Use of GIS Technologies to Facilitate the Transportation Project Programming Process

摘要

Transportation project programming in a transportation agency is a process of matching potential projects with available funds to accomplish the agency's mission and goals of a given period of time. Result of this process is normally a transportation improvement program (TIP) or a Capital Improvement Program (CIP) that sets up the financial plan as well as the scope and schedule of transportation improvement projects to be implemented by a transportation agency. This project has conducted an assessment of cities in the Inland Empire region on their transportation project programming process and the use of GIS technologies for the programming process. Based on the assessment, the project has provided recommendations and methodologies that could be used to incorporate GIS and project programming tools in the development of transportation improvement programs. Also the project has developed a GIS-based conceptual framework and a work plan whose purpose is to implement the programming methodologies for the cities within the Inland Empire region.