New Challenges, New Institutions

Abstract

AS INDICATED IN THIS REPORT, THE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING CHALLENGE HAS CHANGED SIGNIFICANTLY OVER THE PAST DECADE. NO LONGER IS THE OVERRIDING CONCERN THAT OF BUILDING ENOUGH HIGHWAY CAPACITY TO SATISFY TRAVEL DEMANDS; MANY OTHER ISSUES ARE INVOLVED AND ALL MODES MUST BE CONSIDERED. FROM THE STATE LEVEL, THE FORMATION OF A STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION IS ONE OF A SET OF POSSIBLE RESPONSES TO THE NEW CHALLENGE. IT MAY BE THE MOST PRODUCTIVE, BUT IT IS NOT THE ONLY VIABLE RESPONSE. FROM THE FEDERAL LEVEL, THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION STUDY APPEARS TO BE A USEFUL DEVICE FOR INVOLVING STATES AND LOCALITIES MORE DEEPLY IN THE PLANNING PROCESS AND FOR UPGRADING THEIR ABILITIES THROUGH (1) REQUIRING MEANINGFUL REPORTING FORMATS AND (2) MOVING IN THE DIRECTION OF REQUIRING GREATER SOPHISTICATION IN STATE AND LOCAL-LEVEL ANALYSIS OF THE IMPLICATIONS OF THE DATA AND THE COSTS OF ALTERNATIVE PLANS. THIS REPORT CONCLUDES WITH THE HOPE THAT THE RESULTS OF THE INCREASED EMPHASIS ON PLANNING WILL BE BETTER IMPLEMENTATION.

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