Metropolitan Planning Reviews: Examples of MPO Documentation: Appendix to Project Memorandum

1995PDFResearch PaperIntelligent transportation systemsCongestion management systemsTransportation system managementTravel demand managementMetropolitan planning organizationsDemonstration projectsClean Air Act Amendments (CAAA)ISTEATDMTSMUnited StatesUnited States. Joint Program Office for Intelligent Transportation SystemsMcEwan, AnneJohn A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)NTL-ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT-Air QualityNTL-OPERATIONS AND TRAFFIC CONTROLS-CongestionNTL-INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS-INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMSVolpe National Transportation Systems Center, Technical Reference CenterOn November 26, 1991 Congress enacted the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA). This legislation mandates that Transportation Management Areas (urbanized areas with populations over 200,000) include as part of the planning process a congestion management system that provides for effective management of new and existing facilities... through the use of travel demand reduction and operational management strategies. Congestion Management (CM) has become the accepted term to describe a system of actions whose purpose is to alleviate traffic problems. The term incorporates aspects of Transportation Systems Management (TSM) and Travel Demand Management (TDM). The aim of CM is to reduce the need or demand for making trips while making the most efficient use of existing facilities. The common goals of the CAAAs and ISTEA, to reduce traffic congestion and the resulting emissions, can be met by implementing a Congestion Management Plan and a TCM Program. Through the effective USC of TSM and TDM strategies, traffic flow and congestion can be improved and air quality can be improved. 52 p.93