Planning Topics

• Border Planning
• Census Issues
• Congestion Management
• Context Sensitive Solutions and Transportation Planning
• Delta Region
• Economic Development
• Freight Planning
• Health in Transportation
• Livability Initiative
• Megaregions and Multi-Jurisdictional Planning
• National Highway System
• Performance Based Planning
• Planning Menu
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  • Metropolitan Planning
  • Rural Planning
  • Tribal Planning
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• Public Involvement
• Regional Models of Cooperation
• SAFETEA-LU Section 1927
• Scenario Planning and Visualization in Transportation
• Transportation Planning Update
• Travel Model Improvement Program (TMIP)
• Transportation Planning Excellence Awards
• Transportation Safety Planning

Planning Publications

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• Advancing Metropolitan Planning for Operations: The Building Blocks of a Model Transportation Plan Incorporating Operations - A Desk Reference
• Advancing Metropolitan Planning for Operations: An Objectives-Driven, Performance-Based Approach - A Guidebook
• Applying a Regional ITS Architecture to Support Planning for Operations: A Primer
• Asset Sustainability Index: A Proposed Measure for Long-Term Performance
• Congestion Management Process Guidebook
• Evaluation of Statewide Long-Range Transportation Plans
• Federal-aid for Essentials for Local Agencies
• Highway Functional Classification Concepts, Criteria and Procedures (2013) (or PDF 2.8MB)
• Integrated Transportation Scenario Planning
• Integration of Climate Considerations into Transportation Decision Making
• Literature Review of Organizational Structures and Finance of Multi-jurisdictional Initiatives (2011) (or PDF 5.3MB)
• Literature Review of the Implications for U.S. Infrastructure Investment and Transportation Planning (2008) (or PDF 2.1MB)
• Metropolitan Area Transportation Planning for Healthy Communities
• Organizational Structures and Finance of Multi-jurisdictional Initiatives and the Implications for Megaregion Transportation Planning in the U.S. (2011) (or PDF 5.3MB)
• Planning for Transportation in Rural Areas (2004) (or PDF, 1.3MB)
• The Role of FHWA Programs in Livability: State of the Practice
• Serving Rural America (2001) (or PDF, 10MB)
• Showcasing Visualization Tools in Congestion Management
• Supporting Sustainable Rural Communities
• TPCB Program Focus Pages
• Transportation Management Area (TMA) Certification Review Primer
• Transportation Planning Newsletter
• The Transportation Planning Process Briefing Book (2015) (or PDF 2.5 MB)

Electronic Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (eSTIP) Case Studies

• North Carolina DOT
• Atlanta Regional Commission
• Houston-Galveston Area Council TIP Online
• New Mexico DOT Desktop eSTIP

Interstate, Corridor, and Border Planning

• United States-Mexico Land Ports of Entry Emissions and Border Wait-Time White Paper and Analysis Template
• Greening Transportation at the Border
• Transportation Border Working Group Newsletter
• Beyond the Border Investment Plan, Version 1.0
• Pembina - Emerson Port of Entry Transportation Study (Power Point)
• FHWA National Gateway and Corridor Concepts

Newly Designated Urbanized Area Case Studies

• Bonneville, ID
• Brunswick, GA
• Dover/Kent, DE
• Flagstaff, AZ
• Fredericksburg, VA
• Hernando County, FL
• Ithaca, NY
• Logan, UT

Related Publications

Air Quality

• Air Quality Planning for Transportation Officials
• Additional resources available at Air Quality Publications

Asset Management

• Asset Sustainability Index: A Proposed Measure for Long-Term Performance

Congestion

• Congestion Management Process Guidebook
• Showcasing Visualization Tools in Congestion Management
• TPCB Program - Congestion and Transportation Demand Management Focus Page

Freight

• A Guidebook for Engaging the Private Sector in Freight Transportation Planning
• Additional resources available at Freight Planning

Operations

• Advancing Metropolitan Planning for Operations: The Building Blocks of a Model Transportation Plan Incorporating Operations - A Desk Reference
• Advancing Metropolitan Planning for Operations: An Objectives-Driven, Performance-Based Approach - A Guidebook
• Applying a Regional ITS Architecture to Support Planning for Operations: A Primer

Performance-Based Planning

• Model Long-Range Transportation Plans: A Guide for Incorporating Performance-Based Planning (August 2014) (or PDF 4.2 MB)
• Performance Based Planning and Programming Guidebook (September 2013) (or PDF 8.2 MB)
• Performance Based Planning and Programming Newsletter

Public Participation

• Florida DOT Case Study on Public Involvement
• How to Engage Low-Literacy and Limited-English-Proficiency Populations in Transportation Decisionmaking
• Public Involvement Techniques for Transportation Decision-making

Travel Model Improvement Program (TMIP)

• TMIP Annual Reports
• TMIP Peer Review Program
• Other TMIP Publications

Visualization

• Showcasing Visualization Tools in Congestion Management

Archives

• A Citizen's Guide to Transportation Decision Making
• A Guide to Transportation Decisionmaking (2009) (or PDF, 1.9MB)