Public Lands Planning

The Public Lands Planning focus area page is a one-stop shop for resources about transportation planning for public lands on the TPCB website. It includes links to publications, legislation and guidance, recent peer events, upcoming calendar events, and related websites.

• The resources section of the Federal Lands Highway website offers a wide variety of technical resources for the FLHP including technical manuals; Plans, Specification, and Estimate (PS&E) Preparation; and portfolio materials.
• Click here to access a full list of Legislation, Regulations, and Guidance related to public lands planning
  on the TPCB website.
• Recent publications on public lands planning:
  • Integrating the Highway Safety Manual into the Highway Project Development Process
  • New Tool for Estimating Economic Impacts of Transportation Projects
  To find existing publications and resources on public lands planning or to add new ones, visit the TPCB Resource Index.

• Upcoming conferences and webinars related to public lands planning:
  • Council of University Transportation Centers Summer Meeting
  • National Congestion Pricing Conference
  • Ohio Conference on Freight
  To browse all events on the TPCB website or to add new ones, please visit the events calendar or the TPCB Resource Index.

• Recent peer events related to public lands planning:
  • National Scenario Planning Peer Exchange Report - July 8-10, 2012
  • Scenario Planning Peer Workshop Report - Denver, Colorado
  • Financial Uncertainty and Conflicting Priorities in Transportation Planning
  Read other peer event reports.

• Bureau of Indian Affairs
• Bureau of Land Management
• The Federal Lands Highway Program (FLHP) provides funding for transportation planning, research, and engineering and construction of highways, roads, parkways, and transit facilities that are within, adjacent to, or provide access to Indian reservations and Federal public lands; including national parks, refuges, forests, recreation areas, and grasslands. The program is administered by the Federal Highway Administration's Office of Federal Lands Highway.
• National Park Service
• The Paul S. Sarbanes Transit in Parks (TRIP) Program provides planning and capital funding for alternative transportation systems and facilities within or adjacent to federal lands. The program is administered by the Federal Transit Administration.
• Transportation Research Board's (TRB) Transportation Needs of National Parks and Public Lands (ADA40)
• United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service
• United States Fish and Wildlife Service