In order to evaluate various projects from various parts of the state, information is collected
consisting of the following items: transportation inventories, traffic analyses,
modal forecasts, future system requirements, levels of service, population data and forecasts,
land use inventories, public facilities plans, and basic social, economic, and environmental
data. This information comes from various sources, both public and private,
is updated on a regular basis, and is used in developing the state’s transportation
improvement program.