Intergovernmental Coordination in Access Management – A Discussion Paper

In managing access to the state highway system, it is sometimes difficult to achieve interagency coordination on decision-making, due to the separation of authority over access and land development decisions. The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) has authority over connection pen11itting decisions on the state highway system, and local governments have authority over land use and site design. Together, these factors make coordination difficult but essential. The Center for Urban Transportation Research (CUTR), under a grant from the Florida Department of Transportation, was asked to review intergovernmental coordination practices in access management in Florida and to identify strategies for improved coordination. Interviews were conducted with planning and engineering staff in selected local governments and District offices around the state to identify coordination issues in client practice, as well as strategies and techniques to improve coordination. This report reviews the results of this research and provides recommendations to strengthen state and local government coordination in Florida on access management issues. Some of the coordination strategies in this report were suggested at access management workshops conducted by CUTR throughout Florida between 1995 and 1998.  + View full paper