STATEWIDE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING IN MINNESOTA

Since its formation in 1976 as a multimodal agency, the Minnesota Department of Transportation (DOT) has modified its approach to statewide transportation planning in response to changes in society and transportation. The Minnesota DOT statewide transportation planning program, including the development of Minnesota's first state transportation plan in 1978, is described and evaluated. The description and evaluation are based on eight key elements; (a) being responsive to the public and the political process; (b) using mechanisms to structure and coordinate diverse planning activities; (c) conducting regular surveillance and evaluation performance and impacts of existing (and past) transportation facilities and services; (d) providing timely response to information needs of top decision makers as they respond to changes and crises; (e) developing regularly updated long-range background forecasts; (f) providing an early warning system; (g) conducting sound, in-depth policy and planning analysis; and (h) providing means to implement the approved recommendations of longer-range, broad planning activities.

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  • Publication of this paper sponsored by Committee on Statewide Multimodal Transportation Planning. 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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• Authors:
  • Fausch, Peter A
  • Plank, Perry C
• Publication Date: 1983

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 31-37
• Monograph Title: TRANSPORTATION AND LAND USE PLANNING
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 931
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Forecasting; Multimodal transportation; Planing; Policy making; Politics; State government; Transportation departments
• Identifier Terms: U.S. Department of Transportation
• Geographic Terms: Minnesota
• Subject Areas: Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Policy; Public Transportation; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00387647
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309036216
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Sep 28 1984 12:00AM