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Show New Visions Principles Planning and investment principles guide decision-making at CDTC. As statements of principle, they provide a framework for funding decisions, project selection criteria, and corridor-level planning. The original New Visions plan in 1997 led to the articulation of 25 principles which have been reaffirmed in subsequent updates of the plan. After more than ten years of public vetting, they have had significant impacts on how transportation planning is approached and where public transportation investments are made in the region. These 25 principles are carried forward into New Visions 2030. These principles have described CDTC's commitment to: The New Visions planning and investment principles have significantly impacted transportation in the region since 1997. • system preservation first • technology, operations and demand management • jurisdiction blind investments • plan and build for all modes • transportation and land use • fiscal realism • steady progress with balanced implementation New Visions 2030 articulates six new principles which address the following issues: • safety • security • consideration of roundabouts • tradeoffs between capacity and other project considerations including community context • a commitment to "managing" any new capacity considered on the expressway system • environmental stewardship 22 |
