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PEL Implementation
Resource Guide
Analysis and Documentation
Individual problem statement or early scoping
reports for selected needs/potential projects
included in the plan could include information
on the following, primarily using GIS level
environmental data:
History of the problem
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Community vision context
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System needs
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Land use context
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Environmental context
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Public involvement
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Linkages to other plans and projects
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Recommended study area
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Multi modal considerations
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Air quality context
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One of the most valuable aspects of the
linkage between identification of needs and
Purpose & Need is to document the potential
contribution made by the specific project,
especially as it relates to the system as a whole.
In particular, the Purpose & Need Statement may
need to include important contributions that this
individual improvement is making to the functioning
of the overall system. Examples include discussing
the connectivity or congestion relief offered by the
project. Data and analyses from long-range planning
can be used to support the inclusion of these
elements.
What Decisions Help
Make the Linkage?
State and local planning agencies assess the community's
transportation needs relative to system performance.
Linking Identified Solutions
With Alternatives
A second connection point would be to link the
solutions identified during planning with the alterna-
tives identified during NEPA (see Exhibit I).
What Is the Linkage?
Develop a range of overall system solutions and
individual project concepts that support the
long-term goals envisioned by the community in the
planning process that can be used as the starting
point for identifying the reasonable range of alterna-
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Summary :
NE ED PL AN S S E L E C T IO N ID E N T IF IC A T I O N AL TE R N A T I V E S ASSESSMENT ALTERNATIVES IDENTIF ICAT ION OF N EE DS M IT IG AT IO N ST RA TEG IES A D O P T E D P LA N SOLUTIO NS ASSESSME NT ID EN TI FI C AT IO N O F S O L U T I O N S P L A N N I N G P L A N N I N G P L A N N I N G P L A N N I N G P L A N N IN G RE SO UR C E C O N S E R V A T IO N &
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