guid>http://statewideplanning.org/resource.php?id=14</guid>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2007 22:47:07 EDT</pubDate>
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			<![CDATA[ Webcast, publications and tools for scenario planning<br/>Related URL: <a href="http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/scenplan/resources.htm">http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/scenplan/resources.htm</a><br/>Rating: 2.9/5 ]]>
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		<title>Effective Organization of Performance Measurement</title>
		<link>http://statewideplanning.org</link>
		<guid>http://statewideplanning.org/resource.php?id=19</guid>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2007 12:27:47 EDT</pubDate>
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			<![CDATA[ NCHRP 8-36 Task 47 - This 2006 report provides a comprehensive look at performance meas¬urement.  Designed for transportation agencies, particularly state DOTs, this study provides information that can assist in evaluating and improving the effectiveness of pro¬grams, operational efficiency, and other elements of organizations.<br/>Related File: <a href="http://www.statewideplanning.org/_resources/19_PM-Organization.pdf">PM-Organization.pdf</a><br/>Rating: 3.3/5 ]]>
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		<title>Multistate Corridor Planning, Final Report</title>
		<link>http://statewideplanning.org</link>
		<guid>http://statewideplanning.org/resource.php?id=17</guid>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2007 09:49:02 EDT</pubDate>
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			<![CDATA[ NCHRP 8-36, Task 45 - Multistate Corridor Planning, Final Report.  In this 2005 report, a national forum looked at multi-state corridor projects to identify common successes, critical issues and provide a methodology for others to use in evaluating similar projects. Transportation planners with multi-state corridor projects will want to have this report in their toolbox.<br/>Related URL: <a href="http://www.transportation.org/sites/planning/docs/NCHRP%208-36%2845%29%20Multistate_Corridor_Planning.pdf">http://www.transportation.org/sites/planning/docs/NCHRP%208-36%2845%29%20Multistate_Corridor_Planning.pdf</a><br/>Rating: 3/5 ]]>
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		<title>Improved Linkage between Transportation Systems Planning and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)</title>
		<link>http://statewideplanning.org</link>
		<guid>http://statewideplanning.org/resource.php?id=20</guid>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2007 12:34:51 EDT</pubDate>
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			<![CDATA[ NCHRP 8-36 Task 48 - This 2006 toolbox provides strategies to improve the NEPA process under existing laws and regulations.  These strategies assist in streamlining the process and enhance transportation planning and project development while promoting environmental stewardship.<br/>Related URL: <a href="http://www.transportation.org/sites/planning/docs/NCHRP%208-36%2848%29%20Final%20Report.pdf">http://www.transportation.org/sites/planning/docs/NCHRP%208-36%2848%29%20Final%20Report.pdf</a><br/>Rating: 3.3/5 ]]>
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		<title>Metropolitan-Level Transportation Funding Sources</title>
		<link>http://statewideplanning.org</link>
		<guid>http://statewideplanning.org/resource.php?id=21</guid>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2007 12:37:28 EDT</pubDate>
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			<![CDATA[ NCHRP 8-36 Task 49 - This 2005 report provides information about evaluating funding sources and revenue streams and potential funding options at the metropolitan level. The report tackles potentially controversial issues, including increasing metropolitan-level authority and government accountability.<br/>Related URL: <a href="http://www.transportation.org/sites/planning/docs/NCHRP%208-36%2849%29%20Final%20Report.pdf">http://www.transportation.org/sites/planning/docs/NCHRP%208-36%2849%29%20Final%20Report.pdf</a><br/>Rating: 3.2/5 ]]>
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		<title>Primer on Information Design for Effective DOT Decision-Making</title>
		<link>http://statewideplanning.org</link>
		<guid>http://statewideplanning.org/resource.php?id=22</guid>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2007 12:41:10 EDT</pubDate>
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			<![CDATA[ NCHRP 8-36 Task 51 - This 2006 primer, designed for transportation planning professionals, provides the latest trends for creating highly effective graphics.  Quick tips and detailed information, numerous transportation planning-related illustrations, and a section on working with common software tools make this primer an excellent tool for any planner’s toolbox.<br/>Related URL: <a href="http://www.transportation.org/sites/planning/docs/NCHRP%208-36%2851%29%20Final%20Report.pdf">http://www.transportation.org/sites/planning/docs/NCHRP%208-36%2851%29%20Final%20Report.pdf</a><br/>Rating: 2.9/5 ]]>
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		<title>Peer Exchange Series on State and Metropolitan Transportation Planning Issues - Reliability Performance Measures</title>
		<link>http://statewideplanning.org</link>
		<guid>http://statewideplanning.org/resource.php?id=23</guid>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2007 12:43:46 EDT</pubDate>
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			<![CDATA[ NCHRP 8-36 Task 53-1 - The 2006 report defines and discusses the types of reliability measures and suggests methodology for addressing the multi-faceted issues of each type of measure. This report, an excellent tool for transportation planners, reflects research and discussions from the Reliability Performance Measures Peer Exchange.<br/>Related URL: <a href="http://www.transportation.org/sites/planning/docs/NCHRP%208-36%2853%29%281%29Reliability%20Meas%20Peer%20Xchng.pdf">http://www.transportation.org/sites/planning/docs/NCHRP%208-36%2853%29%281%29Reliability%20Meas%20Peer%20Xchng.pdf</a><br/>Rating: 2.9/5 ]]>
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		<title>Instructions for submitting NCHRP 8-36 research topics</title>
		<link>http://statewideplanning.org</link>
		<guid>http://statewideplanning.org/resource.php?id=24</guid>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Apr 2007 22:40:34 EDT</pubDate>
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			<![CDATA[ NCHRP 8-36 is intended for quick response research designed to develop improvements in analytical methods and tools used in statewide and metropolitan planning or to support the activities of SCOP.  These projects are designed to be completed in 6 to 12 months.  The 8-36 problem statements do not have to be as detailed as the regular NCHRP proposals.<br />
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The format for problem statements is as follows:<br />
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•  Title<br />
•  Problem Statement<br />
•  Research Objective<br />
•  Cost<br />
•  Time Required<br />
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You can submit your ideas through this web site by providing the above information and submitting it as a resource within the "Research" category.<br />
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If you have any questions, phone David Lee at (850) 414-4802.<br/>Related File: <a href="http://www.statewideplanning.org/_resources/24_8-36 request.pdf">8-36 request.pdf</a><br/>Rating: 2.7/5 ]]>
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		<title>Florida&#039;s Future Corridors Action Plan</title>
		<link>http://statewideplanning.org</link>
		<guid>http://statewideplanning.org/resource.php?id=11</guid>
		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Mar 2007 20:07:18 EDT</pubDate>
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			<![CDATA[ The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), in cooperation with its Partners, adopted an Action Plan on December 29, 2006, to identify the vision, goals and objectives, planning process, and initial implementation activities to establish Florida's Future Corridors Program.<br />
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Two workshops were held to obtain input on the Plan.<br/>Related URL: <a href="http://www.dot.state.fl.us/planning/corridor/plan.htm">http://www.dot.state.fl.us/planning/corridor/plan.htm</a><br/>Rating: 3.1/5 ]]>
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		<title>Mainstreaming Highway System Management and Operations - Guidance for Institutional Change</title>
		<link>http://statewideplanning.org</link>
		<guid>http://statewideplanning.org/resource.php?id=25</guid>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Apr 2007 08:53:55 EDT</pubDate>
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			<![CDATA[ NCHRP 8-36, Task 2 - This 2003 report, designed for senior management, discusses the need to elevate transportation system operations and management to that of a core program, similar to construction.  The highway system will benefit by having improved operations and maintenance, resulting in enhanced system performance without increased capacity.  The report provides strategic guidance for making this institutional change.<br/>Related URL: <a href="http://www.transportation.org/sites/planning/docs/nchrp2.doc">http://www.transportation.org/sites/planning/docs/nchrp2.doc</a><br/>Rating: 3.2/5 ]]>
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		<title>The Use of Expert Panels in Analyzing Transportation and Land Use Alternatives</title>
		<link>http://statewideplanning.org</link>
		<guid>http://statewideplanning.org/resource.php?id=26</guid>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Apr 2007 08:55:45 EDT</pubDate>
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			<![CDATA[ NCHRP 8-36, Task 4 – Expert panels can identify additional impacts, increase credibility, and bridge the gap between overly simplistic methods and complex quantitative tools.  This 2002 report provides guidance on selecting and conducting successful expert panels as part of the transportation planning process.<br/>Related URL: <a href="http://www.transportation.org/sites/planning/docs/nchrp4.pdf">http://www.transportation.org/sites/planning/docs/nchrp4.pdf</a><br/>Rating: 2.8/5 ]]>
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		<title>Transportation Planning Market Research Notebook</title>
		<link>http://statewideplanning.org</link>
		<guid>http://statewideplanning.org/resource.php?id=27</guid>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Apr 2007 08:59:25 EDT</pubDate>
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			<![CDATA[ NCHRP 8-36 Task 5 - As state agencies become more customer-focused, state transportation planners are seeking ways to improve transportation products and services and enhance customer service.  This 2003 report provides a collection of successful marketing research tools for use in transportation planning, policymaking, and performance monitoring.  This is an excellent tool for the transportation planner’s toolbox.<br/>Related URL: <a href="http://www.transportation.org/sites/planning/docs/nchrp5.doc">http://www.transportation.org/sites/planning/docs/nchrp5.doc</a><br/>Rating: 3.1/5 ]]>
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		<title>Product Delivery of New and Improved Travel Forecasting Procedures</title>
		<link>http://statewideplanning.org</link>
		<guid>http://statewideplanning.org/resource.php?id=28</guid>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Apr 2007 09:02:13 EDT</pubDate>
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			<![CDATA[ NCHRP 8-36, Task 6 - This 2003 study describes the significant improvements in travel forecasting procedures developed in the Travel Model Improvement Program (TMIP).  A wide-range of quality forecasting products and enhanced methods are now available for application at the planning and environmental decision-making process levels.  These enhanced tools empower transportation planners with analyzing and assessing current and future mobility, environmental, safety, and security goals.<br/>Related URL: <a href="http://www.transportation.org/sites/planning/docs/nchrp6.doc">http://www.transportation.org/sites/planning/docs/nchrp6.doc</a><br/>Rating: 2.8/5 ]]>
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		<title>Development of a Multimodal Tradeoffs’ Methodology for Use in Statewide Transportation Planning</title>
		<link>http://statewideplanning.org</link>
		<guid>http://statewideplanning.org/resource.php?id=29</guid>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Apr 2007 09:04:03 EDT</pubDate>
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			<![CDATA[ NCHRP 8-36 Task 7 - This 2004 report evaluates a prototype of the Multimodal Investment Choice Analysis (MICA) model for potential use in analyzing investment trade-offs.  After applying the methodology to two scenarios, the MICA model produced mixed results, generating possible next steps for consideration.<br/>Related URL: <a href="http://www.transportation.org/sites/planning/docs/nchrp7.pdf">http://www.transportation.org/sites/planning/docs/nchrp7.pdf</a><br/>Rating: 2.9/5 ]]>
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		<title>Particulate Matter and Ozone Attainment Status of Metropolitan Areas of the United States</title>
		<link>http://statewideplanning.org</link>
		<guid>http://statewideplanning.org/resource.php?id=30</guid>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Apr 2007 09:05:27 EDT</pubDate>
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			<![CDATA[ NCHRP 8-38 Task 9 - This 2002 report identifies metropolitan areas that may not meet the more stringent ambient air quality standards.  The potential impact of changes in the status of federal funding allocations is also considered.  Local planners and state transportation agencies that may be affected will be interested in this report.<br/>Related URL: <a href="http://www.transportation.org/sites/planning/docs/nchrp9.pdf">http://www.transportation.org/sites/planning/docs/nchrp9.pdf</a><br/>Rating: 3.3/5 ]]>
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		<title>Technical Methods to Support Analysis of Environmental Justice Issues</title>
		<link>http://statewideplanning.org</link>
		<guid>http://statewideplanning.org/resource.php?id=31</guid>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Apr 2007 09:06:53 EDT</pubDate>
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			<![CDATA[ NCHRP 8-36 Task 11 - This 2002 report, reflecting input from 40 agencies, provides a variety of successful approaches for evaluating environmental justice issues.  No additional research is required to apply these methods, which are ready for immediate use in transportation studies.<br/>Related URL: <a href="http://www.transportation.org/sites/planning/docs/nchrp11.pdf">http://www.transportation.org/sites/planning/docs/nchrp11.pdf</a><br/>Rating: 3.2/5 ]]>
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		<title>Factors Affecting the Future of State DOTs as Institutions</title>
		<link>http://statewideplanning.org</link>
		<guid>http://statewideplanning.org/resource.php?id=32</guid>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Apr 2007 09:09:24 EDT</pubDate>
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			<![CDATA[ NCHRP 8-36A, Task 12B, Part 2 - This report summarizes the drivers of the various changes and the principal dimensions of institutional change involved in the transition of state DOTs to flexible organizations. This report, designed for senior-level management, offers insights into the challenges facing state DOTs today.<br/>Related URL: <a href="http://www.transportation.org/sites/planning/docs/nchrp12A.doc">http://www.transportation.org/sites/planning/docs/nchrp12A.doc</a><br/>Rating: 2.8/5 ]]>
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		<title>Consultation between State Departments of Transportation and Local Elected Officials in Non-Metropolitan Areas</title>
		<link>http://statewideplanning.org</link>
		<guid>http://statewideplanning.org/resource.php?id=33</guid>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Apr 2007 09:10:43 EDT</pubDate>
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			<![CDATA[ NCHRP 8-36 Task 14 - This 2002 report details a variety of methods for enhancing on-going communications between state departments of transportation and the rural communities. This is a “must-have” tool for planners working with rural areas.<br/>Related URL: <a href="http://www.transportation.org/sites/planning/docs/nchrp14.doc">http://www.transportation.org/sites/planning/docs/nchrp14.doc</a><br/>Rating: 2.8/5 ]]>
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		<title>Expediting the Transportation Planning and Project Development Process to Meet Fast Paced Customer Requirements</title>
		<link>http://statewideplanning.org</link>
		<guid>http://statewideplanning.org/resource.php?id=34</guid>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Apr 2007 09:13:04 EDT</pubDate>
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			<![CDATA[ NCHRP 8-36 Task 21 - This 2003 report documents successful methods for expediting state and local projects through the project planning and development process.  This report, designed for use by planners and project development professionals, offers a variety of suggestions that do not require any changes in legislation or regulations.<br/>Related URL: <a href="http://www.transportation.org/sites/planning/docs/nchrp21.doc">http://www.transportation.org/sites/planning/docs/nchrp21.doc</a><br/>Rating: 2.7/5 ]]>
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		<title>The Positive Impacts of Transportation Investment - Compilation of Working Papers</title>
		<link>http://statewideplanning.org</link>
		<guid>http://statewideplanning.org/resource.php?id=35</guid>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Apr 2007 09:14:21 EDT</pubDate>
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			<![CDATA[ NCHRP 8-36 Task 22 - Used by AASHTO in its TEA-21 reauthorization efforts, this 2002 report is a compilation of four work papers that examine the economic, environmental, community and social benefits of transportation investments.   The positive impacts of reductions in congestion are also noted. This is a “must-have” tool for management, transportation economists and planners.<br/>Related URL: <a href="http://www.transportation.org/sites/planning/docs/nchrp22.pdf">http://www.transportation.org/sites/planning/docs/nchrp22.pdf</a><br/>Rating: 3.3/5 ]]>
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		<title>Working Paper 1 - Economic Benefits of Transportation Investment</title>
		<link>http://statewideplanning.org</link>
		<guid>http://statewideplanning.org/resource.php?id=36</guid>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Apr 2007 09:15:59 EDT</pubDate>
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			<![CDATA[ NCHRP 8-36 Task 22 – Used by AASHTO in its TEA-21 reauthorization efforts, this is the first of four reports prepared in 2002 that examines the economic benefits of transportation investments.  The report looks at productivity, property values, jobs, urban revitalization, and business investment.<br/>Related URL: <a href="http://www.transportation.org/sites/planning/docs/nchrp22_1.pdf">http://www.transportation.org/sites/planning/docs/nchrp22_1.pdf</a><br/>Rating: 2.9/5 ]]>
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		<title>Working Paper 2 – Environmental Benefits of Transportation Investment</title>
		<link>http://statewideplanning.org</link>
		<guid>http://statewideplanning.org/resource.php?id=37</guid>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Apr 2007 09:17:09 EDT</pubDate>
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			<![CDATA[ NCHRP 8-36 Task 22 – Used by AASHTO in its TEA-21 reauthorization efforts, this is the second of four reports prepared in 2002 that examines the numerous environmental benefits of transportation investments. Benefits discussed include improvements in air quality; reductions in noise, air and light pollution; discovery of archaeological and historical sites; and land preservation.<br/>Related URL: <a href="http://www.transportation.org/sites/planning/docs/nchrp22_2.pdf">http://www.transportation.org/sites/planning/docs/nchrp22_2.pdf</a><br/>Rating: 3.4/5 ]]>
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		<title>Community and Social Benefits of Transportation Investment</title>
		<link>http://statewideplanning.org</link>
		<guid>http://statewideplanning.org/resource.php?id=38</guid>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Apr 2007 09:19:31 EDT</pubDate>
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			<![CDATA[ NCHRP 8-36 Task 22 – Working Paper 3 – Used by AASHTO in its TEA-21 reauthorization efforts, this is the third of four reports prepared in 2002 that examines the many and varied community and social benefits of transportation investments.  Some of the many benefits are speed and ease of mobility, greater choices of travel modes, and increased independence to transportation-disadvantaged people.<br/>Related URL: <a href="http://www.transportation.org/sites/planning/docs/nchrp22_3.pdf">http://www.transportation.org/sites/planning/docs/nchrp22_3.pdf</a><br/>Rating: 3.1/5 ]]>
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		<title>Working Paper 4 – Benefits of Reducing Congestion</title>
		<link>http://statewideplanning.org</link>
		<guid>http://statewideplanning.org/resource.php?id=39</guid>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Apr 2007 09:20:59 EDT</pubDate>
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			<![CDATA[ NCHRP 8-36 Task 22 – Used by AASHTO in its TEA-21 reauthorization efforts, this is the fourth of four reports prepared in 2002 that discusses the benefits of reductions in congestion through targeted infrastructure investments, increased road capacity, traffic operations and incident management systems.<br/>Related URL: <a href="http://www.transportation.org/sites/planning/docs/nchrp22_4.pdf">http://www.transportation.org/sites/planning/docs/nchrp22_4.pdf</a><br/>Rating: 2.6/5 ]]>
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		<title>Review of the Potential Feasibility of Using Alternative Revenue Sources to Fund Future State Transportation Needs</title>
		<link>http://statewideplanning.org</link>
		<guid>http://statewideplanning.org/resource.php?id=40</guid>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Apr 2007 09:22:36 EDT</pubDate>
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			<![CDATA[ NCHRP 8-36 Task 23 - This 2002 review, designed for transportation financial planners and managers, defines and applies six major criteria for evaluating potential revenue sources.  Key steps for implementing new revenues provide excellent information for use in evaluating potential revenue sources.<br/>Related URL: <a href="http://www.transportation.org/sites/planning/docs/nchrp23.doc">http://www.transportation.org/sites/planning/docs/nchrp23.doc</a><br/>Rating: 2.9/5 ]]>
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		<title>C&amp;P Scenarios Development, NCHRP Research on the C&amp;P Process</title>
		<link>http://statewideplanning.org</link>
		<guid>http://statewideplanning.org/resource.php?id=41</guid>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Apr 2007 09:24:21 EDT</pubDate>
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			<![CDATA[ NCHRP 8-36 Task 24 - This 2002 technical report provides suggested improvement for the 2002 Conditions and Performance Report.  The improvements provide for the capture of additional costs by modifying current scenarios and adding joint highway transit and economic development scenarios.  Recommendations also include expanded consideration of goals.<br/>Related URL: <a href="http://www.transportation.org/sites/planning/docs/nchrp24.doc">http://www.transportation.org/sites/planning/docs/nchrp24.doc</a><br/>Rating: 3.1/5 ]]>
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		<title>Improved Geographic Clarity in Reporting of Road System Extent</title>
		<link>http://statewideplanning.org</link>
		<guid>http://statewideplanning.org/resource.php?id=42</guid>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Apr 2007 09:26:55 EDT</pubDate>
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			<![CDATA[ NCHRP 8-36 Task 25 - This 2002 report examines the geographic clarity of national level data used to evaluate highway system trends.  The examination identifies needed improvements and provides recommendations.  Statisticians and other people that use national data will be interested in this report.<br/>Related URL: <a href="http://www.transportation.org/sites/planning/docs/nchrp25.doc">http://www.transportation.org/sites/planning/docs/nchrp25.doc</a><br/>Rating: 2.7/5 ]]>
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		<title>Surface Transportation Safety and Investment</title>
		<link>http://statewideplanning.org</link>
		<guid>http://statewideplanning.org/resource.php?id=43</guid>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Apr 2007 09:28:12 EDT</pubDate>
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			<![CDATA[ NCHRP 8-36 Task 26 - This 2002 study examines potential actions and investments at the national level that can reduce highway fatalities and injuries.  Major areas of concern include two-lane rural highways, intersections in urban and rural areas, needs of the aging driver population and the need for effective safety management systems at state and local levels.  This report is a “must-read” for safety planners and planning managers.<br/>Related URL: <a href="http://www.transportation.org/sites/planning/docs/nchrp26.doc">http://www.transportation.org/sites/planning/docs/nchrp26.doc</a><br/>Rating: 2.8/5 ]]>
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		<title>Review of Interstate Interchange Costs</title>
		<link>http://statewideplanning.org</link>
		<guid>http://statewideplanning.org/resource.php?id=44</guid>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Apr 2007 09:29:16 EDT</pubDate>
		<description>
			<![CDATA[ NCHRP 8-36 Task 27 - This 2002 study, a must read for transportation planners and senior management, examines reports of rapidly increasing costs of interstate interchange projects. This twelve-state study examines cost trends, reporting practices, and other influences to develop reasonable factors for use in evaluating transportation costs. The report findings reflect a ratio of 20 percent for interchange spending, relative to total interstate costs.<br/>Related URL: <a href="http://www.transportation.org/sites/planning/docs/nchrp27.doc">http://www.transportation.org/sites/planning/docs/nchrp27.doc</a><br/>Rating: 3.1/5 ]]>
		</description>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>Rural Conformity: A Survey of Practice</title>
		<link>http://statewideplanning.org</link>
		<guid>http://statewideplanning.org/resource.php?id=45</guid>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Apr 2007 09:30:22 EDT</pubDate>
		<description>
			<![CDATA[ NCHRP 8-36 Task 28 - This 2003 report provides practical information to help transportation planners better understand the complex issues facing rural areas concerning conformity.  The study draws from experiences in seven geographically dispersed states that have worked on rural non-attainment concerns in recent years. Communication, coordination, preparation and education were the keys to an efficient and effective conformity analysis process.<br/>Related URL: <a href="http://www.transportation.org/sites/planning/docs/nchrp28.doc">http://www.transportation.org/sites/planning/docs/nchrp28.doc</a><br/>Rating: 2.8/5 ]]>
		</description>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>Elderly Issues in Transportation</title>
		<link>http://statewideplanning.org</link>
		<guid>http://statewideplanning.org/resource.php?id=46</guid>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Apr 2007 09:31:48 EDT</pubDate>
		<description>
			<![CDATA[ NCHRP 8-36 Task 31 - This is a comprehensive review of the state of transportation issues, needs and concerns of the burgeoning older population.  The report incorporates literature reviews, surveys and interviews to develop a clear picture of the current state of elderly issues and an assessment of what works.  By following the examples provided and apply effective methods to implement coordinated strategies, state and regional planners can gain the maximum benefit from their efforts.<br/>Related URL: <a href="http://www.transportation.org/sites/planning/docs/nchrp31.pdf">http://www.transportation.org/sites/planning/docs/nchrp31.pdf</a><br/>Rating: 3.1/5 ]]>
		</description>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>Tools, Techniques, and Methods for Rural Transportation Planning</title>
		<link>http://statewideplanning.org</link>
		<guid>http://statewideplanning.org/resource.php?id=47</guid>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Apr 2007 09:32:45 EDT</pubDate>
		<description>
			<![CDATA[ NCHRP 8-36 Task 32 - This 2004 report, designed for rural transportation planners, is a collection of effective tools and methods, reflecting the “best practices” for rural transportation planning. The toolbox presents organizational and institutional tools and methods for use in simple, jurisdictional arrangements.<br/>Related URL: <a href="http://www.transportation.org/sites/planning/docs/nchrp32.pdf">http://www.transportation.org/sites/planning/docs/nchrp32.pdf</a><br/>Rating: 3.1/5 ]]>
		</description>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>Best Practices in Statewide Freight Planning</title>
		<link>http://statewideplanning.org</link>
		<guid>http://statewideplanning.org/resource.php?id=48</guid>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Apr 2007 09:33:46 EDT</pubDate>
		<description>
			<![CDATA[ NCHRP 8-36 Task 33 - This 2003 report develops a set of best practices guidelines for state and local agencies and private industry, based on a review of freight planning programs in various states.  This report identifies common elements, key issues, and what works.  This is an excellent tool for freight transportation planners.<br/>Related URL: <a href="http://www.transportation.org/sites/planning/docs/nchrp33.pdf">http://www.transportation.org/sites/planning/docs/nchrp33.pdf</a><br/>Rating: 3.2/5 ]]>
		</description>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>Evaluating State DOT Rural Planning Practices</title>
		<link>http://statewideplanning.org</link>
		<guid>http://statewideplanning.org/resource.php?id=49</guid>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Apr 2007 09:35:01 EDT</pubDate>
		<description>
			<![CDATA[ NCHRP 8-36 Task 35 - This 2003 report assesses the role of state and regional planning organizations in rural transportation planning.  Key issues, current practices and the links between transportation, land use and economic development provide insight into the issues and concerns.  The report highlights best practices in planning and programming and identifies topic areas that are particularly challenging and warrant improvement.<br/>Related URL: <a href="http://www.transportation.org/sites/planning/docs/nchrp35.doc">http://www.transportation.org/sites/planning/docs/nchrp35.doc</a><br/>Rating: 3/5 ]]>
		</description>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>Requirements for Condition and Performance and Bottom Line Investment Analyses: A Review of Past Research and Future Needs</title>
		<link>http://statewideplanning.org</link>
		<guid>http://statewideplanning.org/resource.php?id=50</guid>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Apr 2007 09:36:22 EDT</pubDate>
		<description>
			<![CDATA[ NCHRP 8-36 Task 37 - This 2004 report, developed by a team of 50 experts in the field, provides a plan to improve the Condition and Performance (C&P) Process.  The team identified needs in 13 task areas that would result in improved comprehensiveness and technical capability.  The improvements would include the expansion of the investment needs analyses in both depth and breadth.  The intent is to improve the USDOT’s final product and processes and for use by others to prepare their own investment analyses.<br/>Related URL: <a href="http://www.transportation.org/sites/planning/docs/nchrp37.doc">http://www.transportation.org/sites/planning/docs/nchrp37.doc</a><br/>Rating: 3.3/5 ]]>
		</description>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>Return on Investment to Freight Rail Capacity Improvement</title>
		<link>http://statewideplanning.org</link>
		<guid>http://statewideplanning.org/resource.php?id=51</guid>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Apr 2007 09:37:45 EDT</pubDate>
		<description>
			<![CDATA[ NCHRP 8-36 Task 43 - This 2005 report, designed for freight rail planners, provides a framework for establishing public benefits accrued through investments in freight rail capacity.  The methodology, based on extensive research, combines current practices obtained from eleven case studies across the nation with available methodologies and software. The methodology can assist with determining the appropriate level of public involvement in the freight rail industry.<br/>Related URL: <a href="http://www.transportation.org/sites/planning/docs/nchrp43.pdf">http://www.transportation.org/sites/planning/docs/nchrp43.pdf</a><br/>Rating: 3.1/5 ]]>
		</description>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>Innovative Finance Peer Exchange</title>
		<link>http://statewideplanning.org</link>
		<guid>http://statewideplanning.org/resource.php?id=52</guid>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Apr 2007 09:45:35 EDT</pubDate>
		<description>
			<![CDATA[ NCHRP 8-36(53) (3) - This 2006 report, based on the findings of the Peer Exchange on Innovative Finance, examines the use of innovative financing across the nation.  Transportation finance managers can gain valuable insights about what works, lessons learned, and tools used.<br/>Related URL: <a href="http://www.transportation.org/sites/planning/docs/NCHRP%208-36%2853%29%283%29Innvtv%20Fin%20Peer%20Xchng.pdf">http://www.transportation.org/sites/planning/docs/NCHRP%208-36%2853%29%283%29Innvtv%20Fin%20Peer%20Xchng.pdf</a><br/>Rating: 3/5 ]]>
		</description>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>Guidance to Foster Collaborative, Multi-modal Decision Making: A Case for Freight</title>
		<link>http://statewideplanning.org</link>
		<guid>http://statewideplanning.org/resource.php?id=53</guid>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Apr 2007 09:46:31 EDT</pubDate>
		<description>
			<![CDATA[ NCHRP 8-36(55) - The characteristics of successful, collaborative, multi-modal partnerships are detailed in this 2006 report.  Four instances, ranging from a state/private railroad partnership to a complex, multi-state, multi-modal collaboration document the public benefits of successful projects. This report is a “must-have” tool for planners and managers working on collaborative efforts.<br/>Related URL: <a href="http://www.transportation.org/sites/planning/docs/NCHRP%208-36_55_%20FINAL%20Report.pdf">http://www.transportation.org/sites/planning/docs/NCHRP%208-36_55_%20FINAL%20Report.pdf</a><br/>Rating: 2.9/5 ]]>
		</description>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>Highway Construction Coordination to Minimize Traffic Flow Impacts</title>
		<link>http://statewideplanning.org</link>
		<guid>http://statewideplanning.org/resource.php?id=54</guid>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Apr 2007 09:48:05 EDT</pubDate>
		<description>
			<![CDATA[ NCHRP 8-36(56) – This 2006 report provides an in-depth look at maximizing mobility affected by highway construction or maintenance projects.  Successful strategies, at both the program and project levels, provide a variety of alternatives for consideration.  This document is an excellent tool for highway transportation management and project managers.<br/>Related URL: <a href="http://www.transportation.org/sites/planning/docs/NCHRP%208-36%2856%29%20Final%20Report.pdf">http://www.transportation.org/sites/planning/docs/NCHRP%208-36%2856%29%20Final%20Report.pdf</a><br/>Rating: 3.1/5 ]]>
		</description>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>America’s Freight Challenge</title>
		<link>http://statewideplanning.org</link>
		<guid>http://statewideplanning.org/resource.php?id=55</guid>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2007 08:41:45 EDT</pubDate>
		<description>
			<![CDATA[ This report is one of a series of prepared reports by AASHTO to better assist the National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Study Commission, created by Congress to make recommendations on the future of the nation’s transportation system <br />
 <br />
The report identifies the expected growth in international and domestic trade and the resulting needs of highways, rail and water freight transportation, as well as critical intermodal connections.<br/>Related URL: <a href="http://www.transportation1.org/tif3report/TIF3-1.pdf">http://www.transportation1.org/tif3report/TIF3-1.pdf</a><br/>Rating: 2.7/5 ]]>
		</description>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>Analysis of Parking Modeling Procedures</title>
		<link>http://statewideplanning.org</link>
		<guid>http://statewideplanning.org/resource.php?id=56</guid>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2007 12:20:56 EDT</pubDate>
		<description>
			<![CDATA[ NCHRP 8-36 (1) - This 2000 report discusses the ways in which existing travel models can be enhanced in the short term to incorporate parking-related effects. Short-term and long term model enhancements have been recommended. It is recommended that future research efforts should focus on the following: <br />
1. The incorporation of parking-related variables into fully-disaggregate and interconnected model systems that reflect the interrelationships among the various travel-related choices made by individual commuters. <br />
2. The use of more detailed time of day parking supply and pricing information to enhance the realism of the inputs to the model system. <br />
3. The use of parking cost and availability information to help explain and forecast travelers’ mode and destination choices within tour or activity based models.<br />
4. The incorporation of parking availability and cost information into an iterative microsimulation framework such as TRANSIMS.<br/>Related File: <a href="http://www.statewideplanning.org/_resources/56_NCHRP8-36-1.pdf">NCHRP8-36-1.pdf</a><br/>Rating: 3.2/5 ]]>
		</description>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>Management of Institutional Change in State Transportation Planning Processes and Programs</title>
		<link>http://statewideplanning.org</link>
		<guid>http://statewideplanning.org/resource.php?id=57</guid>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2007 12:33:25 EDT</pubDate>
		<description>
			<![CDATA[ NCHRP 8-36(3) - This 2000 report identifies the factors that might require a change in some aspect of a state DOT’s statewide planning process, and assesses how some state DOTs have been successful in responding to these factors that may create a risk to planning and have sustained an effective statewide planning process over a long time period. It has identified some common characteristics of the statewide planning process in states that have sustained a strong process over time. These include accountability and communication, partnership and teamwork, decision support, and reliable information.<br/>Related File: <a href="http://www.statewideplanning.org/_resources/57_NCHRP8-36-3.pdf">NCHRP8-36-3.pdf</a><br/>Rating: 2.7/5 ]]>
		</description>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>Incorporating Safety into the Transportation Planning Process: Best Practices in Data Investments and Coordination Efforts</title>
		<link>http://statewideplanning.org</link>
		<guid>http://statewideplanning.org/resource.php?id=58</guid>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2007 12:49:44 EDT</pubDate>
		<description>
			<![CDATA[ NCHRP 8-36 (18) - This 2003 report was written to benefit all agencies involved in the transportation planning process to include State DOTs, MPOs, transit operators, city planning offices and others. This report demonstrates some of the activities of agencies leading the safety conscious planning initiative. Additionally, the report highlights agencies that have undertaken proactive safety planning activities in coordination with other regional agencies.<br/>Related File: <a href="http://www.statewideplanning.org/_resources/58_NCHRP8-36-18.pdf">NCHRP8-36-18.pdf</a><br/>Rating: 3.3/5 ]]>
		</description>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>The Impact of an Aging Population on Systems Planning and Investment Policies</title>
		<link>http://statewideplanning.org</link>
		<guid>http://statewideplanning.org/resource.php?id=59</guid>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2007 16:29:42 EDT</pubDate>
		<description>
			<![CDATA[ NCHRP 8-36 (50) - This 2006 report addresses the impact of an aging population on transportation system planning and investment policies. Thie report is divided into three parts plus the addendum:  Part I provides an overview of the changing characteristics and patterns of older people today and to assess their likely attributes in the future in five areas; Part II offers a series of recommendations to inform planning and investment considerations; and Part III establishes guidelines and recommendations for systems planning and investment policies and, in particular, describes over 60 individual recommendations in four emphasis areas -- Mobility and Access, Safety, Land Use and Housing, and Pedestrian Safety.<br/>Related File: <a href="http://www.statewideplanning.org/_resources/59_NCHRP8-36-50.pdf">NCHRP8-36-50.pdf</a><br/>Rating: 3/5 ]]>
		</description>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>Changes in Travel Behavior/Demand Associated with Managed Lanes</title>
		<link>http://statewideplanning.org</link>
		<guid>http://statewideplanning.org/resource.php?id=60</guid>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2007 16:39:54 EDT</pubDate>
		<description>
			<![CDATA[ NCHRP 8-36B (52) - This project was primarily aimed at discovering relationships between the implementation of managed lanes and travel behavior, or traveler response.  It was set up to evaluate and describe how expanding HOV or HOT facilities and other managed lane approaches influence corridor mode choice, travel times, and patterns. The results of this study will support better evaluations of needs and demand during highway system planning and corridor alternatives analyses.<br/>Related File: <a href="http://www.statewideplanning.org/_resources/60_NCHRP8-36-52.pdf">NCHRP8-36-52.pdf</a><br/>Rating: 2.8/5 ]]>
		</description>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>Transportation and Health</title>
		<link>http://statewideplanning.org</link>
		<guid>http://statewideplanning.org/resource.php?id=61</guid>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2007 16:46:43 EDT</pubDate>
		<description>
			<![CDATA[ NCHRP 8-36 (59) - This research report investigates how states and metropolitan planning organizations (MPO) are addressing health issues – and in particular, physical activity – through their transportation planning process, and to document emerging practices and working relationships in this area. An Internet-based survey was conducted of state departments of transportation (DOT), MPOs, and public health agencies to identify activities that they are undertaking to address physical activity and health through transportation planning. National experts on this topic also were contacted to identify noteworthy activities at the state and regional level. The report concludes with lessons learned from the case studies as well as recommendations for state DOTs and MPOs interested in addressing health issues in their transportation plans.<br/>Related File: <a href="http://www.statewideplanning.org/_resources/61_NCHRP8-36-59.pdf">NCHRP8-36-59.pdf</a><br/>Rating: 2.7/5 ]]>
		</description>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>A Guide to State DOT Consideration of Economic Development Potential in Planning</title>
		<link>http://statewideplanning.org</link>
		<guid>http://statewideplanning.org/resource.php?id=62</guid>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2007 10:11:47 EDT</pubDate>
		<description>
			<![CDATA[ NCHRP 8-36 (60) - This 2007 guide seeks to assist state DOTs in understanding the relevance of economic development in relation to their planning activities and assesses the potential economic development benefits of their actions. The guide explains economic development concepts as they relate to transportation improvements. It also describes the promotion of economic development as a public policy goal and summarizes the current state of involvement of state DOTs in economic development. Because the intended audience is state DOTs, this document focuses primarily on highway improvements, although many of the concepts and techniques apply to other modes as well.<br/>Related File: <a href="http://www.statewideplanning.org/_resources/62_NCHRP8-36-60.pdf">NCHRP8-36-60.pdf</a><br/>Rating: 3.1/5 ]]>
		</description>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>Monetary Valuation Per Dollar of Investment in Different Performance Measures</title>
		<link>http://statewideplanning.org</link>
		<guid>http://statewideplanning.org/resource.php?id=63</guid>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2007 10:30:16 EDT</pubDate>
		<description>
			<![CDATA[ NCHRP 8-36 (61) - This 2007 study reviews existing forms of performance measurement techniques and the types of conversion factors and models being used. It then provides case studies showing how some organizations are increasing the degree to which they are converting performance metrics into dollar terms. Finally, it develops guidance for transportation agencies on useful approaches to improve performance measurement.<br/>Related File: <a href="http://www.statewideplanning.org/_resources/63_NCHRP8-36-61.pdf">NCHRP8-36-61.pdf</a><br/>Rating: 2.9/5 ]]>
		</description>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>Public-Private Partnership Peer Exchange</title>
		<link>http://statewideplanning.org</link>
		<guid>http://statewideplanning.org/resource.php?id=66</guid>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2007 15:08:49 EDT</pubDate>
		<description>
			<![CDATA[ NCHRP 8-36 (69-1) - This 2006 peer exchange was the first in a peer exchange series to explore public-private project planning. It has identified issues practitioners have encountered as well as successful approaches in the topic area through the active participation of selected transportation professionals. Invited practitioners were asked to discuss their experiences with public-private partnerships (P3) as well as share challenges, approaches, and resolutions in an organized and open setting. This report serves to document the contributions of peer exchange participants and provides an opportunity to share these findings with the wider transportation community.<br/>Related File: <a href="http://www.statewideplanning.org/_resources/66_NCHRP8-36-69-1.pdf">NCHRP8-36-69-1.pdf</a><br/>Rating: 2.9/5 ]]>
		</description>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>NCHRP Problem Statement Outline</title>
		<link>http://statewideplanning.org</link>
		<guid>http://statewideplanning.org/resource.php?id=65</guid>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2007 12:09:09 EDT</pubDate>
		<description>
			<![CDATA[ The National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) is administered by the TransportationResearch Board (TRB) and sponsored by the member departments of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), in cooperation with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA),<br />
<br />
For background information on the NCHRP program, go to: http://www.trb.org/CRP/NCHRP/NCHRP.asp<br />
<br />
The outline for submitting research problem statements is provided below.<br/>Related File: <a href="http://www.statewideplanning.org/_resources/65_ProblemStatementOutline.pdf">ProblemStatementOutline.pdf</a><br/>Rating: 3.1/5 ]]>
		</description>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>Annual NCHRP 8-36 Research Request</title>
		<link>http://statewideplanning.org</link>
		<guid>http://statewideplanning.org/resource.php?id=67</guid>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2007 22:11:16 EDT</pubDate>
		<description>
			<![CDATA[ The attached letter from the Subcommittee on Research of the AASHTO Standing Committee on Planning requests that research problem statements be submitted by July 13, 2007.<br/>Related File: <a href="http://www.statewideplanning.org/_resources/67_8_36_Request_051807.pdf">8_36_Request_051807.pdf</a><br/>Rating: 2.9/5 ]]>
		</description>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>AASHTO Reauthorization Process</title>
		<link>http://statewideplanning.org</link>
		<guid>http://statewideplanning.org/resource.php?id=68</guid>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jun 2007 21:13:34 EDT</pubDate>
		<description>
			<![CDATA[ The attached presentation was given by Janet Oakley, AASHTO, on June 12, 2007 at the Standing Committee on Planning Meeting in Woodstock, Vermont.<br />
<br />
A dsicussion followed facilitated by Peter Gregory, Executive Director, Two Rivers-Ottauquechee Regional Commission, Woodstock, Vermont<br/>Related File: <a href="http://www.statewideplanning.org/_resources/68_AASHTOPolicyProcess.pdf">AASHTOPolicyProcess.pdf</a><br/>Rating: 2.9/5 ]]>
		</description>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>SCOP Members&#039; Sharing Session</title>
		<link>http://statewideplanning.org</link>
		<guid>http://statewideplanning.org/resource.php?id=69</guid>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jun 2007 21:24:05 EDT</pubDate>
		<description>
			<![CDATA[ The attached slides were used in the "SCOP Members’ Sharing Session - - What’s Going On With You?!"  with Doug Simmons, Maryland DOT, presiding.<br />
<br />
The session was held on June 12, 2007 at the Standing Committee on Planning Meeting in Woodstock, Vermont.<br/>Related File: <a href="http://www.statewideplanning.org/_resources/69_StatesSharing.pdf">StatesSharing.pdf</a><br/>Rating: 2.9/5 ]]>
		</description>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>I-95 Corridor Coalition</title>
		<link>http://statewideplanning.org</link>
		<guid>http://statewideplanning.org/resource.php?id=70</guid>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jun 2007 21:28:28 EDT</pubDate>
		<description>
			<![CDATA[ The attached luncheon presentation was given by George Schoener, Executive Director, I-95 Corridor Coalition on June 12, 2007 at the Standing Committee on Planning Meeting in Woodstock, Vermont.<br/>Related File: <a href="http://www.statewideplanning.org/_resources/70_I95CorridorCoalition.pdf">I95CorridorCoalition.pdf</a><br/>Rating: 2.8/5 ]]>
		</description>
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	<item>
		<title>Implementing SAFETEA-LU Planning Rules -- FHWA</title>
		<link>http://statewideplanning.org</link>
		<guid>http://statewideplanning.org/resource.php?id=71</guid>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jun 2007 21:31:30 EDT</pubDate>
		<description>
			<![CDATA[ The attached presentation was given by Gloria Shepherd, Associate Administrator for Planning, Environment and Realty, Federal Highway Administration, on June 12, 2007 at the Standing Committee on Planning Meeting in Woodstock, Vermont.<br/>Related File: <a href="http://www.statewideplanning.org/_resources/71_FinalPlanningRule.pdf">FinalPlanningRule.pdf</a><br/>Rating: 3.1/5 ]]>
		</description>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>Implementing SAFETEA-LU Planning Rules -- AASHTO</title>
		<link>http://statewideplanning.org</link>
		<guid>http://statewideplanning.org/resource.php?id=72</guid>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jun 2007 21:39:06 EDT</pubDate>
		<description>
			<![CDATA[ The attached presentation was given by Bill Malley, AASHTO Consultant, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, Washington, D.C., on June 12, 2007 at the Standing Committee on Planning Meeting in Woodstock, Vermont.<br/>Related File: <a href="http://www.statewideplanning.org/_resources/72_Malley.pdf">Malley.pdf</a><br/>Rating: 3.2/5 ]]>
		</description>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>Update on StatewidePlanning.org</title>
		<link>http://statewideplanning.org</link>
		<guid>http://statewideplanning.org/resource.php?id=73</guid>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jun 2007 21:41:12 EDT</pubDate>
		<description>
			<![CDATA[ The attached presentation was given by David Lee, Florida DOT on June 11, 2007 at the Standing Committee on Planning Meeting in Woodstock, Vermont.<br/>Related File: <a href="http://www.statewideplanning.org/_resources/73_StatewidePlanning.pdf">StatewidePlanning.pdf</a><br/>Rating: 3.2/5 ]]>
		</description>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>Peer Exchanges of Best Practices on State and Metropolitan Planning Issues</title>
		<link>http://statewideplanning.org</link>
		<guid>http://statewideplanning.org/resource.php?id=74</guid>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jun 2007 21:43:58 EDT</pubDate>
		<description>
			<![CDATA[ The attached presentation was given by Patricia Hendren, Senior Associate, Cambridge Systematics, on June 11, 2007 at the Standing Committee on Planning Meeting in Woodstock, Vermont.<br />
<br />
This session summarized the key issues discussed during the three peer exchanges held under NCHRP 8-36(B) Task 69:  “Public-Private Partnerships,” “Analysis of Work Assignments and Performance in External Positions Funded by State DOTs,” and “Disaster Response Issues in Transportation Planning.”<br/>Related File: <a href="http://www.statewideplanning.org/_resources/74_PeerExchanges.pdf">PeerExchanges.pdf</a><br/>Rating: 2.9/5 ]]>
		</description>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>Context Sensitive Solutions – A Status Report on What the States Are Doing</title>
		<link>http://statewideplanning.org</link>
		<guid>http://statewideplanning.org/resource.php?id=75</guid>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jun 2007 21:47:52 EDT</pubDate>
		<description>
			<![CDATA[ The attached presentation was given by John Deatrick, Deputy Director/Chief Engineer, District of Columbia Department of Transportation on June 11, 2007 at the Standing Committee on Planning Meeting in Woodstock, Vermont.<br/>Related File: <a href="http://www.statewideplanning.org/_resources/75_ContextSensitiveSolutions.pdf">ContextSensitiveSolutions.pdf</a><br/>Rating: 3.1/5 ]]>
		</description>
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		<title>Report from FHWA</title>
		<link>http://statewideplanning.org</link>
		<guid>http://statewideplanning.org/resource.php?id=76</guid>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jun 2007 21:54:14 EDT</pubDate>
		<description>
			<![CDATA[ The attached presentation was given by Rob Ritter, Federal Highway Administration, on June 11, 2007 at the Standing Committee on Planning Meeting in Woodstock, Vermont.<br/>Related File: <a href="http://www.statewideplanning.org/_resources/76_FHWA-Update.pdf">FHWA-Update.pdf</a><br/>Rating: 2.7/5 ]]>
		</description>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>Subcommittee on Research</title>
		<link>http://statewideplanning.org</link>
		<guid>http://statewideplanning.org/resource.php?id=77</guid>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jun 2007 21:56:22 EDT</pubDate>
		<description>
			<![CDATA[ The attached presentation was given by David Lee, Florida DOT and Chair of the SCOP Subcommittee on Research on June 11, 2007 at the Standing Committee on Planning Meeting in Woodstock, Vermont.<br/>Related File: <a href="http://www.statewideplanning.org/_resources/77_Research.pdf">Research.pdf</a><br/>Rating: 2.8/5 ]]>
		</description>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>Subcommittee on Asset Management</title>
		<link>http://statewideplanning.org</link>
		<guid>http://statewideplanning.org/resource.php?id=78</guid>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jun 2007 22:00:52 EDT</pubDate>
		<description>
			<![CDATA[ The attached presentation was given by Mel Adams, Vermont Agency of Transportation, on June 11, 2007 at the Standing Committee on Planning Meeting in Woodstock, Vermont.<br />
<br />
The report was given on behalf of Kirk T. Steudle, Director, Michigan Department of Transportation, and Chair of the SCOP Subcommittee on Asset Management.<br/>Related File: <a href="http://www.statewideplanning.org/_resources/78_AssetManagement.pdf">AssetManagement.pdf</a><br/>Rating: 3/5 ]]>
		</description>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>SCOP Meeting in Vermont - All Presentations</title>
		<link>http://statewideplanning.org</link>
		<guid>http://statewideplanning.org/resource.php?id=85</guid>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jun 2007 10:28:43 EDT</pubDate>
		<description>
			<![CDATA[ The AASHTO Standing Committee on Planning met June 11-13, 2007, in Woodstock, Vermont. You can dowload the attached ZIP file of the presentations (as of 6/18/07) that were given at the meeting or you can dowload specific presentations.<br/>Related File: <a href="http://www.statewideplanning.org/_resources/85_pdfs.zip">pdfs.zip</a><br/>Rating: 3/5 ]]>
		</description>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>Gaps in Data and Research</title>
		<link>http://statewideplanning.org</link>
		<guid>http://statewideplanning.org/resource.php?id=80</guid>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jun 2007 10:04:10 EDT</pubDate>
		<description>
			<![CDATA[ The attached presentation was given by Alan Pisarski, Consultant, on June 13, 2007 at the Standing Committee on Planning Meeting in Woodstock, Vermont.<br/>Related File: <a href="http://www.statewideplanning.org/_resources/80_Pisarski.pdf">Pisarski.pdf</a><br/>Rating: 3/5 ]]>
		</description>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>Using ACS Data in Transportation Planning Applications</title>
		<link>http://statewideplanning.org</link>
		<guid>http://statewideplanning.org/resource.php?id=81</guid>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jun 2007 10:08:37 EDT</pubDate>
		<description>
			<![CDATA[ The attached presentation was given by Ed Christopher, Federal Highway Administration, on June 13, 2007 at the Standing Committee on Planning Meeting in Woodstock, Vermont.<br/>Related File: <a href="http://www.statewideplanning.org/_resources/81_ACS.pdf">ACS.pdf</a><br/>Rating: 2.9/5 ]]>
		</description>
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		<title>HPMS Reassessment</title>
		<link>http://statewideplanning.org</link>
		<guid>http://statewideplanning.org/resource.php?id=82</guid>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jun 2007 10:14:20 EDT</pubDate>
		<description>
			<![CDATA[ The attached presentation was given by Bill Cloud, Montana Department of Transportation, on June 13, 2007 at the Standing Committee on Planning Meeting in Woodstock, Vermont.<br/>Related File: <a href="http://www.statewideplanning.org/_resources/82_HPMS.pdf">HPMS.pdf</a><br/>Rating: 2.9/5 ]]>
		</description>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>Data for Transportation Decision Making</title>
		<link>http://statewideplanning.org</link>
		<guid>http://statewideplanning.org/resource.php?id=83</guid>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jun 2007 10:19:58 EDT</pubDate>
		<description>
			<![CDATA[ The attached presentation was given by Joe Schofer, Northwestern University, on June 13, 2007 at the Standing Committee on Planning Meeting in Woodstock, Vermont.<br/>Related File: <a href="http://www.statewideplanning.org/_resources/83_Schofer.pdf">Schofer.pdf</a><br/>Rating: 3/5 ]]>
		</description>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>Data Subcommittee Update</title>
		<link>http://statewideplanning.org</link>
		<guid>http://statewideplanning.org/resource.php?id=84</guid>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jun 2007 10:22:16 EDT</pubDate>
		<description>
			<![CDATA[ The attached presentation was given by Jonette Kreideweis, Minnesota Department of Transportation, on June 11, 2007 at the Standing Committee on Planning Meeting in Woodstock, Vermont.<br/>Related File: <a href="http://www.statewideplanning.org/_resources/84_DataSubcommittee.pdf">DataSubcommittee.pdf</a><br/>Rating: 3/5 ]]>
		</description>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>Institutional Needs in Safety Planning</title>
		<link>http://statewideplanning.org</link>
		<guid>http://statewideplanning.org/resource.php?id=86</guid>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2007 09:30:18 EDT</pubDate>
		<description>
			<![CDATA[ NCHRP 8-36 (57) -- This 2007 project is designed to provide information, assistance, and guidance on how to institutionalize a process for integrating the necessary transportation and safety stakeholders into a comprehensive safety planning process and suggest methods for improving the state of the art. The study includes a literature review on transportation and safety, collaboration, and incorporating new issues into the planning process. It reports on a focus group study conducted during the Governors Highway Safety Association’s (GHSA) annual meeting and survey results from a 2006 SHSP Peer Exchange. It then provides reports from a large MPO peer exchange in Detroit and a rural domestic scan to learn more about small and rural MPOs and cities. It also summarizes six case studies documenting challenges, opportunities and best practices.<br/>Related File: <a href="http://www.statewideplanning.org/_resources/86_NCHRP-8-36-57.pdf">NCHRP-8-36-57.pdf</a><br/>Rating: 3.1/5 ]]>
		</description>
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	<item>
		<title>SCOP Capacity Building Task Force</title>
		<link>http://statewideplanning.org</link>
		<guid>http://statewideplanning.org/resource.php?id=87</guid>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2007 18:38:44 EDT</pubDate>
		<description>
			<![CDATA[ The attached report on the status of the 2007 Capacity Building Topics was given by Kathy Ames, Illinois Department of Transportation, on June 11, 2007 at the Standing Committee on Planning Meeting in Woodstock, Vermont.<br/>Related File: <a href="http://www.statewideplanning.org/_resources/87_CapacityBuilding.pdf">CapacityBuilding.pdf</a><br/>Rating: 3/5 ]]>
		</description>
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	<item>
		<title>Making the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Work for Transportation</title>
		<link>http://statewideplanning.org</link>
		<guid>http://statewideplanning.org/resource.php?id=88</guid>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Jun 2007 17:14:59 EDT</pubDate>
		<description>
			<![CDATA[ NCHRP 8-36, Task 63 -- Census data historically have been reported using the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) System.  The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) was introduced in 1997 to address a need for a new, more rational approach to tallying industrial classes of workers.  There are several differences between NAICS and SIC that make a straightforward comparison difficult. NAICS is based on how products and services are created, while SIC focuses on what is created. <br />
<br />
The main objective of this report is to analyze the differences between demographic survey data and establishment-based data when they are reported in the same NAICS categories.  Specifically, the research focuses on the mismatch between the two databases for the category “Management of Companies and Enterprises”.<br/>Related File: <a href="http://www.statewideplanning.org/_resources/88_Task-63.pdf">Task-63.pdf</a><br/>Rating: 2.9/5 ]]>
		</description>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>Using ACS Data in Transportation Planning Applications:  A Peer Exchange</title>
		<link>http://statewideplanning.org</link>
		<guid>http://statewideplanning.org/resource.php?id=89</guid>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2007 14:59:09 EDT</pubDate>
		<description>
			<![CDATA[ This report summarizes the presentations and discussions at a Peer Exchange held through the FHWA/FTA Transportation Planning Capacity Building (TPCB) Program. The peer exchange was organized by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Standing Committee on Planning (SCOP) Census Data Workgroup chaired by Jonette Kreideweis (Minnesota DOT).  Attendees were from AASHTO, state departments of transportation, metropolitan planning organizations and councils of government, universities, Census Bureau, the United States Department of Transportation, and the private sector. Following the keynote addresses, issue-specific sessions were held in which multiple presenters gave short presentations and all participants joined in discussion.  Twenty-one presentations are posted at ftp://ftp.camsys.com/clientsupport/CTPPdata/Daytona_peer/<br/>Related File: <a href="http://www.statewideplanning.org/_resources/89_ACS_TPCB Peer Report_Final.pdf">ACS_TPCB Peer Report_Final.pdf</a><br/>Rating: 3/5 ]]>
		</description>
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	<item>
		<title>Best Practices in Using Programmatic Strategies in Statewide Transportation Plans</title>
		<link>http://statewideplanning.org</link>
		<guid>http://statewideplanning.org/resource.php?id=90</guid>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Sep 2007 08:04:13 EDT</pubDate>
		<description>
			<![CDATA[ This report provides an overview of best practices for state Departments of Transportation (DOTs) in making strategic decisions about how to invest in programs like highway preservation, transit, ITS, roadway modernization, aviation, ports and others.<br />
<br />
A programmatic investment strategy is defined as an approach or methodology a transportation agency uses to understand investment needs and implement consistent choices to achieve desired system outcomes. A programmatic investment strategy enables the department to make consistent decisions about how to invest transportation dollars.<br/>Related File: <a href="http://www.statewideplanning.org/_resources/90_NCHRP_8-36-67.pdf">NCHRP_8-36-67.pdf</a><br/>Rating: 3.1/5 ]]>
		</description>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>SCOP Meeting in Milwaukee - All Presentations</title>
		<link>http://statewideplanning.org</link>
		<guid>http://statewideplanning.org/resource.php?id=91</guid>
		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Sep 2007 08:41:31 EDT</pubDate>
		<description>
			<![CDATA[ The AASHTO Standing Committee on Planning met on September 29, 2007, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. You can dowload the attached ZIP file of the presentations (as of 9/30/07) that were given at the meeting.<br/>Related File: <a href="http://www.statewideplanning.org/_resources/91_Milwaukee.zip">Milwaukee.zip</a><br/>Rating: 2.9/5 ]]>
		</description>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>Disaster Response in Transportation Planning</title>
		<link>http://statewideplanning.org</link>
		<guid>http://statewideplanning.org/resource.php?id=92</guid>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 22:19:21 EDT</pubDate>
		<description>
			<![CDATA[ NCHRP 8-36 (69-3) - This May 23, 2007 peer exchange was the third in a peer exchange series to explore disaster response issues in transportation planning.  The goal was to identify ways in which disaster response could be more effectively integrated into State DOT and MPO transportation planning. The meeting was designed to also discuss the linkage between planning and operations—a key to the successful implementation of disaster response plans.<br/>Related File: <a href="http://www.statewideplanning.org/_resources/92_NCHRP8-36-69-3.pdf">NCHRP8-36-69-3.pdf</a><br/>Rating: 2.9/5 ]]>
		</description>
	</item>
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		<title>Implications of New 8-Hour Control Strategy Development on Transportation Programs, Policies, and Projects</title>
		<link>http://statewideplanning.org</link>
		<guid>http://statewideplanning.org/resource.php?id=93</guid>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2007 22:58:21 EDT</pubDate>
		<description>
			<![CDATA[ NCHRP 8-36, Task 68 -- This report is designed to support transportation agencies in identifying and evaluating candidate strategies for implementation under the new 8-hour ozone standard. Few studies have been conducted to determine which control strategies are better suited to reducing emissions of ozone precursors over the longer timeframe. This report provides information on tropospheric (ground-level) ozone formation and factors affecting ozone concentrations, the effects of advances in emissions control technology on future emissions rates, and the effectiveness of transportation strategies in reducing motor vehicle emissions and 1-hour and 8-hour ozone concentrations in a typical urban area.<br/>Related File: <a href="http://www.statewideplanning.org/_resources/93_NCHRP8-36-68.pdf">NCHRP8-36-68.pdf</a><br/>Rating: 3/5 ]]>
		</description>
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	<item>
		<title>www.RuralTransportation.org</title>
		<link>http://statewideplanning.org</link>
		<guid>http://statewideplanning.org/resource.php?id=94</guid>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2007 10:35:04 EDT</pubDate>
		<description>
			<![CDATA[ The www.RuralTransportation.org Web site serves as a clearinghouse of information for rural transportation planners, practitioners, policy makers, and stakeholders.  Resources offered include access to the Rural Transportation Newsletter, reports and case studies on the relationship between transportation and the regional economy, profiles of how transportation planning for rural regions is incorporated into statewide planning in several different states, examples of rural transportation planning organization (RPO) work, a library of documents related to various planning areas, links to other organizations, a calendar of training opportunities, and rural transportation job openings.  This Web site is a product of the National Association of Development Organizations and the NADO Research Foundation.<br/>Related URL: <a href="http://www.ruraltransportation.org">http://www.ruraltransportation.org</a><br/>Rating: 2.9/5 ]]>
		</description>
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	<item>
		<title>Applications of Asset Management in Programming and Budgeting: Peer Exchange Summary</title>
		<link>http://statewideplanning.org</link>
		<guid>http://statewideplanning.org/resource.php?id=95</guid>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2008 17:36:03 EST</pubDate>
		<description>
			<![CDATA[ Six discussion areas are covered in this peer exchange: <br />
--  Incorporating performance measures and targets in the programming and budgeting process<br />
--  Use of asset management systems to support programming and budgeting <br />
--  Cross-asset analysis and programming<br />
--  The use of TAM principles in the prioritization of capacity expansion projects<br />
--  Application of TAM to assets other than highways<br />
--  Incorporating risk analysis techniques<br/>Related URL: <a href="http://assetmanagement.transportation.org/tam/aashto.nsf/docs/BEE9F5B4AA5142C6852573A3006B4D10?opendocument&amp;Group=TAMT78HSC2&amp;tab=REFERENCE">http://assetmanagement.transportation.org/tam/aashto.nsf/docs/BEE9F5B4AA5142C6852573A3006B4D10?opendocument&amp;Group=TAMT78HSC2&amp;tab=REFERENCE</a><br/>Rating: 3.1/5 ]]>
		</description>
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	<item>
		<title>Work Assignments and Performance in External Positions Funded by State DOTs</title>
		<link>http://statewideplanning.org</link>
		<guid>http://statewideplanning.org/resource.php?id=96</guid>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2008 22:23:05 EST</pubDate>
		<description>
			<![CDATA[ NCHRP 8-36 (69-2) - This December, 2007 peer exchange was the second in a peer exchange series.  The objective was to explore work assignments and performance in external positions funded by state departments of transportation (DOTs).  Lessons learned and recommendations for successful management of external positions include:<br />
· External positions should focus on the projects that have been prioritized by the funding state DOT;<br />
· Provide clear expectations of job functions in position descriptions;<br />
· Develop accountability measures;<br />
· Use a quarterly or annual review process;<br />
· Develop guidance for external position programs at resource agencies;<br />
· Maintain open lines of communication;<br />
· Designate a state DOT staff member or program manager, if necessary, to oversee the external position;<br />
· Where multiple external positions are funded in an agency, designate/fund the position of a program manager within the resource agency;<br />
· Provide transportation planning and project development orientation for external<br />
positions; and<br />
· Support ongoing professional training for the external positions.<br/>Related File: <a href="http://www.statewideplanning.org/_resources/96_NCHRP-8-36-69-2.pdf">NCHRP-8-36-69-2.pdf</a><br/>Rating: 2.8/5 ]]>
		</description>
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	<item>
		<title>Transportation Funding Task Force</title>
		<link>http://statewideplanning.org</link>
		<guid>http://statewideplanning.org/resource.php?id=97</guid>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2008 12:39:07 EDT</pubDate>
		<description>
			<![CDATA[ In Michigan, a  new initiative is underway to address the issue of future funding for transportation.   Public Act 221 of 2007 created a  Transportation Funding Task Force (TF2) to "review the adequacy of surface transportation and aeronautics  service provision and finance" in Michigan.  The task force is made up of 9 citizens representing 8 economic sectors plus the majority and minority leaders of the Senate and the speaker and minority leader of the Michigan House of Representatives.  <br />
<br />
The task force is supported  a Citizens Advisory Committee and MDOT is responsible for providing staff to the effort.   <br />
<br />
A web site has been created  to keep  everyone informed of the progress of the Task Force, which will be working thru  most of 2008 and reporting its initial recommendations to the state legislature by October 31,2008.    We invite you to visit the web site....<br/>Related URL: <a href="http://www.michigan.gov/mdot/0,1607,7-151-9623_31969_49303---,00.html">http://www.michigan.gov/mdot/0,1607,7-151-9623_31969_49303---,00.html</a><br/>Rating: 3.2/5 ]]>
		</description>
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	<item>
		<title>A Guidebook for Including Access Management in Transportation Planning</title>
		<link>http://statewideplanning.org</link>
		<guid>http://statewideplanning.org/resource.php?id=98</guid>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 11:30:28 EDT</pubDate>
		<description>
			<![CDATA[ Access management is defined in the TRB 2003 Access Management Manual, as the “systematic control of the location, spacing, design, and operation of driveways, median openings, interchanges, and street connections to a roadway.” Application of the best practices of access management has benefits for motorists, bicyclists, pedestrians, transit riders, business people, government agencies, and communities. Recognizing the differences among states and communities regarding access management, the report provides guidance for implementing access management through the transportation planning process rather than prescribing a particular approach. The guidance is organized by type of plan (i.e., overall planning process, long-range plans, programming, and corridor and sub-area planning) and jurisdictional level (i.e., state, metropolitan planning organization, and local).<br/>Related URL: <a href="http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/nchrp/nchrp_rpt_548.pdf">http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/nchrp/nchrp_rpt_548.pdf</a><br/>Rating: 1.9/5 ]]>
		</description>
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		<title>Access to Destinations: Refining Methods for Calculating Non-Auto Travel Times</title>
		<link>http://statewideplanning.org</link>
		<guid>http://statewideplanning.org/resource.php?id=99</guid>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 11:34:42 EDT</pubDate>
		<description>
			<![CDATA[ Regardless of the form used to specify accessibility, all measures require as inputs travel times between the zones of a region. In this research study, attention is focused on developing methods for calculating travel times by non-auto modes, including walking, bicycling, and public transit. Unique networks for each mode are developed, accounting for the presence of special facilities such as pedestrian or bicycle trails and on-street bike lanes. A statistical model is estimated to identify the influence of special bicycle facilities on travel speeds, using GPS data collected from bicyclists in a real-world setting. The output of the application of these methods is a set of maps depicting travel sheds from various locations within the study area. The research concludes with some suggestions about the uses of the travel time data, such as the calculation of multimodal, multipurpose measures of accessibility.<br/>Related File: <a href="http://www.statewideplanning.org/_resources/99_Mn-DOT2007-24.pdf">Mn-DOT2007-24.pdf</a><br/>Rating: 2.9/5 ]]>
		</description>
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		<title>A Prioritization Process for Access Management Implementation in Utah</title>
		<link>http://statewideplanning.org</link>
		<guid>http://statewideplanning.org/resource.php?id=100</guid>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 11:38:01 EDT</pubDate>
		<description>
			<![CDATA[ Appropriate access management techniques can improve the safety and efficiency of arterial roads. To determine which roads can most benefit by the implementation of access management techniques, a prioritization process was developed to recommend various access management treatments. To serve as the basis for the performance index, a database was created including identifying features, characteristics, and crash history for 175 arterial road segments on Utah state routes. Stepwise linear regression was applied to the data collected to determine which characteristics of the roads were correlated with crash rate, crash severity, and specific collision types. Recommendations for access management treatments were given in the form of a decision tree to classify existing or future road segments into subcategories based on volume, signal spacing, land use, and other criteria, with recommendations provided for each subcategory.<br/>Related File: <a href="http://www.statewideplanning.org/_resources/100_UT-07.05.pdf">UT-07.05.pdf</a><br/>Rating: 3.1/5 ]]>
		</description>
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		<title>Getting Around: Alternatives for Seniors Who No Longer Drive</title>
		<link>http://statewideplanning.org</link>
		<guid>http://statewideplanning.org/resource.php?id=101</guid>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 11:48:40 EDT</pubDate>
		<description>
			<![CDATA[ In the best interests of their older populations, communities are seeking strategies to assist their aging residents to remain mobile as they transition from driving. This project, conducted by Center for Health Aging (CHA), is a pilot program designed to help older residents in eight sites in Southern California with the transition from driving, and consisted of a transportation support and information network and a public education campaign. Focusing on counseling and mobility planning, it was designed to address the needs of seniors who could no longer drive, rather than those who could still prolong their safe driving years. This report summarizes the activities and outcomes of the project to provide a guide for others wishing to replicate this model in their communities.<br/>Related File: <a href="http://www.statewideplanning.org/_resources/101_GettingAroundReport.pdf">GettingAroundReport.pdf</a><br/>Rating: 3.1/5 ]]>
		</description>
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		<title>Aging Americans: Stranded Without Options</title>
		<link>http://statewideplanning.org</link>
		<guid>http://statewideplanning.org/resource.php?id=102</guid>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 11:51:10 EDT</pubDate>
		<description>
			<![CDATA[ The demographics of the United States will change dramatically during the next 25 years as more baby boomers reach their 60s, 70s and beyond. The U.S. Census Bureau projects that the number of Americans age 65 or older will swell from 35 million today to more than 62 million by 2025 - nearly an 80 percent increase. As people grow older, they often become less willing or able to drive, making it necessary to depend on alternative methods of transportation. Unfortunately, the United States is currently ill prepared to provide adequate transportation choices for our rapidly aging population. Alternatives to driving are sparse, particularly in some regions and in rural and small town communities. This report presents new findings based on the National Household Transportation Survey of 2001 and places them in the context of other research on mobility in the aging population.<br/>Related File: <a href="http://www.statewideplanning.org/_resources/102_aging_stranded.pdf">aging_stranded.pdf</a><br/>Rating: 3/5 ]]>
		</description>
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		<title>Meeting the Mobility Needs of an Aging Population</title>
		<link>http://statewideplanning.org</link>
		<guid>http://statewideplanning.org/resource.php?id=103</guid>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 11:52:44 EDT</pubDate>
		<description>
			<![CDATA[ Transportation is consistently listed as a top concern of older adults, their caregivers, friends, and service providers. Thus, policies should reflect that transportation is an Instrumental Activity of Daily Living (IADL). From a policy perspective, transportation is treated as the means to an end—transportation is a method to get to and from another service. Could we modify our service plans and rate structures to promote mobility? Changing transportation to an end will enhance aging adults’ relationship to their community and independence.<br/>Related File: <a href="http://www.statewideplanning.org/_resources/103_BethStalvey.pdf">BethStalvey.pdf</a><br/>Rating: 3.2/5 ]]>
		</description>
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	<item>
		<title>Older Americans&#039; Patterns of Driving and Using Other Transportation</title>
		<link>http://statewideplanning.org</link>
		<guid>http://statewideplanning.org/resource.php?id=104</guid>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 11:53:52 EDT</pubDate>
		<description>
			<![CDATA[ Many older residents drive as their primary mode of transportation. Between 1995 and 2025, the U.S. population age 65 and older is expected to approximately double in size, but the number of the nation’s drivers 65 and older is projected to increase by at least 2.5 times. Higher rates of public transportation use are unlikely unless the availability, quality, and convenience of services, especially in rural communities, are improved. This article examines rural-urban patterns and trends in driving, older people’s use of other modes of transportation, and the quality-of-life consequences of driving versus using other transportation.<br/>Related URL: <a href="http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/11000/11500/11575/sep2000f.pdf">http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/11000/11500/11575/sep2000f.pdf</a><br/>Rating: 2.8/5 ]]>
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		<title>Air Quality Planning for Transportation Officials</title>
		<link>http://statewideplanning.org</link>
		<guid>http://statewideplanning.org/resource.php?id=105</guid>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 11:55:18 EDT</pubDate>
		<description>
			<![CDATA[ This guide provides an overview of the air quality planning requirements of the Clean Air Act (CAA) that are transportation-related. Effective air quality planning and transportation planning must be firmly integrated. It is intended for transportation officials involved with transportation planning and program development. It aims to provide a basic understanding of the air quality planning requirements of the CAA, and the impacts on transportation planning and transportation choices. This guide seeks to inform the transportation community about the opportunities and constraints created by the integration of air quality planning with transportation planning, so that both air quality and transportation goals can be achieved.<br/>Related URL: <a href="http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/aqplan/index.htm">http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/aqplan/index.htm</a><br/>Rating: 3/5 ]]>
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		<title>Center for Clean Air Policy Transportation Guidebook</title>
		<link>http://statewideplanning.org</link>
		<guid>http://statewideplanning.org/resource.php?id=106</guid>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 11:57:41 EDT</pubDate>
		<description>
			<![CDATA[ States and localities have influence over a number of decisions that affect transportation emissions such as land use regulation, transportation planning, tax incentives and infrastructure spending. The purpose of this guidebook is to engage state and local officials in understanding the extent to which policy decisions affect air pollution, energy use, and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The Transportation Emissions Guidebook consists of two parts – 1) Land Use, Transit, and Travel Demand, and 2) Vehicle Technology and Fuels. The Transportation Emissions Guidebook places an emphasis on the integration of land use and transportation decision making, and the development of strategies to help reduce the local and regional vehicle miles traveled.<br/>Related URL: <a href="http://www.ccap.org/safe/guidebook.php">http://www.ccap.org/safe/guidebook.php</a><br/>Rating: 3.1/5 ]]>
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		<title>Multi-Pollutant Emissions Benefits of Transportation Strategies</title>
		<link>http://statewideplanning.org</link>
		<guid>http://statewideplanning.org/resource.php?id=107</guid>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 11:58:32 EDT</pubDate>
		<description>
			<![CDATA[ The purpose of this report is to help transportation practitioners consider appropriate transportation strategies for reducing transportation-related emissions of concern. Specifically, this report provides a compendium of traditional and innovative transportation-related control strategies and each type of strategy identifies effects on the following seven pollutants: CO, PM-10, PM-2.5, NOx, VOCs, SOx, and NH3. Strategies included are those that can be implemented by policy makers at a state or local level. Although many strategies can be funded or implemented directly by transportation agencies (e.g., programs eligible for CMAQ funding), others included in this document are more typically implemented by state air agencies (e.g., inspection and maintenance programs) or require state or local government implementation (e.g., land use policies, fuel tax increases).<br/>Related URL: <a href="http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/conformity/mpe_benefits/index.htm">http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/conformity/mpe_benefits/index.htm</a><br/>Rating: 3.1/5 ]]>
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		<title>State Innovations to Reduce Vehicle Emissions</title>
		<link>http://statewideplanning.org</link>
		<guid>http://statewideplanning.org/resource.php?id=108</guid>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 12:08:39 EDT</pubDate>
		<description>
			<![CDATA[ Federal regulations largely control fuel formulas and vehicle emissions standards, but states have a wide range of other options for controlling mobile source pollution. State programs to curb pollution from motor vehicles can be grouped into the following four general categories:<br />
• ensuring tailpipe emissions standards are met through inspection and maintenance;<br />
• slowing the increase in vehicle miles traveled;<br />
• mitigating congestion; and<br />
• encouraging the purchase of alternative fuel vehicles.<br />
This report examines a selection of innovative strategies in each of these four categories and discusses how these strategies might be applied to maximize the potential for emissions reduction.<br/>Related URL: <a href="http://www.nga.org/Files/pdf/EMISSIONSREPORT.pdf">http://www.nga.org/Files/pdf/EMISSIONSREPORT.pdf</a><br/>Rating: 2.7/5 ]]>
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		<title>Emissions Benefits of Land Use Planning Strategies</title>
		<link>http://statewideplanning.org</link>
		<guid>http://statewideplanning.org/resource.php?id=109</guid>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 12:10:02 EDT</pubDate>
		<description>
			<![CDATA[ Research and applied practice have attempted to define the nature of land use and travel behavior for several decades. This research project that would address the following objectives: 1) critically review existing literature and research on the topic of land use, travel behavior, and emission interactions; 2) conduct a series of interviews and case studies with acknowledged experts and practitioners; and 3) outline the state-of-the-practice and recommend improvements and research that can aid practitioners in the future. The report findings were oriented towards practitioners that are or might be conducting land use-emissions studies.<br/>Related URL: <a href="http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/conformity/benefits/index.htm">http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/conformity/benefits/index.htm</a><br/>Rating: 2.6/5 ]]>
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		<title>Transportation / Air Quality Issues in Rural Areas</title>
		<link>http://statewideplanning.org</link>
		<guid>http://statewideplanning.org/resource.php?id=110</guid>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 12:11:01 EDT</pubDate>
		<description>
			<![CDATA[ Several rural counties have exceeded the national standard for one or more air pollutants. The purpose of this study is to increase understanding of how many rural areas are facing this problem and to identify the main causes for their exceeding air quality standards. The study also focuses on transportation's contribution to the air quality problems in rural areas and their methods to meet certain Clean Air Act requirements related to motor vehicle emission sources. The research identified rural nonattainment and maintenance areas: how many are there, where are they, and are they isolated rural areas or donut areas? Once the delineation of areas was accomplished, the study's in-depth evaluation of air quality and transportation conformity issues was restricted to only isolated rural areas. The research reported in this paper accomplished the following: 1) determined if transportation is generating the pollutants in each isolated rural area or if another source is primarily responsible for the pollutant; 2) identified what analysis rural areas have conducted to meet the Clean Air Act requirements for transportation conformity and the control measures they have undertaken to address transportation-related sources of pollutants; and 3) assessed the resources and planning capabilities of isolated rural areas to address the issue of conformity between transportation plans for their areas and State Implementation Plans (SIPs)<br/>Related URL: <a href="http://www.planning.dot.gov/Documents/Rural/rural_aq_final_rpt.htm">http://www.planning.dot.gov/Documents/Rural/rural_aq_final_rpt.htm</a><br/>Rating: 3.2/5 ]]>
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		<title>U.S. Domestic Scan Program: Best Practices in Transportation Asset Management</title>
		<link>http://statewideplanning.org</link>
		<guid>http://statewideplanning.org/resource.php?id=111</guid>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 12:12:13 EDT</pubDate>
		<description>
			<![CDATA[ This scan identified best-case examples of the application of asset management principles and practice in US transportation agencies. The team met with a range of organizations to discuss the specifics of each organization’s experience with asset management, including several transportation agencies, a city transportation department, two metropolitan planning organizations, two county transportation departments, a toll authority, and two statewide asset management associations.<br/>Related URL: <a href="http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/trbnet/acl/NCRHP2068_Domestic_Scan_TAM_Final_Report.pdf">http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/trbnet/acl/NCRHP2068_Domestic_Scan_TAM_Final_Report.pdf</a><br/>Rating: 3.1/5 ]]>
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		<title>Geospatial Information Technologies for Asset Management: A Peer Exchange</title>
		<link>http://statewideplanning.org</link>
		<guid>http://statewideplanning.org/resource.php?id=112</guid>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 12:14:41 EDT</pubDate>
		<description>
			<![CDATA[ Participants in this peer exchange discussed state and local agency applications of spatial technologies for asset management activities and to identify ongoing issues and research directions. Six state and local transportation agencies were selected based on their leadership and progress in the application of spatial technologies towards asset management. Prior to the peer exchange, agency participants completed an extensive questionnaire on their uses of spatial technologies, their history of implementation, and perceived benefits and issues. Results of the completed questionnaires, and subsequent peer exchange discussions, provided insights into the application of spatial technologies to meet asset management practitioner needs.<br/>Related URL: <a href="http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/circulars/ec108.pdf">http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/circulars/ec108.pdf</a><br/>Rating: 3.3/5 ]]>
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		<title>Information Assets to Support Transportation Decision Making</title>
		<link>http://statewideplanning.org</link>
		<guid>http://statewideplanning.org/resource.php?id=113</guid>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 12:16:39 EDT</pubDate>
		<description>
			<![CDATA[ Participants in this peer exchange identified and discussed actions that could assist in ensuring the availability of data needed for effective transportation decision making:<br />
• Institutionalizing data as a transportation asset by aligning information programs with organizational goals and articulating the value of data to decision making; communicating opportunities and limitations of data assets to managers and decision makers; and providing easy access to data and metadata to describe it.<br />
• Enhancing data and information programs by developing data business plans as dynamic organizing frameworks; linking data systems to organizational goals; defining responsibilities, boundaries, and flows and providing a basis for setting data investment priorities; strengthening data programs for performance measurement by standardizing definitions, reporting practices, and linear referencing systems (LRS) to support integration across agencies, network components, and jurisdictions; conducting benchmarking analyses within and among states using national databases; and using data for outcome analyses to understand effectiveness of actions.<br />
• Developing data producer and information technology (IT) competencies that include organizational knowledge; strategic thinking; openness to new data uses, applications, and technologies; team building, networking, and negotiating skills; technical skills to accommodate emerging technology and information management solutions; and the capability to conduct more sophisticated data analyses.<br/>Related URL: <a href="http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/circulars/ec121.pdf">http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/circulars/ec121.pdf</a><br/>Rating: 3.6/5 ]]>
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		<title>Transportation Asset Management Today: An Evaluation of an Emerging Virtual Community of Practice</title>
		<link>http://statewideplanning.org</link>
		<guid>http://statewideplanning.org/resource.php?id=114</guid>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 12:18:04 EDT</pubDate>
		<description>
			<![CDATA[ This paper evaluates the elements of transportation asset management that make the creation of an Internet COP an appropriate method for advancing its education and practice. In addition, this paper gives an overview of the history, structure, and content of the Web site, and offers a preliminary evaluation based on site usage and other observations.<br/>Related File: <a href="http://www.statewideplanning.org/_resources/114_WinsorAsset.pdf">WinsorAsset.pdf</a><br/>Rating: 2.9/5 ]]>
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		<title>Transportation Planning and Asset Management</title>
		<link>http://statewideplanning.org</link>
		<guid>http://statewideplanning.org/resource.php?id=115</guid>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 12:18:41 EDT</pubDate>
		<description>
			<![CDATA[ Brief overview flyer of transportation asset management for state department of transportation officials.<br/>Related URL: <a href="http://www.planning.dot.gov/Documents/tpamb.pdf">http://www.planning.dot.gov/Documents/tpamb.pdf</a><br/>Rating: 2.8/5 ]]>
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		<title>Integrating Asset Management into the Metropolitan Planning Process: A Peer Exchange</title>
		<link>http://statewideplanning.org</link>
		<guid>http://statewideplanning.org/resource.php?id=116</guid>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 12:19:25 EDT</pubDate>
		<description>
			<![CDATA[ The goal of the peer exchange was to bring representatives from state departments of transportation (DOTs) together with representatives of metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) to discuss the use of Asset Management techniques in the metropolitan planning process. Participants were chosen to ensure a diverse group, with representatives for all parts of the country as well as from jurisdictions of various sizes. In addition, participants were chosen to bring together representatives with a range of experience in Asset Management.<br/>Related URL: <a href="http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/hep10/state/intassetmgmt.pdf">http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/hep10/state/intassetmgmt.pdf</a><br/>Rating: 2.6/5 ]]>
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		<title>Performance Measures and Targets for Transportation Asset Management</title>
		<link>http://statewideplanning.org</link>
		<guid>http://statewideplanning.org/resource.php?id=117</guid>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 12:20:11 EDT</pubDate>
		<description>
			<![CDATA[ The two volumes of this report will help transportation agencies apply the concepts of performance management to their asset management efforts. Volume I describes the research effort and provides the current state of practice on the use of performance measures, principally in the context of transportation asset management. Volume II introduces a framework for identifying performance measures and setting target values, and its appendixes contain examples of performance measures and targets. The report will be of interest throughout transportation agencies as an aid to effective decision-making and the optimization of resources. The objectives of this research were to (1) investigate performance measures suitable to asset management and (2) develop a framework for establishing performance measures and setting targets for use in asset management. The emphasis was on highway infrastructure assets.<br/>Related URL: <a href="http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/nchrp/nchrp_rpt_551.pdf">http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/nchrp/nchrp_rpt_551.pdf</a><br/>Rating: 3.3/5 ]]>
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		<title>Analysis of State Long-Range Transportation Plans</title>
		<link>http://statewideplanning.org</link>
		<guid>http://statewideplanning.org/resource.php?id=118</guid>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 12:45:04 EDT</pubDate>
		<description>
			<![CDATA[ This report is a brief update of earlier in-depth analysis by the Volpe Center for FHWA and FTA in 2002, which reviewed all statewide long-range transportation plans (SLRPs) to identify national trends and innovative transportation planning practices, as reflected in those products of the statewide planning process. This report reviews a set of 15 of the most recently updated SLRPs to identify trends and examples of planning practice in three topic areas: Type of Plan (Needs-Based, Vision-Based, Policy, Project, Corridor, or Fiscally Realistic); Incorporation of the Planning Factors Identified in TEA-21 and SAFETEA-LU; and Multi-Modal Planning. Although the focus is on the SLRPs themselves and not the broader statewide transportation planning processes, these evaluations offer some insights into the overall planning processes.<br/>Related URL: <a href="http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/hep10/state/anaswplans.htm">http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/hep10/state/anaswplans.htm</a><br/>Rating: 2.7/5 ]]>
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		<title>Evaluation of Statewide Long-Range Transportation Plans</title>
		<link>http://statewideplanning.org</link>
		<guid>http://statewideplanning.org/resource.php?id=119</guid>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 12:45:46 EDT</pubDate>
		<description>
			<![CDATA[ This report presents the results of a study of statewide long-range transportation plans completed for the FHWA Office of Intermodal and Statewide Programs by the US Department of Transportation's Volpe National Transportation Systems Center. The review also produced a database with detailed information on major characteristics of the statewide plans. The goals of the research were to assess how individual states approach a series of important transportation planning themes in their plans; to identify national planning trends from this analysis; and to highlight "noteworthy practices." The noteworthy practice sections of the report provide short case studies of innovative approaches to the themes by individual states. The report and database are intended to provide insights and references for state planning stakeholders as they develop plans that are increasingly informative and useful for decision-making.<br/>Related URL: <a href="http://www.ibrc.fhwa.dot.gov/hep10/state/evalplans.htm">http://www.ibrc.fhwa.dot.gov/hep10/state/evalplans.htm</a><br/>Rating: 2.7/5 ]]>
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		<title>Innovations in Statewide Planning: A Peer Exchange</title>
		<link>http://statewideplanning.org</link>
		<guid>http://statewideplanning.org/resource.php?id=120</guid>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 12:46:22 EDT</pubDate>
		<description>
			<![CDATA[ The 2005 summer peer exchange addressed the topic of innovations in statewide planning. The first afternoon of the peer exchange was used for a round table discussion on main issues facing each of the participant’s transportation agencies. This portion of the exchange set the tone for open discourse that continued throughout the day and a half of events. The second day of the peer exchange was a discussion on innovations in statewide planning. Each participant was given 20 minutes to present their state’s innovation(s) with questions and discussion throughout. The presentations were loosely based on the responses to the following seven survey questions that were answered by each participant prior to the exchange: 1) Please describe an innovative practice in your state’s planning process;  2) What prompted you to make this change?; 3) How does it differ from the past?; 4) Where did you come up with this idea?; 5) What new tools, planning procedures, or policy changes (or other changes) have surfaced as a result?; 6) Who are your primary champions or stakeholders? Is there buy-in in the department and/or in other state agencies? and 7) What risks were involved in adopting this innovation?<br/>Related URL: <a href="http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/circulars/ec091.pdf">http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/circulars/ec091.pdf</a><br/>Rating: 2.9/5 ]]>
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		<title>Statewide Transportation Planning: Lessons from California</title>
		<link>http://statewideplanning.org</link>
		<guid>http://statewideplanning.org/resource.php?id=121</guid>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 12:49:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<description>
			<![CDATA[ State Departments of Transportation (DOTs) are grappling with how to meet federal mandates that they engage in multimodal transportation planning with metropolitan planning organizations and other governmental agencies. The experience of one state, California, shows that the recent round of soul-searching is nothing new. California’s experience is one of the episodic, triage-style planning undertaken in response to a recurring series of fiscal or physical crises and external mandates. The only exception to this pattern was the long-range planning surrounding the California Freeway System plan adopted in 1959. But given today’s transportation policy environmental and prevailing public attitudes about building large transportation facilities, the ability of the state DOTs to craft far-reaching, long-range plans along the lines of the 1959 example is a Herculean task. Today’s round of organization soul-searching could represent the first hesitant steps forwards an era of thoughtful, proactive planning, or it could simply be the latest example of reactive planning. Experience suggests that the latter is more likely the case.<br/>Related File: <a href="http://www.statewideplanning.org/_resources/121_statewide transportation planning.pdf">statewide transportation planning.pdf</a><br/>Rating: 3.2/5 ]]>
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		<title>Transportation and Climate Change: 10 Keys for Mapping Policy Pathways</title>
		<link>http://statewideplanning.org</link>
		<guid>http://statewideplanning.org/resource.php?id=122</guid>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 12:54:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<description>
			<![CDATA[ This interpretive summary from a climate change conference held in Seattle in 2004 aims to<br />
extract the most valuable information and models that emerged from the highly successful gathering.<br />
This brief report is organized thematically around key insights, with a view to charting paths forward<br />
for transportation and global warming policies and solutions.<br/>Related File: <a href="http://www.statewideplanning.org/_resources/122_TGW Final Report.pdf">TGW Final Report.pdf</a><br/>Rating: 3.2/5 ]]>
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		<title>Greenhouse Gas Reduction Through State and Local Transportation Planning</title>
		<link>http://statewideplanning.org</link>
		<guid>http://statewideplanning.org/resource.php?id=123</guid>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 12:54:57 EDT</pubDate>
		<description>
			<![CDATA[ This report improves understanding of how states and localities might contribute to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction through transportation planning. Transportation is a major contributor to GHG emissions. State and local transportation planning affects transportation decisions, which, in turn, can influence travel patterns, land use, energy consumption, and, ultimately, GHG emissions. The amount of voluntary activity by states and local areas to develop GHG and climate change plans is increasing. Plans typically commitment to conduct a baseline GHG emissions analysis, set local GHG reduction targets, develop local action plans, implement emissions reduction policies, and monitor progress. This report uses seven case studies to evaluate how states and local areas are using transportation planning to pursue goals to reduce GHG emissions. The research focuses on the broad transportation planning process, selected strategies and actions, and the associated GHG emission reductions projected or accomplished. This report considers both transportation planning by state Departments of Transportation, metropolitan planning organizations, city and county transportation agencies, and transportation operators, and energy, environmental, or land use planning by other state and local agencies that considers climate change and transportation policies, investments, and strategies.<br/>Related File: <a href="http://www.statewideplanning.org/_resources/123_GHGreduction-transplanning.pdf">GHGreduction-transplanning.pdf</a><br/>Rating: 2.3/5 ]]>
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		<title>Highway Congestion: Intelligent Transportation Systems&#039; Promise for Managing Congestion Falls Short, and DOT Could Better Facili</title>
		<link>http://statewideplanning.org</link>
		<guid>http://statewideplanning.org/resource.php?id=124</guid>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 15:41:32 EDT</pubDate>
		<description>
			<![CDATA[ The federal role in ITS deployment includes goal setting, funding, and facilitating states’ investment in ITS. Progress has been made toward achieving DOT’s deployment goal, but DOT’s goal and measures have limitations and fall short of capturing ITS’s impact on congestion. Among other things, the measures do not capture the extent to which deployed ITS technologies are effectively operated, and the GAO found that some metropolitan areas’ operations of ITS technologies are limited. Many of the ITS studies we reviewed suggest that ITS deployment can have benefits such as relieving congestion, traffic throughput, safety, and air quality. Results from some studies suggest that ITS benefits depend on effectively operating ITS technologies to meet local conditions. However, few studies provided information about cost effectiveness of the ITS deployments, which is essential for maximizing public investments. According to transportation officials GAO spoke with, barriers to ITS deployment and use include the limited public awareness of the impact of ITS, difficulty of funding ITS operations, limited technical expertise, and lack of technical standards. DOT actions have had limited success in overcoming these barriers.<br/>Related URL: <a href="http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d05943.pdf">http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d05943.pdf</a><br/>Rating: 2.9/5 ]]>
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		<title>Innovative State &amp; Local Planning for Coordinated Transportation</title>
		<link>http://statewideplanning.org</link>
		<guid>http://statewideplanning.org/resource.php?id=125</guid>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 15:42:44 EDT</pubDate>
		<description>
			<![CDATA[ At present, planning for transportation services is markedly different between transit operators, and health and human service agencies. FTA-funded transit operators are required to meet specific transportation planning requirements as a condition of funding, including provision of detailed operational data on cost and ridership, and participation in the regional metropolitan planning process. In contrast, as multi-service agencies, U.S. DHS-funded programs view transportation services as a secondary function in support of their main mission and do not typically conduct transportation planning or have transportation reporting requirements. As a result, data and information to support planning for FTA and DHHS-funded transportation services are not always comparable, making planning for coordinated transportation between transit and health and human services challenging. This report focuses on 15 case studies of transportation coordination.<br/>Related URL: <a href="http://www.fta.dot.gov/planning/metro/planning_environment_3950.html">http://www.fta.dot.gov/planning/metro/planning_environment_3950.html</a><br/>Rating: 2.8/5 ]]>
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		<title>SAFETEA-LU Planning: Illustrative Examples</title>
		<link>http://statewideplanning.org</link>
		<guid>http://statewideplanning.org/resource.php?id=126</guid>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 15:43:44 EDT</pubDate>
		<description>
			<![CDATA[ This report is intended to support timely accommodation of SAFETEA-LU provisions by presenting examples of current practice from metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) and state departments of transportation (DOTs) to illustrate a range of approaches for addressing several selected planning provisions. The "illustrative examples" presented in this report were drawn from a cross-section of large and small MPOs and DOTs and are offered for consideration by all practitioners as they formulate and implement their own plans to achieve SAFETEA-LU compliance.<br />
<br />
The report presents illustrative examples of MPO and State planning activities in the following SAFETEA-LU planning topic areas:<br />
1. Consideration of Planned Growth and Economic Development Planning<br />
2. Transportation Systems Security/Emergency Preparedness<br />
3. Environmental Mitigation Activities<br />
4. Public Participation Plan for Metropolitan Planning<br />
5. Consultation with Other Types of Planning<br />
6. Consultation with Tribes<br />
7. Consultation with Economic Development Agencies<br />
8. Visualization Techniques in Transportation Plan and TIP Development<br />
9. Electronic Publication of Plans and TIP/STIP<br />
10. Coordinated Public Transit-Human Service Plan<br />
11. Publication of Annual Listing of Projects<br/>Related URL: <a href="http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/metro/sftluexamp.htm">http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/metro/sftluexamp.htm</a><br/>Rating: 3.5/5 ]]>
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		<title>Statewide Transportation Planning: Making Connections</title>
		<link>http://statewideplanning.org</link>
		<guid>http://statewideplanning.org/resource.php?id=127</guid>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 15:45:07 EDT</pubDate>
		<description>
			<![CDATA[ The Statewide Transportation Planning: Making Connections conference was designed as an opportunity for transportation planners at state departments of transportation, metropolitan planning organizations, local governments, and transit agencies to meet together and discuss making connections in the transportation planning process. The sessions were organized around making connections in four different areas: political process, customers, between transportation systems and with other types of plans, and between planning and programming.<br/>Related URL: <a href="http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/circulars/ec099.pdf">http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/circulars/ec099.pdf</a><br/>Rating: 2.9/5 ]]>
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		<title>Corridor Preservation Best Practices</title>
		<link>http://statewideplanning.org</link>
		<guid>http://statewideplanning.org/resource.php?id=128</guid>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 15:46:51 EDT</pubDate>
		<description>
			<![CDATA[ Hillsborough County is in the process of developing a countywide Corridor Plan for the purpose of preserving and managing transportation corridors. This report addresses the right-of-way preservation aspects of the plan. Right-of-way preservation is the coordinated application of measures to obtain control of or protect the right-of-way for a planned transportation facility. In Florida law, right-of-way preservation is addressed in the context of corridor management, which is defined as the “coordination of the planning of designated future transportation corridors with land use planning within and adjacent to the corridor…” The report begins with an overview of the benefits and issues in corridor preservation practice. It proceeds with the statutory and legal context for right-of-way preservation in Florida. Finally, the report reviews corridor preservation best practices and provides case examples of various techniques from local right-of-way preservation programs.<br/>Related URL: <a href="http://www.cutr.usf.edu/pdf/BestPracticesReport.pdf">http://www.cutr.usf.edu/pdf/BestPracticesReport.pdf</a><br/>Rating: 2.9/5 ]]>
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		<title>Identification and Development of User Requirements to Support Robust Corridor Investment Models</title>
		<link>http://statewideplanning.org</link>
		<guid>http://statewideplanning.org/resource.php?id=129</guid>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 15:48:09 EDT</pubDate>
		<description>
			<![CDATA[ The purpose of the project was to develop usable techniques to integrate a broader range of potential impacts of transportation investments into transportation planning and decision-making. The research project described in this report developed a multi-attribute framework that can be used to assist in organizing and synthesizing information to measure costs and benefits, both monetary and non-monetary, of highway corridor investments. A modular approach was taken to developing individual techniques to quantify the potential impacts that could be utilized within the framework. The framework is flexible enough to accommodate the incorporation of additional techniques over time. To determine the range of potential impacts to consider, the values and needs of various stakeholders in highway corridors were taken into account and incorporated into variables, or indicators, to be used in a comprehensive system for evaluating impacts, costs, and benefits. This multi-attribute framework is consistent with the Missouri Department of Transportation’s (MoDOT’s) overall planning direction of including the perspectives of more individuals/groups.<br/>Related URL: <a href="http://www.ctre.iastate.edu/mtc/reports/corridor.pdf">http://www.ctre.iastate.edu/mtc/reports/corridor.pdf</a><br/>Rating: 2/5 ]]>
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		<title>Multistate Corridor Planning Final Report</title>
		<link>http://statewideplanning.org</link>
		<guid>http://statewideplanning.org/resource.php?id=130</guid>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 15:48:54 EDT</pubDate>
		<description>
			<![CDATA[ This report presents findings of research into multistate corridor planning efforts. It describes the historical development of these efforts with emphasis on relevant Federal legislation and case studies of multistate and multi-jurisdictional organizations and alliances. Based on the patterns of previous efforts, this report describes an analytical framework for evaluating success factors in multistate corridor planning. This report concludes with a synthesis of the success factors for multistate efforts including options for federal government involvement. Overall, these case studies illustrate that there is a continued demand for multistate planning efforts, and that these are likely to increase in the future.<br/>Related URL: <a href="http://www.transportation.org/sites/planning/docs/NCHRP%208-36%2845%29%20Multistate_Corridor_Planning.pdf">http://www.transportation.org/sites/planning/docs/NCHRP%208-36%2845%29%20Multistate_Corridor_Planning.pdf</a><br/>Rating: 2.4/5 ]]>
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		<title>Information Assets to Support Transportation Decision Making: Report of a Peer Exchange of State Transportation Organizations</title>
		<link>http://statewideplanning.org</link>
		<guid>http://statewideplanning.org/resource.php?id=131</guid>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 15:52:29 EDT</pubDate>
		<description>
			<![CDATA[ Participants in this peer exchange identified and discussed actions that could assist in ensuring the availability of data needed for effective transportation decision making, including: 1) Institutionalizing data as a transportation asset; 2) Enhancing data and information programs by developing data business plans as dynamic organizing frameworks; and 3)  Developing data producer and information technology (IT) competencies that include organizational knowledge and strategic thinking.<br/>Related URL: <a href="http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/circulars/ec121.pdf">http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/circulars/ec121.pdf</a><br/>Rating: 3.3/5 ]]>
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		<title>Congestion Management: Performance Measures Technical Notes on Data Collection &amp; Usage</title>
		<link>http://statewideplanning.org</link>
		<guid>http://statewideplanning.org/resource.php?id=132</guid>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 15:53:43 EDT</pubDate>
		<description>
			<![CDATA[ Website dedicated to congestion management performance data, including calculations, lessons learned, and sample measures nationwide.<br/>Related URL: <a href="http://www.spcregion.org/trans_cong_pm_tech.shtml">http://www.spcregion.org/trans_cong_pm_tech.shtml</a><br/>Rating: 3.3/5 ]]>
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		<title>Value of Information and Information Services</title>
		<link>http://statewideplanning.org</link>
		<guid>http://statewideplanning.org/resource.php?id=133</guid>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 15:54:46 EDT</pubDate>
		<description>
			<![CDATA[ Provides information services for transportation agencies. It evaluates the various means of accessing information and looks at the important role of the information professional. As a result, the Federal Highway Administration initiated a project overseen by a panel of technical experts to 1) determine the value of information and information services and 2) identify strategies for promoting information programs (included in this report as an appendix). This report documents how information services help transportation agencies operate more efficiently and effectively.<br/>Related URL: <a href="http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/reports/viis.pdf">http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/reports/viis.pdf</a><br/>Rating: 3.3/5 ]]>
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		<title>Transportation Networks: Data, Analysis, Methodology Development and Visualization</title>
		<link>http://statewideplanning.org</link>
		<guid>http://statewideplanning.org/resource.php?id=134</guid>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 15:55:38 EDT</pubDate>
		<description>
			<![CDATA[ This project provides data compilation, analysis methodology, and visualization methodology for the current network data assets of the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT). This study finds that ALDOT is faced with a considerable number of challenges in meeting the growing demand for transportation. This project also provides a technology-enabled tool for asset management, to help define issues, and to help managers make data-driven, model-based decisions about work issues and allocation of resources. <br />
Study findings include: 1) The 2004 to 2008 CPMS does not meet the needs of the transportation system. The program will have outstanding transportation needs for improvements in capacity, safety, and system preservation (bridges and pavement); 2) The 2018 CPMS transportation program will demonstrate even higher levels of deficiencies and need for additional funding; 3) Program funds are equitably distributed to programs statewide, including counties that have been identified as “lagging” by the Center for Business and Economic Research at the University of Alabama; and 4) The CPMS program should be reviewed periodically to ensure it continues to meet performance measures for capacity, safety, and system preservation.<br/>Related URL: <a href="http://utca.eng.ua.edu/projects/final_reports/03419fnl.htm">http://utca.eng.ua.edu/projects/final_reports/03419fnl.htm</a><br/>Rating: 3.7/5 ]]>
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		<title>Promote a Multi-Modal Transportation System That Encourages Economic Health and Community Vitality</title>
		<link>http://statewideplanning.org</link>
		<guid>http://statewideplanning.org/resource.php?id=135</guid>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 15:56:17 EDT</pubDate>
		<description>
			<![CDATA[ Tomkins County’s, NY online toolbox with categorized strategies to help promote a multi-modal transportation system that encourages economic health and community vitality.<br/>Related URL: <a href="http://www.co.tompkins.ny.us/planning/vct/7.html">http://www.co.tompkins.ny.us/planning/vct/7.html</a><br/>Rating: 1.9/5 ]]>
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		<title>Fueling the Future: Transportation Energy in California</title>
		<link>http://statewideplanning.org</link>
		<guid>http://statewideplanning.org/resource.php?id=136</guid>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 15:58:14 EDT</pubDate>
		<description>
			<![CDATA[ The Transportation Energy Project is a seminal study of the energy situation in today's transportation planning context. This report intends to provide a series of interrelated discussions that present information on transportation energy reflecting the heightened energy interest nationally as well as currently within California and the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans).  <br />
By undertaking the Transportation Energy Project, Caltrans aims to compile existing information in an effective way and generate new information to underline relationships between the transportation energy infrastructure, transportation systems, energy markets, and the California economy. The report seeks to provide a framework for development of coherent, sustainable energy policies and practices that are consistent with current requirements for federal, state, and local transportation planning. It also aims to develop an information base and expertise in order to formulate educational programs on the linkages between transportation energy and statewide transportation planning efforts. The report should serve as a reference tool for transportation planners and policy makers, which assists in the analysis of transportation energy efficiency and conservation, specific to transportation planning and the decision-making process.<br/>Related URL: <a href="http://www.jfaucett.com/caltransenergy/">http://www.jfaucett.com/caltransenergy/</a><br/>Rating: 2.6/5 ]]>
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		<title>Assessing State Long Range Transportation Planning Initiatives in the Northeast for Climate and Energy Benefits</title>
		<link>http://statewideplanning.org</link>
		<guid>http://statewideplanning.org/resource.php?id=137</guid>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 16:03:37 EDT</pubDate>
		<description>
			<![CDATA[ This study identifies best state long range transportation planning (LRTP) practice for climate protection and energy efficiency outcomes. Given rapidly rising levels of domestic oil consumption and growing global attention to the challenge of GHG emissions, an analysis of strategic transportation planning initiatives to address how well energy and climate change issues are addressed in long range transportation planning is important. On the basis of interviews with LRTP professionals, a literature search, and a review of state LRTPs in the 29 states with Climate Action Plans, or gubernatorial initiatives directing state agencies to coordinate planning for climate and energy efficiency outcomes, 15 state transportation plans were selected to further evaluate long range planning processes that contain both a specific intention to integrate climate and energy outcomes into long range transportation planning and achieve best practices by state Department of Transportations (DOTs).<br/>Related URL: <a href="http://climate.dot.gov/publications/docs/final-bbg.pdf">http://climate.dot.gov/publications/docs/final-bbg.pdf</a><br/>Rating: 3/5 ]]>
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		<title>Estimating Transportation-Related Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Energy Use in New York State</title>
		<link>http://statewideplanning.org</link>
		<guid>http://statewideplanning.org/resource.php?id=138</guid>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 16:05:24 EDT</pubDate>
		<description>
			<![CDATA[ This report, completed in partnership with the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT), assesses the transportation-related components of the New York State Energy Plan (SEP). The goals of the project included: the development of baseline and projected energy use and CO2 emissions for the State and by sector; the development of baseline and projected energy use and CO2 emissions for each metropolitan planning organization (MPO) in the State by mode; an assessment of MPO experiences and responses to the new energy/GHG analysis contained in the SEP; and, the evaluation of potential energy savings and GHG reductions from selected transportation strategies.<br/>Related URL: <a href="http://climate.dot.gov/publications/estimating_greenhouse_ny/">http://climate.dot.gov/publications/estimating_greenhouse_ny/</a><br/>Rating: 2.9/5 ]]>
		</description>
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		<title>Action Plan to Integrate Environmental Justice, 2007-2008</title>
		<link>http://statewideplanning.org</link>
		<guid>http://statewideplanning.org/resource.php?id=139</guid>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 16:07:30 EDT</pubDate>
		<description>
			<![CDATA[ EPA Environmental Justice Action Plan, including goals, management, support, engagement, and performance plans.<br/>Related URL: <a href="http://www.epa.gov/compliance/resources/reports/actionplans/ej/oar-ej-actionplan-2007.pdf">http://www.epa.gov/compliance/resources/reports/actionplans/ej/oar-ej-actionplan-2007.pdf</a><br/>Rating: 3.1/5 ]]>
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		<title>Consideration of Environmental Factors in Transportation Systems Planning</title>
		<link>http://statewideplanning.org</link>
		<guid>http://statewideplanning.org/resource.php?id=140</guid>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 16:08:14 EDT</pubDate>
		<description>
			<![CDATA[ This report presents an approach for integrating environmental factors in systems-level transportation planning and decision-making. The approach was based on a comprehensive assessment of state- and metropolitan-level practices for addressing the environment in transportation planning. To facilitate the implementation of research findings, the approach is compatible with existing planning techniques, procedures, and institutional arrangements. However, the approach is flexible enough to take advantage of changes in planning regulations, institutional relationships, and emerging technologies that will help make transportation agencies better stewards of the environment. A conceptual framework of transportation systems planning and project development is used to show where environmental factors could be incorporated to improve this process. As shown, environmental considerations can be included in many of the steps that normally constitute system planning and project development.<br/>Related URL: <a href="http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/nchrp/nchrp_rpt_541.pdf">http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/nchrp/nchrp_rpt_541.pdf</a><br/>Rating: 3/5 ]]>
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		<title>Primer on Transportation and Climate Change</title>
		<link>http://statewideplanning.org</link>
		<guid>http://statewideplanning.org/resource.php?id=227</guid>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2008 21:42:11 EDT</pubDate>
		<description>
			<![CDATA[ This AASHTO primer is an introduction to the issue of climate change and its implications for transportation policy in the United States. The paper is organized in five parts:<br />
<br />
Part I summarizes the current state of scientific<br />
knowledge concerning the causes and impacts of climate<br />
change.  <br />
<br />
Part II provides an introduction to climate change policy<br />
issues.<br />
<br />
Part III discusses trends in GHG emissions from road<br />
transportation.<br />
<br />
Part IV reviews potential measures to reduce GHG<br />
emissions from road transportation.<br />
<br />
Part V identifies issues for further research.<br/>Related URL: <a href="http://downloads.transportation.org/ClimateChange.pdf">http://downloads.transportation.org/ClimateChange.pdf</a><br/>Rating: 2.7/5 ]]>
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		<title>Environmental Justice Biennial Report</title>
		<link>http://statewideplanning.org</link>
		<guid>http://statewideplanning.org/resource.php?id=142</guid>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 16:09:52 EDT</pubDate>
		<description>
			<![CDATA[ This report is based on the environmental justice action plans of each EPA office and region—first developed and implemented in 2003. These action plans serve as strategic tools to help staff ensure that environmental justice considerations are integrated into all of the Agency's work and result in measurable environmental and public health outcomes. Although this report does not identify all of EPA’s environmental justice initiatives, it discusses a wide range of approaches and projects being pursued by the Agency to effectively implement environmental justice Agency-wide.<br/>Related URL: <a href="http://www.epa.gov/compliance/resources/publications/ej/annual-project-reports/ej-biennial-report-2004.pdf">http://www.epa.gov/compliance/resources/publications/ej/annual-project-reports/ej-biennial-report-2004.pdf</a><br/>Rating: 3.8/5 ]]>
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		<title>Executive Order 13274: Environmental Stewardship and Transportation Infrastructure Project Review</title>
		<link>http://statewideplanning.org</link>
		<guid>http://statewideplanning.org/resource.php?id=143</guid>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 16:10:37 EDT</pubDate>
		<description>
			<![CDATA[ Effective linking of planning, project development, and environmental analysis, called integrated planning here, can shorten the time needed for environmental reviews of projects by bringing together the necessary agencies and stakeholders early on. To guide its efforts, the Integrated Planning Work Group developed a work plan that describes the challenges and an opportunity associated with integrated planning and includes recommendations for activities. The Work Group developed a baseline assessment report, which is under review by the Work Group and Task Force. Components of the baseline effort include: 1) A compilation of laws, regulations, and case law regarding integrated planning; 2) A list of existing technical assistance tools - agency guidan