From the Margins to the Mainstream: A Guide to Transportation Opportunities in Your Community from Surface Transportation Policy Project (STPP) reviews how federal surface transportation law can be used to support local and statewide efforts to build more livable communities and expand travel options. It is designed to demystify some of the complexities of the transportation laws, programs, and processes.
The Guide can help take advantage of opportunities to make communities healthy, safe, and livable. A primary strategy to accomplish this is to create greater transportation choice and access for people and freight.
This Guide provides ideas on how the federal surface transportation law (SAFETEA-LU) can help answer these questions. It is based on a belief that, while individuals can make known their wishes and preferences, organized coalitions focused on a common purpose can have a greater impact on future transportation choices. To transform opportunities into accomplishments, it is helpful to have a basic understanding of the planning process, funding allocation methods, and how ideas become projects that get built using the tools in the federal law.
116 pages (1.0mb); available online as a PDF document through the resource link below.
The Guide can help take advantage of opportunities to make communities healthy, safe, and livable. A primary strategy to accomplish this is to create greater transportation choice and access for people and freight.
This Guide provides ideas on how the federal surface transportation law (SAFETEA-LU) can help answer these questions. It is based on a belief that, while individuals can make known their wishes and preferences, organized coalitions focused on a common purpose can have a greater impact on future transportation choices. To transform opportunities into accomplishments, it is helpful to have a basic understanding of the planning process, funding allocation methods, and how ideas become projects that get built using the tools in the federal law.
116 pages (1.0mb); available online as a PDF document through the resource link below.
Resource: http://www.transact.org/
