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.”

AMTRAK: Union Station

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

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