Transit at the Table II: A Guide to Participation in Metropolitan Transportation Decisionmaking for Transit Agencies in Small- and Medium-Sized MPOs

The purpose of the Transit at the Table II project is to answer the question, “Why should transit agencies in small- and medium-sized urban areas (population < 200,000) participate in the metropolitan planning process?” This report discusses the observations, perspectives, and recommendations of regional decisionmakers regarding transit agency participation in metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs). It details how transit agencies secured strategic positions in the metropolitan planning process and the results they obtained in an effort to educate and energize transit agencies in small- and medium-sized areas taking a seat at the MPO “table.” The report examines how to win policy and program support for transit services at the MPO level and provides specific examples of benefits realized by transit operators in small- and medium-sized metropolitan areas. It also discusses the benefits gained by small- and medium-sized MPOs by actively including transit in their activities. This effort builds on a previous study that focused on MPOs representing the largest urbanized areas (population >200,000). The report also identifies commonalities and differences between the “transit at the table” experiences of operators in large metropolitan areas and those in small- and medium-sized ones.

• Record URL:
  http://www.planning.dot.gov/documents/TransPlanning/TransTableII.pdf
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• Corporate Authors:

  Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Incorporated

  8300 Boone Boulevard, Suite 700
  Vienna, VA  United States  22182-2626

  Federal Transit Administration

  Office of Planning and Environment, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Roisman, Richard I
  • Kennedy, Sean M
  • Spielberg, Frank
  • McCollom, Brian
  • Southern, Valerie J
• Publication Date: 2010-6

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Appendices; Maps; Tables;
• Pagination: 76p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Decision making; Medium sized cities; Metropolitan areas; Metropolitan planning organizations; Public transit; Small cities; Transit operating agencies; Transportation planning
• Subject Areas: Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01329735
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: FTA MD-27-1004
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Feb 16 2011 1:42PM