Transportation Infrastructure for Economic Development

Efficient transportation system for movement of goods, servcies and people within the region and providing access to global markets.

Description	Deliverable	Timeframe
Convene stakeholder groups and T&EDI Working Groups in each county to support and drive regional planning process	Meetings of each committee in each county	September, 2012 - November 2013
Assemble all existing plans in both counties for use in inventory and policy direction	Full assemblage and posting of existing plans	September, 2012
Determine the infrastructure needs and options for filling gaps/modernizing assets	infrastructure identified; prioritized; capital needs estimated	November, 2012
Assemble regional plan using data and policy elements to address Sensible Transportation Policy Act and Growth Management Law	Regional plan that can be adopted by individual municipalities to address requirements of both statutes	November, 2013
Prioritize investments based on increased access to global markets	Recommended infrastructure support options vetted and prioritized by committee	March, 2013
Integration/coordination across and among transportation and economic development initiatives within each county	Regional Plan that integrates transportation with economic development needs of entire region	November, 2013
Coordinate transportation policy with available sustainable transportation technology	Inclusion of high efficiency and alternative transportation options in regional plan elements	March - November, 2013