Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA)

Congressional initiative that restructured funding for transportation programs. ISTEA authorized increased levels of highway and transportation funding and an enlarged role for regional planning commissions (DRCOG in the Denver region) in funding decisions. The Act also requires comprehensive regional long-range transportation plans extending to the year 2015 and places an increased emphasis on public participation […]

Congressional initiative that restructured funding for transportation programs. ISTEA authorized increased levels of highway and transportation funding and an enlarged role for regional planning commissions (DRCOG in the Denver region) in funding decisions. The Act also requires comprehensive regional long-range transportation plans extending to the year 2015 and places an increased emphasis on public participation and alternatives to the automobile.