PART V: TRANSPORTATION PLANNING AND PROJECT SELECTION

13)  Please briefly describe the process of transportation planning-including project identification, selection, prioritization and approval-in your state. ______

14)  What are the roles of your state's legislature in the transportation planning process described in question 13 (e.g. project identification, reviewing and/or approving transportation plans)? ______

15)  What are the roles of your state's DOT in the transportation planning process described in question 13 (e.g. project identification, developing and/or approving transportation plans)? ______

16)  What are the roles of any other entities (e.g. transportation commission, the office of the governor, local governmental entities such as metropolitan planning organizations, transit or rail agencies, port or tolling authorities, etc.) in the transportation planning process described in question 13? ______

17)  Please briefly describe what is done in your state to promote transparency and accountability in the transportation planning process described in question 13. ______