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Washington, DC
Laura Newton, Paul Thomas, Kai Wang, Rached Ramadan, Mishal Aljarbou
Outline
● Transportation and Land Use Policy ● Governing Agencies● Sustainable DC Plan● Agencies’ Advantages and Disadvantages
Transportation and Land Use Policy
Shift in focus in the last decade ● Changes in the District
Government ● Results
○ Increase in Transit Use○ Population Growth○ Sustainable DC plan
Bureaucratic Overview
Several types of agencies share responsibility
● Federal● Regional● Local
Transportation Planning Board
● 3 Major Roles○ Compliance○ Coordination○ Technical Resources
Transportation Planning Board
The Vision Statement:“In the 21st Century, the Washington metropolitan region remains a vibrant world
capital, with a transportation system that provides efficient movement of people and goods. This system promotes the region's economy and environmental quality, and operates in an attractive and safe setting--it is a system that serves everyone. The
system is fiscally sustainable, promotes areas of concentrated growth, manages both demand and capacity, employs the best technology, and joins rail, roadway, bus, air,
water, pedestrian and bicycle facilities into a fully interconnected network.”
Washington Metropolitan Area Transportation Authority
Washington Metropolitan Area Transportation Authority
● Result of an interstate compact● Services Provided
o MetroRail - 6 Lines, 91 Stationso MetroBus - 300+ routes, over 12,000
stopso MetroAccess - Paratransit
● Fundingo 57% from fares, 43% from local
governments
Virginia Railway Express Maryland Area Regional Commuter
Regional Rail
Local Government
● Responsible for much of land and transportation planning
● Chief Executive: Mayor ○ Large influence on
direction of city planning○ manages municipal
agencies
DC Office of Planning
● Neighborhood and Citywide Planning
● Revitalization and Design
● Development Review and Zoning
● Historic Preservation
District Department of Transportation
Established in 2002 Objectives:
● Improve street system
● Manage Street safety ● Coordinate Mass transit System
District Department of Transportation
Sustainable DC Plan
● 20 year improvement plan
● Target○ Healthiest
○ Greenest
○ Most livable
Mayor Vincent C. Gray
Sustainability Goals
● Improve accessibility, mobility, safety
● Reduce air pollution, greenhouse gases
● Use of renewable resources
● Appropriate land use● Community cohesion
Sustainability Guidelines
● Comprehensive plan-Transportation● Policies
○ Transportation construction guidelines○ Construction management manual○ DC streetcar design criteria○ Work zone safety and mobility policy○ DC highway design policies
Agencies Advantages and Disadvantages
Washington DC operates independently State governments
All involved agencies are operating busses and rail within the city
The Mayor’s authority on the transportation and land use in the city
Conclusions
● Power of an Independent District● Roles of Different Agencies ● Sustainable DC● Developing an Effective Planning Approach
Thank You
Questions?