DEVELOPING A METHOD OF MULTIMODAL PRIORITY SETTING FOR TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA IN RESPONSE TO OPPORTUNITIES IN ISTEA

Abstract

After background as to the context provided by the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA), the San Francisco Bay Area's leadership role, and the existing institutional structure for transportation decision making in the Bay Area is given, the process led by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission to change this institutional structure is documented. A multimodal method of project selection for the Surface Transportation Program and Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program was established in spring 1992 that brought all of the relevant players to the table, strengthened existing plans and programs, and established a new way of doing business on the basis of partnerships and cooperation. The program of projects that resulted from the application of the developed criteria is balanced and multimodal, and it enjoys widespread support in the region. Future programming cycles will improve on the established process and criteria. Many key aspects of the Bay Area experience are of direct relevance to other metropolitan areas that are struggling to respond to the opportunity of flexibility offered by ISTEA.

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