AN OVERVIEW OF PENNSYLVANIA'S STATEWIDE LONG-RANGE TRANSPORTATION PLAN (PENNPLAN)

This report presents a summary of the Pennsylvania Long-Range Transportation Plan (PennPlan), including the rationale, background, process, and key steps that led to the creation of this plan. PennPlan's unique public involvement program is also provided in outline form, and its role in decision making is explained. One key element of PennPlan, accountability, is presented with examples of goals, objectives, performance measures, and target values for these measures to be achieved in the next 25 years. Monitoring and implementation aspects of the plan are discussed together with PennPlan's relationship to statewide planning rules and regulations emerging from recent legislation.

• Record URL:
  https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/17000/17100/17147/PB2000108519.pdf
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • COTR: James Smedley, 717-772-1772
• Corporate Authors:

  Pennsylvania State University, University Park

  Pennsylvania Transportation Institute, Transportation Research Building
  University Park, PA  United States  16802

  Department of Transportation

  University Transportation Centers Program, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590

  Pennsylvania Department of Transportation

  Forum Place, 555 Walnut Street
  Harrisburg, PA  United States  17101-1900

  Mid-Atlantic Universities Transportation Center

  Pennsylvania State University
  201 Transportation Research Building
  University Park, PA  United States  16802-4710
• Authors:
  • Goulias, K G
  • Smedley, J
  • Heaney, R
  • Everett, P B
  • Dauber, G W
  • Kim, T-G
  • Viswanathan, K
• Publication Date: 2000-7-18

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 36 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Decision making; Implementation; Long range planning; Monitoring; Public participation; Regulations; Transportation planning
• Uncontrolled Terms: Accountability
• Geographic Terms: Pennsylvania
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Aviation; Highways; Law; Marine Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Railroads; Research; Society; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00801977
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: 2K24, III-0002,, FHWA-PA-2000-005+97-04(5), Final Report
• Files: NTL, TRIS, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Nov 20 2000 12:00AM