01321765

Monograph

http://onlinepubs.trb.org...2_CS_C01_NY-Binghamton.pdf

The long-range transportation plan of the Binghamton Metropolitan Transportation Study (BMTS), the metropolitan planning organization for the greater Binghamton area of New York, was adopted in September 2005. It was one of the first in the nation to implement Federal Highway Administration recommendations calling for the use of visioning and scenario evaluation strategies during development of transportation plans. It was also one of the first applications of scenario planning in a metropolitan area experiencing population loss. This plan makes a clear statement that BMTS will focus its transportation investments on the region's urban centers and will not spend federal transportation funds on projects that would facilitate suburban sprawl. This case study is discussed under the following headings: Background; Major Project Issues; Institutional Framework for Decision Making; Transportation Decision-Making Process; and Lessons Learned.

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English

15p

2010

Print

Figures (3) ; Maps (2) ; References (11) ; Tables (2)

Case studies; City planning; Decision making; Forecasting; Institutional issues; Lessons learned; Long range planning; Metropolitan areas; Problem solving; Strategic planning

Population decline; Revitalization; Scenario planning

Binghamton (New York)

Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning

TRIS, TRB

Dec 2 2010 8:33AM