Industrial System

Natural System

Natural System

Industrial System

Energy

Limited Resources

Limited Waste

Highway Transportation Engineering

Transportation Engineering

Planning Operation / Control Design

Pavement Materials

Operation

Design

Planning

Use of Petroleum

Cost Increase / Limited

Resource

Economic Insecurity /

Energy Vulnerability

High # of Users

CongestionTransportation System User

Cost

Roadway Infrastructure

High Demand/High Exposure to wear & tear /

Construction/ Maintenance &

Repair Cost

Auto Dependency

STEP I

•Set the Project Type/Level•Ident

ify Project Phase

•Establish Project Context

STEP II

•Generate Project Credit Checklist•Per

category – water, site, energy, material, operation and maintenance etc

•Required and Recommended checklist

STEP III

•Project Achievement•Score

and Evaluate

STEP IV

•Certificate•Plati

num, Gold, silver, Bronze etc

Definition of Sustainability & Transportation System

Review of Current Guidelines

& Practices

Context Sensitive

Solutions

Livable Cities & Communities

→ Walkable Communities

→ Transit, Bicycle etc

Technology & Sustainability

→ Alternative Energy

→ ITS

Life Cycle Assessment

Asset Management

Area-Wide Planning

State Wide Planning- Cooperative, continuous and comprehensive planning process

- Administered jointly by FHWA & FTA

- STIP Requirements

- Long Range Transportation Plan requires coordination with tribal and local agencies

- Responsible for implementing the projects approved in the MPO, RPO transportation plan and TIP

MPO- Responsible for planning, programming and coordination of federal highway and transit investments in metropolitan areas

- Include multi-jurisdictional governing boards made up of local elected officials, tribes, state DOTS, transit providers and other transportation related organizations and entities

- Responsible for overall coordination in planning and programming funds for projects and operations

RPO- Responsible in areas outside of metropolitan areas

- Provide a forum for local input on transportation issues impacting non-metropolitan communities with a population below 50,000

- Responsible for overall coordination in planning and programming funds for projects and operations

Federal regulations spell out the role of MPOs and RPOs

STEP I

•Area-Wide Planning and Programming

STEP II

•Project Development

STEP III

•Project Implementation

STEP IV

•Operation and Maintenance