Survey of Regional Planning and Development Organizations

Q23. Does your organization conduct any of the following rural transportation planning activities?

  Yes
(percent)
No
(percent)
Don't know
(percent)
Number
of respondents
a. Transit service planning (e.g., bus, commuter rail, etc.) 68.4 30.8 0.8 263
b. Community transportation planning (e.g., improve accessibility for seniors, disabled, etc.) 84.7 14.9 0.4 262
c. Freight planning 41.5 57.7 0.8 253
d. Gather public input to identify local rural transportation needs 92.3 7.7 0.0 261
e. Coordinate input from local officials into the statewide planning process 91.2 8.8 0.0 260
f. Develop long-range transportation plan for rural parts of the region 78.9 20.7 0.4 261
g. Develop a prioritized list of needs or transportation improvement program (TIP) for rural parts of the region 76.2 23.0 0.8 261
h. Provide technical assistance to local governments (e.g., Geographical Information Systems (GIS) mapping, transportation modeling) 84.4 15.6 0.0 262
i. Collect transportation data for rural planning (e.g., traffic counts and travel demand forecasting) 71.6 28.0 0.4 261
j. Intermodal facility planning (e.g., connections between different modes) 52.9 46.3 0.8 259
k. Corridor management and development studies 62.4 36.4 1.2 258
l. Air quality and emissions 28.5 71.5 0.0 256
m. Land use planning 70.0 29.2 0.8 260
n. Bicycle and pedestrian planning 79.4 20.6 0.0 262
o. Other 29.7 60.9 9.4 128