Your Ideas

The Mobility Plan is a Pennsylvania plan, not strictly a PennDOT plan. PennDOT led the development of the Mobility Plan in partnership with the many entities that influence transportation in Pennsylvania, along with interested members of the general public.

A 75-member Development Team representing state and local government, businesses, and other organizations met at the start of the planning process and at key milestones to guide Mobility Plan development. The Development Team helped ensure that the plan’s direction and implementation are “appropriately bold,” address our most pressing needs, and are broadly supported across the state.

The general public had several formal and informal opportunities to participate throughout the two-year process. Focus groups, telephone and written surveys, workshops, and this web site encouraged individuals to contribute ideas and weigh in on statewide priorities.

As the plan’s direction began to take shape in the form of a vision and supporting goals, objectives, and strategies, nearly 350 stakeholders participated in implementation workshops. These 20 workshops brought together representatives of organizations with a common focus—from bicycling advocates and environmental groups to real estate developers—to evaluate the Mobility Plan’s direction and develop specific actions to effectively implement the plan’s strategies.

In a state as diverse as Pennsylvania, many voices must be heard and difficult decisions must be made about how to best serve all Pennsylvanians. The Mobility Plan set a new precedent for public and stakeholder involvement in statewide long-range transportation planning.

This is truly Pennsylvania’s plan.

• The 75-member Development Team and its sub-committees met regularly throughout the two-year planning process.
• Telephone surveys of 751 Pennsylvanians and 250 PA businesses formed the basis of the transportation vision.
• 17 focus groups provided their viewpoint on transportation priorities.
• 14 transportation "visionaries" across the U.S. offered insight and ideas.
• 50 tourists from other states were interviewed. So were freight shippers and carriers and representatives of all modes.
• A Mobility Plan "Summit" considered feedback from 36 regional outreach meetings involving 800 people.
• Detailed web-based surveys of nearly 150 transportation stakeholders and public officials identified top transportation issues and tradeoffs.
• Surveys on this web site provided another means for the public and stakeholders to provide feedback.
• 20 implementation workshops involved 347 stakeholders in developing actions to implement the plan's direction.