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Federal transportation law requires metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) to utilize a performance-based approach in transportation decision making and encourages the use of scenario planning in the development of MPO long-range transportation plans. Using results from a broader national survey on MPO staffing and organizational structures, this paper explores how MPOs are using these approaches in their planning and programming activities and how these techniques impact staff workload, operational costs, and consultant contracts. This paper also reveals other insights on MPO experiences with performance-based planning/programming and scenario planning and can be useful for understanding the impact of these approaches on MPO operations and planning outcomes.

This paper was sponsored by TRB committee ADA20 Standing Committee on Metropolitan Policy, Planning, and Processes. Alternate title: MPO Use of Performance-Based Planning and Programming and Scenario Planning

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17-01581

English

15p

2017

Transportation Research Board 96th Annual Meeting

Digital/other

Figures; Maps; Tables

Contracts; Forecasting; Metropolitan planning organizations; Programming (Planning); Selection and appointment; Transportation planning; Workload

Performance-based planning

Administration and Management; Planning and Forecasting; Transportation (General)

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2017 Paper #17-01581

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Dec 8 2016 10:31AM