Transportation planning and programming–which are a major focus for state departments of transportation (DOTs), metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs), transit agencies, local governments, and federal agencies–continue to evolve in response to the availability of sophisticated analysis tools and techniques, a growing number of related considerations (e.g., climate change, quality of life, and economic stability), more diverse stakeholders (including more interest groups and more public agencies), expanding policies, and the desire for increased transparency and accountability. To further explore the ways in which transportation professionals can use the various tools and techniques at their disposal to achieve transportation planning and programming goals, the Transportation Research Board (TRB) organized Making Progress: Transportation Planners and Programmers Turn Ideas into Reality, a conference held in Denver, Colorado, on May 23—25, 2012. TRB’s Conference Proceedings on the Web 15 summarizes this conference. (Author/publisher)
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