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http://onlinepubs.trb.org...epubs/millennium/00130.pdf

Small and medium-sized communities face a variety of transportation planning challenges around the country. Differences range from states that own and operate all or nearly all of the highway and street systems, with little local control, to states with growth management, and yet others with sharp divisions of responsibility between state systems and local systems, sometimes with little state help provided for local governments. This paper examines four issues that nearly all small and medium-sized communities share: lack of resources to meet planning requirements, education for staff and stakeholders, communications and information overload, and technology, both inhouse and applications. Specific issues, such as intelligent transportation systems, are also addressed.

This paper is available on the CD-ROM, Transportation in the New Millennium: State of the Art and Future Directions, Perspectives from Transportation Research Board Standing Committees. It is also available on the TRB Website. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved

English

6 p.

2000

Transportation in the New Millennium

Communications; Education; Information technology; Intelligent transportation systems; Medium sized cities; Natural resources; Needs assessment; Resource allocation; Small cities; Small towns; Technology; Transportation planning

Data and Information Technology; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning

TRIS, TRB

Feb 24 2000 12:00AM