RITA | Table 4-8. Milestones for Improving Planning and Decisionmaking

Table 4-8. Milestones for Improving Planning and Decisionmaking

Research Product or Information Gained	FY 07-08	FY 09-10
Advanced Travel Forecasting Procedures (TRANSIMS)
Use simulation technologies to understand the impact of travel, by time of day, on overall mobility	x	x
Center for Environmental Excellence
Promote the advancement of Context-Sensitive Solutions	x	x
Identify and promote technology and geospatial innovations	x	x
Strategic Highway Research Program II
Develop framework for collaborative decisionmaking on additions to highway capacity	x	x
Surface Transportation Environment and Planning Cooperative Research
Develop and/or support accurate models for evaluating transportation control measures	x	x
Develop indicators of economic, social, and environmental performance of transportation systems to facilitate alternative analysis	x	x
Transportation, Economics, and Land Use System
Use TELUS to assist States and MPOs in the development of transportation improvement programs and other transportation planning initiatives	x	x
Identify Practices and Technologies to Control Capital and Operating Costs
Provide enhanced tools and methods for technical planning	x	x
Develop improved models of the performance of bus operations	x
Develop voluntary industry standards	x	x