Planning Tools

• GIS in Transportation

• Highway Economic Requirements System State Version (HERS/ST) - a computer model that predicts the investment required to achieve certain highway system performance levels. HERS/ST uses engineering standards to identify highway deficiencies and applies economic criteria to select the most cost-effective mix of highway system improvements.

• Influence of Transportation Infrastructure on Land Use - (PDF format 146 KB) This document describes the development decision-making process from the private sector perspective, as well as the role that local and regional government entities play in the process. It provides a framework for understanding the relative importance of transportation accessibility, describes the role of local and regional government actions and policies, and outlines the private developer's decision-making process.

• National Highway Planning Network (NHPN) - a 1:100,000 data roads data set including current and planned highways in the U.S.

• Planning & Environment Linkages Implementation Resources New 8 Oct 2008

• Surface Transportation Efficiency Analysis Model (STEAM) - a corridor sketch planning tool.

• TELUS - This state-of-the-practice software is helping MPOs and DOTs improve their transportation planning.

• Toolbox for Regional Policy Analysis Report (2000) - This web-interactive report describes analytical methods for testing the regional impacts of transportation and land use policies.

• Transportation Analysis Simulation System (TRANSIMS) - a set of transportation and air quality analysis and forecasting tools developed to create an integrated regional transportation system analysis environment.

• Travel Model Improvement Program (TMIP) - a multi-year, multi-agency program to develop new travel demand modeling procedures which accurately and reliably forecast travel for a broad range of modes, policy actions and operational conditions.