Views on the Statewide Planning Process

24.
Most states have a documented process for consulting with nonmetropolitan local officials in the development of the statewide long-range transportation plan and the statewide transportation improvement program (STIP). Are you aware of any such documented process for your state?
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(If "Yes" to 24) Have you ever read your state's documented process for consulting with nonmetropolitan local officials?
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26.
(If "Yes" to 25) Do you believe your state's documented process for consulting with nonmetropolitan local officials provided enough information for you to understand and participate in your state's consultation process?
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27.
In your opinion, what are the higher, medium, and lower priority transportation needs for the nonmetropolitan areas of your region?
    Higher priority needs Medium priority needs Lower priority needs Not applicable Don't know
 
a. Maintaining or improving condition of existing roads
 
b. Maintaining or improving condition of existing bridges
 
c. Increasing road or highway capacity to address congestion
 
d. Improving safety of existing roads or highways
 
e. Improving public transit (e.g., reducing congestion, improving accessibility)
 
f. Improving rail freight mobility
 
g. Improving truck freight mobility
 
h. Improving air quality (e.g., reducing surface transportation emissions)
 
i. Other
   

 
(If "Other") Please specify.  
   

28.
In the past year, did your state DOT perform any of the following activities to consult with your organization in the statewide planning process?
    Yes No Don't know
 
a. State DOT officials conducted annual meetings in our region
 
b. State DOT officials conducted statewide "road show" or consultation tour
 
c. State DOT asked our organization for input on identifying the state's priority transportation needs or projects (e.g., through "calls for proposals," project nominations, needs assessments, or other structured processes)
 
d. State DOT held meetings with local officials in our area to inform development of state's long-range plan
 
e. State DOT held meetings with local officials in our area to inform development of the STIP
 
f. State DOT held public meetings in our region to gather feedback on the state's long-range transportation plan
 
g. State DOT held public meetings in our region to gather feedback on the state's STIP
 
h. State DOT asked our region to develop its own long-range transportation plans and used them to inform the state's long-range plan
 
i. State DOT asked our region to prioritize projects or develop TIPs and used them to inform the STIP
   

    Yes No Don't know
 
j. State DOT provided funding to our region to conduct surface transportation or transit planning activities
 
k. State DOT asked nonmetropolitan local officials in our region to serve on state policy-making and advisory bodies (e.g., highway or transportation commissions or boards)
 
l. State DOT officials regularly attended our regional or rural planning organization board or committee meetings (i.e., regular attendance means about half of the meetings or more)
 
m. State DOT provided technical assistance or training to improve transportation planning activities in our nonmetropolitan area (e.g., workshop, webinar, or other)
 
n. Other
   

 
(If "Other") Please specify.  
   

29.
Overall, how satisfied or dissatisfied are you that your state DOT's consultation process gives your region's transportation needs sufficient consideration?
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(If "Dissatisfied" or "Very dissatisfied" to 29) What are some of the reasons you are dissatisfied with the process?

31.
How satisfied or dissatisfied is your organization with its ability to participate in the following state DOT planning activities?
    Very satisfied Satisfied Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied Dissatisfied Very dissatisfied Don't know
 
a. Developing portions of long-range statewide transportation plan related to our rural area
 
b. Selecting projects in our rural area to be included on the STIP
 
c. Determining the transportation funding priorities for rural areas of the state (e.g., types of projects to be prioritized)
 
d. Gathering public input in the statewide planning process
 
e. Allocating federal transportation planning funds to rural areas (e.g., State Planning and Research (SPR) funds)
 
f. Conducting transportation studies in our region (e.g., corridor, freight, transit, or other studies)
 
g. Setting performance goals, measures or targets for transportation services in our region
 
h. Developing transportation models in our region to inform planning decisions
 
i. Other
   

 
(If "Other") Please specify.  
   

32.
(If "Dissatisfied" or "Very dissatisfied" to any in 31) What are some of the reasons why your organization was dissatisfied?

33.
What additional comments to do you have about any of the topics covered by this survey?

34. What is the name, title, telephone number, and e-mail address of the person who primarily completed this survey? We might contact this person if we have follow-up questions.

 
a. Name
 

 
b. Title
 

 
c. Telephone
 

 
d. E-mail
 

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