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POSITION IN BRIEF: Support
a transportation system to move people and goods which includes
a variety of transportation modes, with emphasis on increased public
transportation services and other viable alternatives to reduce
vehicle miles traveled; is efficient, convenient, and cost effective;
is safe and secure; serves all segments of the population and diverse
geographic needs; minimizes harmful effects on the environment;
is integrated with land use; and is supported by extensive public
education.
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POSITIONS
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1. Transportation and land use planning should be integrated to
promote reduced vehicle miles traveled through a jobs/housing balance
and requirements that land use development facilitate use of transit
and other alternatives to single occupant vehicles.
2. Planning for transportation should promote:
a. strategies to influence travel behavior, such as fees,
taxes and tolls, combined with mitigation measures for low income
persons;
b. alternatives to single occupant vehicle travel, such as high
occupancy vehicle lanes, expanded transit, car/van pools and bicycle
lanes;
c. other strategies to improve traffic flow, such as flextime
and telecommuting;
d. project evaluation processes which include early and informed
public participation, analysis of alternative routes and modes,
analysis of costs and benefits of each alternative, and consideration
of consistency with regional and state transportation systems.
3. Transportation funding should come from all levels of government,
but regional and local levels should have maximum flexibility to
select the modes and projects on which to spend allocated funds.
User fees and other revenues derived from transportation related
sources should be designated for transportation uses, including
use of highway users taxes for transportation-related services such
as smog control and transit. A variety of other funding methods
are appropriate, including general funds, sales tax revenues and
private sources such as developer fees. All funding should be evaluated
in terms of equitable sharing of transportation costs, effect on
travel behavior and indirect economic impacts.
4. Government responsibility includes:
a. provision for early and informed public participation
in the planning process;
b. cooperation and coordination among agencies and between different
levels of government;
c. maintenance of existing transportation systems.
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5. The state should be responsible for setting statewide standards
and for planning on a statewide level with provision for a strong
regional role.
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6. Regional decision making should include extensive local input.
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Adopted 1981; Revised 1985; New Position 1991;
Readopted at last convention.
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