Evaluation of the ADOT small area transportation studies and planning assistance for rural areas programs.

Wemple, Elizabeth; Wu, Daniel

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Evaluation of the ADOT small area transportation studies and planning assistance for rural areas programs.

2014-03-01
By Wemple, Elizabeth ; Wu, Daniel

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Wemple, Elizabeth ; Wu, Daniel
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Cambridge Systematics
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United States. Federal Highway Administration
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FHWA-AZ-14-716
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Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:

Arizona
Corporate Publisher:

Arizona. Dept. of Transportation. Research Center
Abstract:

The Planning Assistance for Rural Areas (PARA) program, sponsored by the Arizona Department of Transportation’s ; (ADOT) Multimodal Planning Division (MPD), dedicates funding and staff to conduct multimodal transportation planning ; studies for local jurisdictions. This research study’s goal was to evaluate and refine ADOT’s PARA program to better meet ; the goals of both ADOT and its local jurisdictional partners. This study had four phases: database development and ; evaluation of PARA studies from 2002 to 2012, peer state interviews and assessment of similar programs, in‐state surveys ; and interviews with key stakeholders, and PARA program evaluation and recommendations. The study found that overall, ; PARA stakeholders were satisfied with the PARA program. Stakeholders stated that PARA programs provided resources for ; identifying needs and addressing issues that were not otherwise readily available to small communities with budget ; constraints. Based on the stakeholder assessment, this study made recommendations to strengthen ADOT’s ability to ; address diverse transportation planning issues, streamline the PARA study process, and improve MPD’s interaction with ; PARA stakeholders.
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SPR 000-1(181) 716
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https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/27223/dot_27223_DS1.pdf
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US Transportation Collection
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urn:sha256:3066f29c4561f42eaf583d3d3b92076c00efb5f73777fee8795860c395fb925d

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