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Best Practices In Developing Regional Transportation Plans, Mti Report 01-10, Donald N. Rothblatt
Best Practices In Developing Regional Transportation Plans, Mti Report 01-10, Donald N. Rothblatt
Mineta Transportation Institute Publications
AltAlthough Regional Transportation Plans (RTPs) have been prepared for many decades, there has been little effort to comprehensively compare and evaluate the different features of these documents. Most Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPO) typically do this on an ad hoc basis, thus resulting in duplication of efforts. Furthermore, there is a need to evaluate how the many changes in federal transportation policy during the 1990s have affected the planning of major new transportation facilities. The purpose of this study is to compare Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) Regional Transportation Plans (RTP) and planning processes in California with selected regions. Seventeen MPOs were …
California Border Zone Land Transportation Issues: Nafta Ii, Mti Report 01-06, George E. Gray
California Border Zone Land Transportation Issues: Nafta Ii, Mti Report 01-06, George E. Gray
Mineta Transportation Institute Publications
The Mineta Transportation Institute at San José State University conducted this study to review the issues, impacts, implications, and opportunities for improved California-Baja California border area land transportation. The study reviews current conditions, previously identified issues, and, in consultation with Caltrans District 11 officials and others, developed an ultimate listing of seven issues for detailed study as follows: (1) public transportation at the border; (2) cross-broder Americans with Disabilities Act interface; (3) California highway access to Tijuana International Airport; (4) Clean Air Act compliance; (5) General Services Administration off-site authority; (6) southbound inspection requirement; and (7) pipelines or other stationary …