A Citizen's Guide to Transportation Decisionmaking
Introduction
Have you ever wondered how decisions
are made about transportation projects that affect your life? How do government
officials decide where to put a bus stop, road, or bridge? How are these and
other transportation projects planned? And how can you make sure your opinions
are heard and considered by the planners, road designers, elected officials,
and other citizens?
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Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and Federal Transit Administration
(FTA) wrote this guide to give you the answers to these and other transportation-related
questions. We hope this guide will help you understand how transportation
decisions are made at the local, state, and national levels. We believe
that the better citizens understand the transportation decisionmaking process,
the more certain it is we will have a transportation system that is safe,
efficient, and responsive to public needs and concerns about their communities
and the natural environment. |
The Federal
Highway Administration
(FHWA) and Federal Transit
Administration (FTA) are part of the
U.S. Department of Transportation
(USDOT).
USDOT is a
federal government
agency that funds, sets policy for
safety, and provides other guidance for
transportation by air, highways, rail,
transit, and water.
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