Organization Type: DOT
Department of Transportation

Definition: Governmental agency focused on transportation
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Corresponding TRID/TRT Terms
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- SSTI Review of Washington State DOT’s Sustainability Efforts
This review was conducted by the State Smart Transportation Initiative to assess the Washington State Department of Transportation’s sustainability efforts.
- Performance-Based Tools to Enhance Investment Decision Making: Assessing a Regional Bridge Network and the Long-Term Consequences of Underinvestment
This study assessed the impacts of underinvestment in bridges and developed tools for identifying investment priorities.
- Considering Community Attributes and Impacts in Long-Range Planning
This report documents North Carolina DOT’s efforts to integrate long-range planning with their project development process.
- An Interim Synthetic Approach for Estimating Pedestrian Volumes in Smaller Communities
This paper addresses the gap in transportation performance measures for pedestrians in small, rural communities.
- Travel Demand Forecasting: Parameters and Techniques
This project served to update NCHRP Report 365, and provide guidance on setting parameters and using forecasting procedures consistent with current practices.
- Developing and Advancing Effective Public Involvement and Environmental Justice Strategies for Rural and Small Communities
This research worked with six transportation agencies to help develop general strategies for public involvement in local transportation planning in rural and small urban communities.
- Indian Reservation Safety Improvement Program: A Methodology and Case Study
This paper seeks to explore causes of high risk roads and highways in Indian Reservations and the methods of dealing with these problems.
- Rural and Small Urban Multimodal Alternatives for Minnesota
This report summarizes strategies for rural and small urban transportation planners to incorporate multimodalism into their network.
- Role of Regional Planning Organizations in Transportation Planning Across Boundaries
This white paper outlines the contributions of Rural Planning Organizations (RPOs) to transportation planning efforts for megaregions.
- Evaluation of the ADOT Small Area Transportation Studies and Planning Assistance for Rural Areas Programs
This study evaluated Arizona DOT’s Planning Assistance for Rural Areas (PARA) program, a source of funding for multimodal transportation projects in the state.
