Transportation Planning

  1. Plan and Project Evaluation
    1. Defining Evaluation Criteria
      1. Quantitative Criteria
        1. Travel Time Savings
          1. Cost Metrics
            1. Safety Improvements
            2. Qualitative Criteria
              1. Community Impacts
                1. Environmental Quality
                  1. Livability Factors
                  2. Stakeholder Input
                    1. Public Preferences
                      1. Expert Judgment
                        1. Political Considerations
                      2. Economic Evaluation Methods
                        1. Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA)
                          1. Identifying Costs and Benefits
                            1. Capital Costs
                              1. Operating and Maintenance Costs
                                1. User Benefits
                                  1. External Benefits
                                  2. Discounting and Time Value of Money
                                    1. Discount Rate Selection
                                      1. Present Value Calculations
                                        1. Sensitivity to Discount Rate
                                        2. Benefit-Cost Ratio
                                          1. Net Present Value
                                            1. Internal Rate of Return
                                            2. Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
                                              1. Comparing Alternatives
                                                1. Cost per Unit of Effectiveness
                                                  1. Incremental Analysis
                                                  2. Effectiveness Measures
                                                    1. Lives Saved
                                                      1. Travel Time Saved
                                                        1. Emissions Reduced
                                                      2. Economic Impact Analysis
                                                        1. Regional Economic Effects
                                                          1. Direct Effects
                                                            1. Indirect Effects
                                                              1. Induced Effects
                                                              2. Job Creation and Productivity
                                                                1. Construction Jobs
                                                                  1. Permanent Jobs
                                                                    1. Economic Development
                                                                    2. Input-Output Analysis
                                                                      1. Multiplier Effects
                                                                      2. Life-Cycle Cost Analysis
                                                                        1. Initial Capital Costs
                                                                          1. Operating Costs
                                                                            1. Maintenance Costs
                                                                              1. End-of-Life Costs
                                                                            2. Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
                                                                              1. Regulatory Requirements
                                                                                1. NEPA Process
                                                                                  1. State Environmental Requirements
                                                                                    1. Local Environmental Review
                                                                                    2. Air Quality Analysis
                                                                                      1. Emissions Estimation
                                                                                        1. Mobile Source Emissions
                                                                                          1. Emission Factors
                                                                                          2. Conformity Analysis
                                                                                            1. Transportation Conformity
                                                                                              1. State Implementation Plans
                                                                                              2. Hot-Spot Analysis
                                                                                                1. Microscale Analysis
                                                                                                  1. Intersection Analysis
                                                                                                2. Noise Impact Analysis
                                                                                                  1. Measurement and Modeling
                                                                                                    1. Noise Prediction Models
                                                                                                      1. Field Measurements
                                                                                                      2. Mitigation Strategies
                                                                                                        1. Noise Barriers
                                                                                                          1. Quiet Pavement
                                                                                                        2. Water Quality Impacts
                                                                                                          1. Stormwater Runoff
                                                                                                            1. Water Body Impacts
                                                                                                              1. Best Management Practices
                                                                                                              2. Greenhouse Gas Emissions
                                                                                                                1. Inventory Methods
                                                                                                                  1. Direct Emissions
                                                                                                                    1. Indirect Emissions
                                                                                                                    2. Reduction Strategies
                                                                                                                      1. Mode Shift
                                                                                                                        1. Technology Improvements
                                                                                                                        2. Climate Action Planning
                                                                                                                        3. Ecological Impacts
                                                                                                                          1. Habitat Fragmentation
                                                                                                                            1. Wildlife Corridors
                                                                                                                              1. Wetland Impacts
                                                                                                                            2. Social Equity and Justice Analysis
                                                                                                                              1. Accessibility Analysis for Disadvantaged Populations
                                                                                                                                1. Identifying Target Groups
                                                                                                                                  1. Low-Income Populations
                                                                                                                                    1. Minority Populations
                                                                                                                                      1. Elderly and Disabled
                                                                                                                                      2. Measuring Access Gaps
                                                                                                                                        1. Transit Access
                                                                                                                                          1. Job Access
                                                                                                                                            1. Service Access
                                                                                                                                          2. Distribution of Benefits and Burdens
                                                                                                                                            1. Environmental Justice Principles
                                                                                                                                              1. Disproportionate Impacts
                                                                                                                                                1. Meaningful Participation
                                                                                                                                                2. Mitigation of Disproportionate Impacts
                                                                                                                                                  1. Avoidance Strategies
                                                                                                                                                    1. Minimization Measures
                                                                                                                                                      1. Compensatory Mitigation
                                                                                                                                                    2. Gentrification and Displacement
                                                                                                                                                      1. Transit-Induced Gentrification
                                                                                                                                                        1. Anti-Displacement Strategies
                                                                                                                                                        2. Health Impact Assessment
                                                                                                                                                          1. Physical Activity Impacts
                                                                                                                                                            1. Air Quality Health Effects
                                                                                                                                                              1. Safety Impacts
                                                                                                                                                            2. Multi-Criteria Analysis (MCA)
                                                                                                                                                              1. Weighting and Scoring Methods
                                                                                                                                                                1. Analytical Hierarchy Process
                                                                                                                                                                  1. Simple Additive Weighting
                                                                                                                                                                    1. TOPSIS Method
                                                                                                                                                                    2. Decision-Making Frameworks
                                                                                                                                                                      1. Stakeholder Involvement
                                                                                                                                                                        1. Sensitivity Analysis
                                                                                                                                                                          1. Robustness Testing
                                                                                                                                                                          2. Trade-Off Analysis
                                                                                                                                                                            1. Pareto Efficiency
                                                                                                                                                                              1. Compromise Solutions
                                                                                                                                                                            2. Performance-Based Planning and Programming
                                                                                                                                                                              1. Setting Performance Measures
                                                                                                                                                                                1. National Performance Measures
                                                                                                                                                                                  1. State and Local Measures
                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Target Setting
                                                                                                                                                                                    2. Monitoring and Reporting Progress
                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Data Collection Systems
                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Performance Dashboards
                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Annual Reports
                                                                                                                                                                                          2. Linking Performance to Funding
                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Performance-Based Allocation
                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Accountability Measures
                                                                                                                                                                                                1. Corrective Actions

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                                                                                                                                                                                            7. Key Issues and Special Topics in Transportation Planning