Transportation Planning Handbook.

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- About the Editor -- Chapter 1 Introduction to Transportation Planning -- I. Introduction -- II. Organization of This Handbook -- III. The Transportation Planning Process -- A. Major Steps in Transportation Planning -- B. Linkage to Policy and Other Planning Efforts -- IV. Changing Context for Transportation Planning -- V. Additional Sources of Information -- VI. Summary -- VII. References -- Chapter 2 Travel Characteristics and Data -- I. Introduction -- II. Transportation System Characteristics -- A. Functional Classification -- B. System Extent -- C. System Use -- D. System Performance -- III. Urban Travel Characteristics -- A. Population Characteristics -- B. Travel Characteristics -- IV. Estimating Travel Characteristics and Volumes -- A. Road Traffic Data Definitions -- B. Traffic Count Techniques -- C. Data Collection Standards -- D. Highway Performance Monitoring System (HPMS) -- E. Travel Time Studies -- F. Travel Surveys -- G. Parking Needs Studies -- V. Modal Studies -- A. Transit Studies -- B. Pedestrian Studies -- C. Goods Movement Studies -- VI. Statistical Considerations -- VII. Summary -- VIII. References -- Chapter 3 Land Use and Urban Design -- I. Introduction -- II. What Drives Development and Resulting Urban Form? -- A. Regional Planning and Provision of Public Infrastructure -- B. Local Governmental Planning and Development Regulation -- C. Private Developers and Financial Lenders -- III. Urban Form -- IV. Urban Design -- V. Land-Use Forecasting and Transportation Planning -- A. Population and Employment Forecasting -- B. Interrelationship between Land-Use Forecasts and Travel Modeling -- C. Distributing Population and Employment Among Study Zones -- VI. Scenario Analysis for Urban Form -- VII. Highway Facility-Related Strategies.

A. Access Management -- B. Context-Sensitive Solutions (CSS) -- VIII. Summary -- IX. References -- Chapter 4 Environmental Considerations -- I. Introduction -- II. Environmental Considerations in Transportation Planning and Decision Making -- A. Sustainability -- B. Environmental Considerations at the Systems Level -- C. Environmental Impacts in Project Development -- D. Linking Environmental Considerations of Systems Planning and Project Development -- III. General Principles Regarding Environmental Content and Level of Detail -- A. Types of Impacts -- B. Appropriate Level of Detail -- C. Extent of Impact -- D. Role of Travel Demand Forecasting and Traffic Analysis -- IV. Land Use and Economic Development Impacts -- A. Land-Use Impact Analysis -- B. Consistency with Planning and Zoning -- C. Impacts on Services and Tax Base -- D. Impacts on Transportation Systems -- E. Economic Impacts -- V. Social and Community Impacts -- A. Community Disruptions -- B. Noise and Vibration -- C. Neighborhood Cohesion -- D. Neighborhood Quality -- E. Access to Community Facilities and Services -- F. Environmental Justice -- G. Public Health/Active Living -- H. Historic, Cultural, and Parkland Resources -- VI. Natural Resource Impacts -- A. Air Quality -- B. Energy -- C. Water Quality -- D. Navigable Waterways and Coastal Zones -- E. Climate Change and Extreme Weather -- F. Impacts on the Natural Environment -- G. Endangered and Threatened Species -- VII. Construction Impacts -- VIII. Considering Mitigation Strategies during the Systems Planning Process -- A. Documentation of Environmental Considerations during the Systems Planning Process -- IX. Summary -- X. References -- Credits -- Chapter 5 Transportation Finance and Funding -- I. Introduction -- II. Key Concepts and Terms -- III. Sources of Transportation Funding -- A. Motor Fuel and Excise Taxes.

B. Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) Fees or Mileage-Based User Fees -- C. Tolls -- D. Cordon or Area Pricing, and Parking Charges -- E. Value Capture -- F. Other Taxes -- IV. Transportation Finance Strategies -- V. Public/Private Partnerships -- VI. Investment Programming and Revenue Estimation -- A. State/Transportation Improvement Program (S/TIP) -- B. Estimating Revenues -- C. Estimating Costs of Capital Projects -- D. Estimating Costs for Operations and Maintenance -- VII. Environmental Justice Analysis -- VIII. Future Challenges -- IX. Summary -- X. References -- Chapter 6 Travel Demand and Network Modeling -- I. Introduction -- II. Modeling Travel Demand -- A. Brief Historical Perspective -- B. Principles and Concepts -- C. Travel Demand Model Applications -- D. Model Zones and Networks -- E. Model Calibration and Validation -- III. Demand Models and Tools -- A. Demand Elasticity Analysis -- B. Travel Demand Models -- C. Linkage to Air Quality Modeling -- D. Software -- IV. Summary -- Acknowledgments -- V. References -- Chapter 7 Evaluation and Prioritization Methods -- I. Introduction -- II. Characteristics of the Evaluation Process -- A. Basic Concepts -- B. Evaluation Techniques -- C. Prioritization and Programming of Projects -- III. Case Studies -- A. MPO Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) -- B. Corridor Plan -- C. Small Bus Life-Cycle Cost Analysis -- D. One-Way Street Conversion in a Central Business District -- E. Rail Transit Projects -- IV. Summary -- V. References -- Chapter 8 Asset Management -- I. Introduction -- II. What Is Transportation Asset Management? -- III. Recent U.S. History of Transportation Asset Management -- A. Early Asset Management-Related Legislation -- B. Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) 34 -- C. International Asset Management Scanning Tour -- D. Domestic Asset Management Scanning Tour.

E. TAM Asset Management Guide -- F. MAP-21 and Asset Management Regulations -- IV. Asset Management and Transportation Planning -- A. Vision, Goals and Objectives -- B. Performance Measures -- C. Data Needs -- D. Analysis Methods and Tools -- E. Evaluation and Prioritization -- F. Monitoring System Condition and Performance -- V. Asset Management Challenges and Opportunities -- A. Expanding Information Management Capabilities -- B. Public-Private Partnerships -- C. Outsourcing Contracts -- D. Funding Constraints and Pressures for New Infrastructure Capacity -- E. Multimodal Trade-Offs -- F. Infrastructure Renewal -- VI. Summary -- VII. References -- Chapter 9 Road and Highway Planning -- I. Introduction -- II. Best Practice for Urban Roadway Systems -- III. Context-Sensitive Solutions (CSS) -- IV. Traffic Calming -- V. Green Roads -- VI. Complete Streets -- VII. System Performance and Capacity Measures -- A. Traditional Measures -- B. Multimodal Performance Measures -- VIII. Condition Measures and Management Systems -- A. Pavement Management Systems -- B. Bridge Management Systems -- C. Road or Road Inventory Management System -- D. Maintenance Management Systems -- IX. State Highway Plans and City Thoroughfare Plans -- A. Minnesota DOT State Highway Investment Plan -- B. Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) Strategic Thoroughfare Plan -- X. Road Investment Programs and Performance Monitoring -- XI. Summary -- XII. References -- Chapter 10 Transportation System Management and Operations -- I. Introduction -- II. Understanding Network and Facility Performance -- A. Road Congestion -- B. Travel Time Reliability -- III. Planning and Organizing for TSM&amp -- O -- A. Planning for Operations -- B. Regional Concept for Operations -- C. Organizational Capacity -- IV. Active Transportation and Demand Management -- V. Examples of Management and Operations (M&amp.

O) Strategies -- A. Emergency Transportation Operations -- B. Facilitating Integrated ITS Deployment -- C. Freeway Management -- D. Regional Signal Coordination and Management -- E. Traffic Incident Management -- F. Special Events -- G. Some TSM&amp -- O Program Examples -- VI. Linking Transportation Planning and Planning for Operations -- A. System Operations Stakeholders and Institutional Structures -- B. Goals and Objectives -- C. Performance Measures -- D. Data Collection and Sharing -- E. Operations-Oriented Analysis Tools -- F. M&amp -- O Strategies Included in the Plan and TIP -- G. Shared Funding and Resources -- VII. Dissemination of Operations Data -- VIII. The Connected Transportation System -- A. Autonomous Vehicles -- B. Vehicle-to-Vehicle Technologies -- C. Vehicle-to-Infrastructure Technologies -- IX. Summary -- X. References -- Chapter 11 Planning for Parking -- I. Introduction -- II. Parking Management Organizations -- A. Types of Parking Organizations -- III. Zoning Requirements -- A. Minimums or Maxima? -- B. Flexibility in Zoning Requirements -- IV. Strategies and Decisions for Parking Supply Options -- A. Parking Strategy Concepts -- B. Community and Parking Program Goals -- C. Performance Measures and Definitions -- D. Facility Location and Urban Design -- V. Parking Management -- A. Pricing -- B. On-Street Parking -- C. Enforcement and Adjudication -- D. Off-Street Supply Actions -- VI. Parking Demand and Needs Analysis -- A. Definitions -- B. Parking Demand Formulas -- C. Sensitivity of Parking Recommendations -- D. Reducing Parking Demand -- VII. Common Land Uses -- A. Airports -- B. Intermodal Parking -- C. Residential Uses -- D. Hotels -- E. Recreational and Entertainment Uses -- F. Educational Institutions -- G. Medical Institutions -- H. Convention Centers -- I. Office Space -- J. Retail Space.

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