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http://onlinepubs.trb.org...ubs/sr/sr187/sr187-003.pdf

This paper presents many of the issues and concerns surrounding the transportation planning process and products from a state perspective. The uniqueness of each urban area, including the small and medium-sized ones, dictates a process that is responsive to local needs and products that address the important issues. The regulations formulated at various governmental levels must work to the advantage of the local area; therefore, latitude must be an integral component implicit in this regulation. The long-range planning process cannot be ignored, but its de-emphasis may be required to effectively facilitate short-range programs. A survey of local public officials in Illinois has reaffirmed the need to simplify the administrative requirements of the planning process and increase its flexibility by allowing local transportation decision makers to define its direction. The enthusiasm for data and an ongoing data base is not valid in many instances. Suggestions are made as to the critical data elements needed to prepare most alternatives and analyses. The vitality of the transportation planning process rests with the effective union of local decision makers and transportation planners. Local determination and a responsible program that reflects local goals and priorities is the mandate of the transportation planning process. (Author)

This paper appeared in TRB Special Report 187, Transportation Planning for Small and Medium-Sized Communities, Proceedings of a Workshop sponsored by UMTA and FHWA, conducted by TRB, Sarasota, Florida, 3-6 December 1978. 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.

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pp 5-9

1980

Transportation Research Board Special Report

Workshop on Transportation Planning for Small and Medium-Sized Communities

Digital/other

Decision making; Flexibility; Medium sized cities; Small cities; Socioeconomic factors; Transportation planning; Transportation policy; Urban transportation

Economics; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Policy; Public Transportation; Society

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Jul 22 1981 12:00AM

• A DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH TO MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS
• A SIMPLIFIED TECHNIQUE FOR TRANSPORTATION PLANNING
• A TRAFFIC ENGINEER'S PERSPECTIVE ON FEDERAL TRANSPORTATION FUNDING PROGRAMS FOR URBAN AREAS
• A VITAL PHASE OF TRANSIT EVOLUTION: MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS
• ACHIEVING A BALANCE BETWEEN LONG-RANGE AND SHORT-RANGE PLANNING AT AN APPROPRIATE LEVEL OF EFFORT
• AN EXPLANATION OF WHY SYNTHETIC TRANSPORTATION STUDIES WORK (ABRIDGMENT)
• APPLICATION OF MANUAL TECHNIQUES FOR TRAVEL-DEMAND ESTIMATION
• APPROPRIATE LEVEL OF EFFORT FOR PLANNING FOR SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED COMMUNITIES
• COMMERCIAL DATA SOURCES FOR TRANSPORTATION PLANNING
• DWELLING-UNIT TO PARKING-STALL TRIP-GENERATION ANALYSIS (ABRIDGMENT)
• ESTIMATING TRANSIT DEMAND, FLEET SIZE, AND COSTS FOR SMALL COMMUNITIES
• FORECASTING GROWTH PARAMETERS IN SMALLER URBAN AREAS
• FORECASTING TRANSIT RIDERSHIP IN SMALLER COMMUNITIES
• GEOGRAPHIC DATA RESOURCES FOR SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED URBAN TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PROGRAMS
• IMPLEMENTATION OF TRANSPORTATION PLANS
• INTRODUCTION AND CONFERENCE SUMMARY TO THE CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS ON TRANSPORTATION PLANNING FOR SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED COMMUNITIES
• IOWA URBAN TRANSPORTATION AREA: TRAFFIC-COUNTING PROGRAM
• ISSUES AND LEVEL OF EFFORT
• ISSUES AND LEVELS OF EFFORT
• JOURNEY-TO-WORK DATA FROM THE 1980 CENSUS
• ORGANIZATION STRUCTURE FOR PLAN IMPLEMENTATION
• PLAN IMPLEMENTATION: TEXARKANA URBAN TRANSPORTATION STUDY
• PROCEDURE FOR ANALYSIS OF SYSTEM SUFFICIENCY AND DEFICIENCY (ABRIDGMENT)
• SIMPLIFIED PROCEDURE FOR ESTIMATING FUTURE TRIP GENERATION (ABRIDGMENT)
• SURVEILLANCE AND SOCIOECONOMIC FORECASTING
• SURVEILLANCE AND SOCIOECONOMIC FORECASTING
• SYNTHESIS OF HIGHWAY PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION IN URBAN AREAS OF ARKANSAS
• SYSTEM PLANNING
• SYSTEM PLANNING "DO'S AND DON'TS" FOR SMALL CITIES
• TECHNIQUES
• TECHNIQUES
• TECHNIQUES
• TRAFFIC ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR SMALL POLITICAL JURISDICTIONS
• TRAFFIC OPERATIONS AND PLANNING. ISSUES
• TRANSIT SERVICE STANDARDS, ROUTING, AND SCHEDULING
• TRANSPORTATION ACTION PROGRAM
• TRANSPORTATION AND TRANSIT PLANNING FOR SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED URBAN AREAS
• TRANSPORTATION PLANNERS AND LOCAL ELECTED DECISION MAKERS (ABRIDGMENT)
• TRANSPORTATION PLANNING IN SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED COMMUNITIES: GREATER FLEXIBILITY, IMPROVED COMMUNICATION, AND SIMPLIFIED REQUIREMENTS
• TYPES OF DATA THAT SHOULD BE MONITORED