transportation planning

transportation planning Sec. 102. Section 3(a) of the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 is amended— (1) by inserting “(1)” after “Sec. 3. (a)”; (2) by redesignating clauses (1) and (2) of the third sentence as clauses (A) and (B) respectively; 88 Stat. 1567 (3) by striking out the sixth and seventh sentences; and (4) by adding at the end thereof the following: “(2) It is declared to be in the national interest to encourage and promote the development of transportation systems, embracing various modes of transport in a manner that will serve the States and local communities efficiently and effectively. To accomplish this objective the Secretary shall cooperate with the States in the development of long-range plans and programs which are properly coordinated with plans for improvements in other affected forms of transportation and which are formulated with due consideration to their probable effect on the future development of urban areas of more than fifty thousand population. The development of projects in urbanized areas under this section shall lie based upon a continuing, cooperative, and comprehensive planning process covering all modes of surface transportation and carried on by the States and the governing bodies of local communities in accordance with this paragraph. The Secretary shall not approve any project in an urbanized area after July 1, 1976. under this section unless he finds that such project is based on a continuing comprehensive transportation planning process carried on in conformance with the objectives stated in this paragraph.”