The California General Plan Process and Sustainable Transportation Planning

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• Creators:
  Lee, Richard W. ; Wack, Paul ; Deertrack, Judy ; Duiven, Scott ; Wise, Lisa
• Corporate Creators:
  Norman Y. Mineta International Institute for Surface Transportation Policy Studies
• Corporate Contributors:
  California. Departmen. of Transportation ; United States. Department of Transportation. Research and Special Programs Administration ; United States. Department of Transportation. University Transportation Centers (UTC) Program
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Transportation system management
  • Travel demand
  • Land use planning
  • Planning methods
  • Public administration
  • Public policy
  • Sustainable development
• Publication/ Report Number:
  MTI Report 01-18;FHWA/CA/OR-2001-30
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  California
• Corporate Publisher:
  Mineta Transportation Institute
• Abstract:
  This report describes a project which assessed the California General Plan process as a tool for implementing sustainable development, with focus on transportation systems at the local level, and including the relationship of local transportation systems to regional and statewide systems. The project involved a literature review on the California General Plan process, the nature of sustainabilty and sustainable transportation, and criteria and evaluation methods for plans. Detailed analyses were conducted of policies from 26 General Plans against criteria designed to measure transportation sustainabilty and plan quality. In-depth case studies of the General Plan process were conducted in seven California communities. Results from informant interviews were also included. Conclusions reflect the desirability of encouraging more frequent General Plan updates, a need for grater emphasis on implementation of plan policies, as well as the need for and utility of educational and outreach efforts directed at enhancing the proliferation of General Plan policies which promote more sustainable transportation systems at the local level.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  65W136
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/14786/dot_14786_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.72 MB]
• Collection(s):
  University Transportation Centers ; US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
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