C O N T E N T S 1. Executive Summary 1 2. Visioning and Transportation Planning 1 3. Organization of the Vision Guide 3 4. Vision Guide Components 4 5. Visioning in Support of the Collaborative Decision-Making Framework 5 CHAPTER 1 Project Background 7 6. Purpose of the Project 7 7. Research Approach 7 8. CHAPTER 2 The Visioning Process 10 9. Introduction 10 10. The Evolution of Visioning 10 11. Visioning in Practice 12 12. Lessons Learned and Success Factors 14 CHAPTER 3 Transportation Agency Involvement in Visioning 16 13. Introduction 16 14. Transportation Perspectives and Considerations 16 15. Decision Factors for Agency Involvement 17 CHAPTER 4 Vision Guide 23 16. Introduction 23 17. Roles within the Visioning Process 23 18. Overview of the Vision Guide 24 19. Description of Vision Guide Elements 25 20. Decision Points within the Vision Guide 31 21. Component Areas of the Vision Guide 32 CHAPTER 5 Considering Communities 36 22. Introduction 36 23. Assessing Community Quality of Life 36 24. Application within the Vision Guide 39 CHAPTER 6 Reaching Stakeholders 42 25. Introduction 42 26. Summary of Current Practices 42 27. Involving Stakeholders in Visioning 42 28. Outreach Techniques and Tools 43 29. Application within the Vision Guide 49 CHAPTER 7 Forming Partnerships 53 30. Introduction 53 31. What Is Partnering? 53 32. Purposes of Partnerships 53 33. Structuring Partnerships 54 34. Key Factors in Successful Partnerships 56 35. Application within the Vision Guide 57 CHAPTER 8 Tracking Commitments 59 36. Introduction 59 37. Review of Existing Tracking Practices 60 38. Model Commitment Tracking Process 62 39. Application within the Vision Guide 63 CHAPTER 9 Conclusion 66 40. Visioning in Support of the Collaborative Decision-Making Framework 66 41. The Collaborative Decision-Making Framework 66 42. Visioning in Support of Collaborative Transportation Decision Making 73 References 75 Appendices 77