Noteworthy Practices and Innovative Uses

Interactive Maps describe project listings of Statewide and Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Programs, project location maps, photographs, narrative description of project objectives, contact information and much more. Several states such as Kansas, Washington, and North Carolina are currently using interactive maps to provide STIP project instantly. Denver Regional Council of Government provides maps, images and project information.

Maps, charts, illustrations and graphics, diagrams, sketches, images, and photographs make Long Range Transportation Plans easier to read, as shown in Housatonic Valley Council of Elected Officials' Regional Transportation Plan, Central Arkansas Transportation Study's Plans and San Francisco's MTC 2030 Plan.

Policy plans can be illustrated using images, maps, flow charts, charts, illustrations, scenarios and graphics such as Envision Utah, Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission's 2040, or Envision Central Texas.

Other Noteworthy Practices and Innovative Uses

• Pima Association of Governments collects high-resolution digital imagery for state, regional, and local agencies and organizations. The Regional Data Center provides interactive mapping, where you can view and order Digital Orthophotos, Census 2000 Data, and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Data for the Tucson Metropolitan Area.
• Florida DOT uses visual images to highlight new procedures and processes.
• Transportation is a major factor in communities, livability, safety, economic vitality, health and human services, education, recreation and many other aspects. Yet traditionally the exchange of information that is vital to public involvement for planning transportation facilities has occurred during face-to-face workshops and meetings because of the past limitations of travel, and technology.
• FHWA's GIS website has noteworthy practices and innovative uses of GIS for transportation, events, explore other GIS resources, and learn who to contact in FHWA about particular GIS questions or issues.
• Florida DOT uses visual images to highlight new procedures and processes.
• Connecticut DOT uses site plans, maps, and images.
• Transportation facilities impact communities and natural environments have traditionally been described and presented in documents containing narratives, spreadsheets and matrixes have traditionally been somewhat difficult to understand, often filled with dense narrative, replete with acronyms and abbreviations.
• Proposed transportation projects can be described using site plans, images, videos, Web cam, 360 Pano, Photos and project maps such as the Woodrow Wilson Bridge, Guanella Pass Road and Hoover Dam Bypass projects.
• Project design can be more easily described as Eastern Federal Lands Highway Division Design Visualization Guide and Minnesota DOT visual imaging techniques.
• Pennsylvania DOT video inventories provide views of roadway segments.
• Portland, Oregon Metro Region's bike map in 3-D simulation.