Model Long-Range Transportation Plans: A Guide for Performance-Based Planning (February 2023, 6.5MB)
This guidebook informs State Departments of Transportation (DOTs), Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs), and Regional Transportation Planning Organizations (RTPOs), as well as their planning colleagues, such as transit agencies, local governments, and Federal agencies, about effective practices for incorporating performance-based planning into the development of a long-range transportation plan. A performance-based plan sets the foundation of goals, objectives, performance measures, and targets that support decisions for long-range investments and policies, and guides programming, as well as shorter-range decisions that move toward achievement of desired system performance outcomes. This document identifies key components present in a "model" transportation plan, as well as process elements to reflect the priorities of the community and support attainment of desired performance outcomes for the multimodal transportation system. It highlights the importance of integrating performance-based plans, programs, and processes; data-driven analysis; and public and stakeholder engagement. Examples and case studies illustrate the guidebook's key points.
On March 29, 2023, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Office of Planning, Environment, and Realty and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Office of Planning and Environment hosted an informational webinar to introduce the guidebook and share two case studies from the Nevada Department of Transportation and the East-West Gateway Council of Governments. [FHWA/FTA Presentation] [Recording](Passcode: ^TM2Z&iJ)
