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Resource Guide
data and analysis to incorporate locally preferred
alternatives into the alternatives selected for
detailed study during NEPA.
What Data Informs
This Linkage?
The adopted long-range plan is the culmi-
nation of the planning process. The plan
documents the decisions by the policy makers
on the locally preferred alternative for both
the overall future transportation system and
for individual projects, or services in the case
of some modes. The data that informs these
decisions has been created throughout the
planning process. At this point, the primary
purpose of the linkage is to document the
relevant information in a form that makes
it accessible to project planners. The locally
preferred alternatives included in the adopted
plan are based on significant technical analysis,
stakeholder input, and public debate and
should be respected as an alternative selected
for detailed analysis during NEPA.
Analysis and Documentation
The key to successful linkage is the development of
usable documentation. Documentation should be
created at each step in the planning process at a level
that is useful and transferable to project planners.
This documentation can be included in technical
appendices or summary working papers that can be
provided electronically or in paper form to project
planners.
However, the information provided in the adopted
long-range plan should be sufficient for anyone,
including the public, to understand both the endorsed
alternatives and the rationale for their selection. This
could include:
Maps clearly showing endorsed alternatives for
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new and improved roads, transit services, and
other modes where applicable.
Tables, charts, and/or narrative that show why
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the overall plan and major new projects or
services were selected.
Appendices or references to technical reports that
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provide more in-depth analysis and documen-
tation for the decisions made.
Summary of the stakeholder involvement process
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and comments throughout the process and a
description of how the locally preferred plan
responds to those comments.
Identification of highest priority major improve-
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ments that are likely to be recommended or
funded in the near term with references to
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