Q11. In developing your state's most recent long-range transportation plan and statewide transportation improvement program (STIP) , did your state DOT perform any of the following activities? |
| Performed for long-range plan | Performed for STIP | Performed for both long-range plan and STIP | Not performed for either | Don't know | Number of respondents |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a. Referred to state-defined principles or priorities for investment decisions | 5 | 14 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 50 |
| b. Allocated funding across regions by formula | 0 | 27 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 51 |
| c. Allocated funding across regions based on need | 0 | 31 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 51 |
| d. Allocated funding across types of projects (e.g., bridge, pavement maintenance, transit, bicycle/pedestrian) | 2 | 31 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 51 |
| e. Used transportation models to develop scenarios | 19 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 51 |
| f. Developed statewide transportation demand model | 14 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 2 | 52 |
| g. Developed statewide freight demand model | 11 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 2 | 52 |
| h. Held individual meetings with local officials in state regions to determine needs | 7 | 9 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 52 |
| i. Conducted surveys or focus groups with the general public | 29 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 52 |
| j. Conducted surveys or focus groups with freight users | 24 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 2 | 52 |
| k. Inventoried major elements of the existing transportation system (e.g., bridges, interstates) | 13 | 3 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 51 |
| l. Reviewed the condition of existing transportation assets to identify assets with the greatest need | 7 | 16 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 52 |
| m. Conducted statewide or regional corridor studies | 15 | 8 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 51 |
| n. Used performance data to make decisions on long-range statewide transportation plan or STIP | 7 | 11 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 51 |
| o. Conducted economic analysis for individual projects (e.g., benefit-cost analysis, cost-effectiveness analysis, economic-impact analysis) | 3 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 1 | 50 |
| p. Used a quantitative approach for selecting projects (e.g., scoring system, selection criteria) | 0 | 24 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 50 |
| q. Procured contractor services to assist with technical planning activities (e.g., data collection, modeling, developing planning products) | 29 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 50 |
| r. Required rural planning organizations to develop their own long-range plans or transportation improvement programs (TIPs) | 7 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 2 | 51 |
| s. Linked planning activities to National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) standards | 7 | 4 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 51 |
| t. Presented projects to state legislature for approval | 2 | 11 | 7 | 30 | 1 | 51 |
| u. Other | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 16 |