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Procedures and Technical Methods for Transit Project Planning


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Foreword

Part I: The Major Capital Investment Planning Process

  1. Introduction to Major Investment Planning
  2. Systems Planning*
  3. Framework for Alternatives Analysis

Part II: Conduct of the Analysis

  1. Organization and Management Updated (June 2007)
  2. Definition of Alternatives
  3. Estimation of Capital Costs*
  4. Estimation of Operating and Maintenance Costs (Draft)
  5. Methods for Travel Forecasting*
  6. Interpretation and Use of Travel Forecast Data*
  7. Estimation of Socio-Economic and Environmental Impacts*
  8. Financial Planning for Transit
  9. Evaluation of Alternatives

Part III: The Decisionmaking Process

  1. The Draft Environmental Impact Statement*

* Note: Chapters marked with an asterisk (*) are unavailable in electronic format; however select the links above to send an email requesting a printed copy via US Postal Service.