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Why Corridor Planning?
Corridor planning can prioritize which transportation projects need to proceed to the
programming and development stage, and to explore economical alternatives to highway
construction. The purpose of corridor planning is to comprehensively address future transportation
needs, and to recommend a package of improvements and management strategies for
the transportation system within a corridor.
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What is Corridor Planning?
Corridor planning is a process that is collaborative with local
governments and includes extensive public participation opportunities.
A corridor may be divided into logical, manageable smaller areas for the purpose of corridor planning.
The process looks at the existing transportation system within the corridor and how the system could be
changed to meet long-term needs. The process includes discussion of existing and projected travel patterns
and social, environmental, and economic issues within the corridor. It includes discussion of infrastructure
improvements in combination with wise land use and system-management actions.
A corridor plan is a document that defines a comprehensive package of
recommendations for managing and improving the transportation system (which includes transportation facilities
and services) within and along a specific corridor, based upon a 20-year planning horizon.
Recommendations may include any reasonable and effective mix of strategies and improvements for many modes.
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What is the purpose of corridor planning?
Corridor Planning accomplishes the following:
- Promotes the safe and efficient movement of people, goods, and services.
- Initiates an intergovernmental cooperative planning process to promote community
and state based transportation decisions.
- Provides opportunities for public, local government, and agency participation early on
and throughout the process, and promotes active participation in potential corridor solutions,
including the development of context sensitive solutions; meets objectives by comprehensively
addressing transportation issues, and evaluating a full range of multimodal solutions for increased mobility.
- Saves money by identifying long-range right-of-way needs by anticipating potential problems
resulting from growth before solutions become too expensive.
- Fills the gap between the statewide modal plans for highways, public transportation, rail,
aeronautics, and bicycle/pedestrian, and the project selection process.
- Furnishes a link between land-use planning and transportation planning.
- Determines the extent of the social, economic, and environmental issues within the corridor
and analyzes potential alternatives at an appropriate and economical level of detail.
- Facilitates resolution of major issues (i.e., public opinion, cost, environmental constraints)
before specific project programming and development begin.
- Protects transportation investments by exploring alternate means to accommodate transportation needs,
with and without capital-intensive improvements.
- Provides an opportunity to direct future development, and minimize environmental, social, and economic impacts.
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