Florida Department of

TRANSPORTATION

Office of Policy Planning

1. 2011 National Traffic Scorecard - This scorecard provides a comprehensive analysis of the state of traffic congestion across the U.S.
2. Mineta Transportation Institute Reports
   • A Framework for Developing and Integrating Effective Routing Strategies Within the Emergency Management Decision- Support System - This report describes the modeling, calibration, and validation of a VISSIM traffic-flow simulation of the San José, California, downtown network and examines various evacuation scenarios and first-responder routings to assess strategies that would be effective in the event of a no-notice disaster.
   • A Decision-Support Framework For Using Value Capture to Fund Public Transit: Lessons From Project-Specific Analyses - This report examines five value capture mechanisms in depth: tax-increment financing (TIF), special assessment districts (SADs), transit impact fees, joint developments, and air rights.
3. Survey of State Funding for Public Transportation - Ways to Improve It - This report provides findings of a state survey on state-level public transportation funding, the source of funds, the potential use of funds, and the method of funding distribution for each transit program. It recommends several approaches in improving state reporting.
4. Worldwide situation of road pricing and assessment of its impacts - This report presents the state of road pricing schemes, the corresponding developments and an assessment of their impacts.
5. Transportation Project Prioritization and Performance-based Planning Efforts in Rural and Small Metropolitan Regions - This national scan evaluates regional-level transportation planning in non-metropolitan areas.
6. Miscellaneous Reports
   • Energy Security in the United States - This report examines the various commodities used to generate energy in the United States, focusing on the two largest energy-consuming sectors of the U.S. economy, electricity and transportation, and the differences in how they expose U.S. households and businesses to disruptions, either domestic or international, in the supply of energy.
   • Exploring the Role of Regional Transportation Projects as Rural Economy Drivers - This report provides three case studies that explore three transportation-led economic development projects in Vermont, Alabama and Oregon.