Transportation Planning

  1. Key Issues and Special Topics in Transportation Planning
    1. Transportation and Land Use Interaction
      1. The Land Use-Transport Feedback Cycle
        1. Causal Relationships
          1. Accessibility and Location Choice
            1. Development Patterns and Travel Demand
            2. Feedback Mechanisms
              1. Short-Term Adjustments
                1. Long-Term Structural Changes
                2. Modeling Interactions
                  1. Integrated Models
                    1. Sequential Models
                  2. Transit-Oriented Development (TOD)
                    1. Principles and Benefits
                      1. Compact Development
                        1. Mixed-Use Design
                          1. Pedestrian-Friendly Environment
                          2. Implementation Strategies
                            1. Zoning Reform
                              1. Public-Private Partnerships
                                1. Value Capture
                                2. TOD Typologies
                                  1. Urban TOD
                                    1. Suburban TOD
                                      1. Neighborhood TOD
                                    2. Impacts of Zoning and Development Patterns
                                      1. Urban Sprawl
                                        1. Causes of Sprawl
                                          1. Transportation Impacts
                                            1. Sprawl Measurement
                                            2. Mixed-Use Development
                                              1. Trip Reduction Benefits
                                                1. Design Considerations
                                                2. Density and Transportation
                                                  1. Transit Supportive Density
                                                    1. Parking Requirements
                                                  2. Smart Growth and New Urbanism
                                                    1. Smart Growth Principles
                                                      1. New Urbanist Design
                                                        1. Traditional Neighborhood Development
                                                      2. Sustainable Transportation
                                                        1. Reducing Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT)
                                                          1. Demand Management Strategies
                                                            1. Congestion Pricing
                                                              1. Parking Management
                                                                1. Employer-Based Programs
                                                                2. Land Use Policies
                                                                  1. Compact Development
                                                                    1. Jobs-Housing Balance
                                                                    2. VMT Measurement and Monitoring
                                                                      1. Per Capita VMT
                                                                        1. VMT Reduction Targets
                                                                      2. Promoting Low-Carbon Modes
                                                                        1. Public Transit Expansion
                                                                          1. Service Improvements
                                                                            1. Network Expansion
                                                                              1. Electrification
                                                                              2. Active Transportation Initiatives
                                                                                1. Bicycle Infrastructure
                                                                                  1. Pedestrian Improvements
                                                                                    1. Safe Routes to School
                                                                                    2. Alternative Fuel Vehicles
                                                                                      1. Electric Vehicles
                                                                                        1. Hydrogen Fuel Cells
                                                                                          1. Biofuels
                                                                                        2. Green Infrastructure in Transportation
                                                                                          1. Stormwater Management
                                                                                            1. Green Streets
                                                                                              1. Bioswales
                                                                                                1. Permeable Pavement
                                                                                                2. Urban Heat Island Mitigation
                                                                                                  1. Tree Canopy
                                                                                                    1. Cool Pavements
                                                                                                    2. Carbon Sequestration
                                                                                                      1. Vegetation Corridors
                                                                                                        1. Green Roofs
                                                                                                      2. Climate Change Adaptation for Transportation Systems
                                                                                                        1. Vulnerability Assessment
                                                                                                          1. Sea Level Rise
                                                                                                            1. Extreme Weather Events
                                                                                                              1. Temperature Extremes
                                                                                                              2. Resilience Planning
                                                                                                                1. Critical Infrastructure Protection
                                                                                                                  1. Redundancy and Backup Systems
                                                                                                                    1. Emergency Response Planning
                                                                                                                    2. Adaptation Strategies
                                                                                                                      1. Infrastructure Hardening
                                                                                                                        1. Flexible Design Standards
                                                                                                                          1. Nature-Based Solutions
                                                                                                                      2. Transportation Safety
                                                                                                                        1. Vision Zero and Safe System Approach
                                                                                                                          1. Principles of Vision Zero
                                                                                                                            1. Human Error Tolerance
                                                                                                                              1. Shared Responsibility
                                                                                                                                1. Ethical Imperative
                                                                                                                                2. Safe System Elements
                                                                                                                                  1. Safe Roads
                                                                                                                                    1. Safe Speeds
                                                                                                                                      1. Safe Vehicles
                                                                                                                                        1. Safe Road Users
                                                                                                                                          1. Post-Crash Care
                                                                                                                                        2. Crash Data Analysis
                                                                                                                                          1. Identifying High-Risk Locations
                                                                                                                                            1. Hot Spot Analysis
                                                                                                                                              1. Network Screening
                                                                                                                                              2. Trend Analysis
                                                                                                                                                1. Time Series Analysis
                                                                                                                                                  1. Seasonal Patterns
                                                                                                                                                  2. Crash Severity Analysis
                                                                                                                                                    1. Injury Classification
                                                                                                                                                      1. Fatal Crash Analysis
                                                                                                                                                    2. Road Safety Audits
                                                                                                                                                      1. Audit Process
                                                                                                                                                        1. Audit Team Composition
                                                                                                                                                          1. Site Inspection
                                                                                                                                                            1. Report Preparation
                                                                                                                                                            2. Implementation of Recommendations
                                                                                                                                                              1. Priority Ranking
                                                                                                                                                                1. Cost-Benefit Analysis
                                                                                                                                                                  1. Follow-Up Monitoring
                                                                                                                                                                2. Safety Countermeasures
                                                                                                                                                                  1. Engineering Solutions
                                                                                                                                                                    1. Geometric Improvements
                                                                                                                                                                      1. Traffic Control Devices
                                                                                                                                                                        1. Lighting Improvements
                                                                                                                                                                        2. Education and Enforcement
                                                                                                                                                                          1. Public Awareness Campaigns
                                                                                                                                                                            1. Enforcement Programs
                                                                                                                                                                              1. Driver Education
                                                                                                                                                                              2. Emergency Medical Services
                                                                                                                                                                                1. Response Time Improvement
                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Trauma Care Systems
                                                                                                                                                                                2. Vulnerable Road User Safety
                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Pedestrian Safety
                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Crosswalk Improvements
                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Visibility Enhancements
                                                                                                                                                                                      2. Bicycle Safety
                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Separated Facilities
                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Intersection Treatments
                                                                                                                                                                                          2. Motorcycle Safety
                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Awareness Programs
                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Infrastructure Improvements
                                                                                                                                                                                          3. Transportation Finance and Funding
                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Sources of Revenue
                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Fuel Taxes
                                                                                                                                                                                                1. Federal Gas Tax
                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. State Gas Tax
                                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Diesel Tax
                                                                                                                                                                                                    2. Tolls and Road Pricing
                                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Electronic Toll Collection
                                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Congestion Pricing
                                                                                                                                                                                                          1. High-Occupancy Toll Lanes
                                                                                                                                                                                                          2. Fares
                                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Transit Fares
                                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Fare Structure Design
                                                                                                                                                                                                                1. Fare Integration
                                                                                                                                                                                                                2. Sales Taxes
                                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. General Sales Tax
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Transportation Sales Tax
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    2. Property Taxes
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      1. General Property Tax
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Special Assessment Districts
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        2. Federal Grants
                                                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Formula Grants
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Discretionary Grants
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Competitive Grants
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              2. State Grants
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                1. State Transportation Funds
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Matching Fund Requirements
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  2. Local Funding Sources
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Impact Fees
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Tax Increment Financing
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Special Districts
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      2. Innovative Financing Mechanisms
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Design-Build-Finance-Operate
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Availability Payments
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Revenue Risk Sharing
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              2. Value Capture
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                1. Tax Increment Financing
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Special Assessment Districts
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Development Impact Fees
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    2. Congestion Pricing
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Area-Based Pricing
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Facility-Based Pricing
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Dynamic Pricing
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          2. Green Bonds
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Environmental Benefits
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Investor Interest
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            2. Transportation Finance Challenges
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Declining Fuel Tax Revenue
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                1. Fuel Efficiency Improvements
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Electric Vehicle Adoption
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  2. Infrastructure Funding Gap
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Maintenance Backlog
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      1. System Expansion Needs
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      2. Equity in Transportation Finance
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Regressive Tax Impacts
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Benefit Distribution
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      3. Parking Management
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Parking Supply and Demand Analysis
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Inventory Methods
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            1. On-Street Parking
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Off-Street Parking
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                1. Private Parking
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                2. Utilization Studies
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Occupancy Surveys
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Turnover Analysis
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Duration Studies
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      2. Demand Forecasting
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Trip Generation Rates
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Mode Choice Impacts
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        2. On-Street and Off-Street Parking Strategies
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Zoning Requirements
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Minimum Parking Requirements
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Maximum Parking Limits
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                1. Parking Reductions
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                2. Shared Parking Arrangements
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Mixed-Use Developments
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Temporal Sharing
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Spatial Sharing
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      2. Parking Districts
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Business Improvement Districts
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Residential Permit Parking
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        2. Parking Pricing
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Dynamic Pricing
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Demand-Responsive Pricing
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Time-of-Day Pricing
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              2. Permit Systems
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                1. Residential Permits
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Employee Permits
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  2. Performance-Based Pricing
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Occupancy Targets
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Price Adjustment Mechanisms
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    2. Shared Parking
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Mixed-Use Developments
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Complementary Uses
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Peak Demand Analysis
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          2. Policy Approaches
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Zoning Code Modifications
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Shared Parking Agreements
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            2. Parking Technology
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Smart Parking Systems
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                1. Sensor Technology
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Mobile Applications
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  2. Automated Parking Systems
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Robotic Parking
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Space Efficiency
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    2. Parking and Transportation Demand Management
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Cash-Out Programs
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Unbundled Parking
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Transit Incentives

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