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
• 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.
• Tool Kit for Integrating Land Use and Transportation Decision-Making (2012)
• 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.

Archives

• 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.