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Title:

THE EVOLUTION OF TRANSPORTATION PLANNING: IOWA'S PERSPECTIVE

Accession Number:

00463077

Record Type:

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Order URL: http://worldcat.org/isbn/0309039037

Abstract:

This brief review of transportation planning in Iowa, notes the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1921 as a milestone, for it led to the mechanism for state responsibility for the primary road system in 1927. Since then, forecasting efforts, functional classification, and needs studies have all become well developed activities used in suppport of system planning. Transportation planning is traced through the 1930s, 40s, and 50s. In 1969, the National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA) was legislated, and sensitivity to environmental concerns affected the transportation decision-making process. The requirements of the Federal-Aid Highway Act and its consequences are noted as well as 1980 efforts to redefine roles and responsibilities with a lesser federal presence. System planning, project planning, and urban planning have all been affected by federal requirements although they have been developed to meet Iowa's specific conditions and needs. Iowa's emphasis on planning has evolved from a concentration on physical, network planning to inclusion of management policy and planning. Iowa's transition from system development to system management has required the adaptation of existing planning tools and the development of new tools.

Supplemental Notes:

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. Publication of this paper sponsored by Committee on Statewide Multimodal Transportation Planning.

Monograph Accession #:

01419899

Authors:

MACGILLIVRAY, C I

Editors:

Kassabian, Naomi

Pagination:

pp 16-18

Publication Date:

1985

Serial:

Transportation Research Record

Issue Number: 1014
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
ISSN: 0361-1981

ISBN:

0309039037

Media Type:

Print

Identifier Terms:

Federal Aid Highway Act

Geographic Terms:

Iowa

Old TRIS Terms:

Iowa

Subject Areas:

Administration and Management; Environment; Highways; History; Planning and Forecasting; Policy; Public Transportation; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning

Files:

TRIS, TRB

Created Date:

Aug 28 2004 4:48AM

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