INSTITUTIONAL CHALLENGES: AN AGENCY VIEWPOINT

The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) is the metropolitan planning organization (MPO) for the San Francisco Bay Area in California. Its area of responsibility spans 9 counties, 98 cities, 7,000 sq mi (18,200 sq km), and 6 million people. There are 1,400 mi (2,253 km) of state highways and 18,000 mi (28,962 km) of local roads in the region. In addition to the cities and counties, 35 agencies have direct responsibilities in planning, programming, managing, and operating the transportation system. Unlike many MPOs, MTC has statutory powers and responsibilities directly related to the region's transportation system. MTC, in concert with three cities and three counties, designed and implemented a pavement management system (PMS) in 1985. The user base has grown over the years, and today 65 Bay Area cities and counties are using the PMS. In addition, more than 100 local jurisdictions nationwide have used the system. This paper presents MTC's perspective on the institutional challenges faced as the local agencies attempted to implement the PMS. Topics covered include recognizing opportunities, partnerships, building a credible PMS program, and securing funding.

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    • The proceedings of the Third International Conference on Managing Pavements is published in three volumes. Volumes 1 and 2, published prior to the conference, include papers to be presented at the conference. Volume 3, published after the conference, contains the opening and closing plenary session addresses, keynote presentations, several invited papers, and results of the various workshops.
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    Transportation Research Board

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    • Wells, W E
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  • Publication Date: 1995

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  • English

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  • Pagination: p. 131-135
  • Monograph Title: THIRD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MANAGING PAVEMENTS, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, MAY 22-26, 1994. CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS, VOLUME 3
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  • Accession Number: 00721475
  • Record Type: Publication
  • ISBN: 0309055024
  • Files: TRIS, TRB
  • Created Date: May 15 1996 12:00AM