Breaking with the Past

The San Francisco Bay Area is undertaking an update of its regional transportation plan. This article describes the updated plan, which represents a radical change in the region's approach to transportation planning. For the first time, the plan is actively seeking ways to improve key travel indicators. A new indicator, global warming, has also been added. The plan establishes quantifiable performance expectations up front, and these expectations will be used to guide long-term investments and policies. All proposed projects and programs will be evaluated in relation to one or more of five policy areas: infrastructure, pricing, land use, technology and individual actions. These policy areas will drive the transportation program decisions and investment choices included in the plan.

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• Authors:
  • Droettboom, Ted
  • Riviere, Christy
• Publication Date: 2008-5

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: pp 32-35
• Serial:
  • Planning
  • Volume: 74
  • Issue Number: 5
  • Publisher: American Planning Association
  • ISSN: 0001-2610
  • Serial URL: http://www.planning.org

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Global warming; Performance measurement; Regional planning; Transportation planning; Transportation policy
• Geographic Terms: San Francisco Bay Area
• Subject Areas: Environment; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Policy; Public Transportation; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01109974
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 31 2008 8:10AM