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What is the Oahu Regional Transportation Plan?
 The Oahu
Regional Transportation Plan (ORTP) serves as a guide for the
development of the major surface transportation facilities and programs
on Oahu. Based upon projected transportation needs, financial
resources, and community input, the plan identifies short-range and
long-range strategies and actions to promote the development of an
integrated intermodal surface transportation system that facilitates
the safe, efficient, and economic movement of people and goods.
The ORTP is a long-term vision document that outlines
transportation goals, objectives, and policies for Oahu. The document
also identifies specific highway and transit projects that are designed
to improve safety, reduce congestion, and increase mobility for Oahu's
residents and visitors.
This regional planning document is required by a
number of state and federal mandates and requirements which include the
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century ("TEA 21").
These requirements are mandated by the Federal Department of Transportation
as a means of verifying the eligibility of metropolitan areas for
Federal funds earmarked for surface transportation systems. In
accordance with Federal requirements, the Oahu Metropolitan Planning
Organization (OahuMPO) revises the ORTP every five years. The ORTP 2030
was endorsed by the OahuMPO Policy Committee in April 2006. The update
reflects population, housing, employment, environmental, land-use
forecasts and technology changes.
Recognizing that the ORTP is a blueprint for
identifying the development of future transportation improvements on
Oahu, it should be noted, however, that the inclusion of a project into
this plan does not guarantee its construction. Rather, it allows a
project to begin a series of more detailed evaluations and to be
eligible for federal funding. During these more detailed evaluations, a
project could be postponed or terminated for any number of reasons,
such as environmental impact, cost, or lack of public support.
Amendment #1 to
the ORTP 2030 was approved by the OahuMPO Policy Committee on May 4,
2007. The following materials are provided as part of ORTP 2030
Amendment #1:
ORTP
2030
The ORTP 2030 was approved by the OahuMPO Policy
Committee on April 4, 2007.
The study process for development of the ORTP 2030 includes
the following:
The adjacent flowchart illustrates this process
(click on diagram for larger version).
Current efforts being undertaken for the ORTP can be
viewed by clicking here.
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