Policy, Planning and Intermodal Development Division

   Chris Cole
Director
Tele: (802) 828-1647
E-mail: chris.cole@state.vt.us
 

"The agency shall be the responsible agency of the state for the development of transportation policy. It shall develop a mission statement to reflect state transportation policy encompassing all modes of transportation, the need for transportation projects that will improve the state's economic infrastructure, as well as the use of resources in efficient, coordinated, cost effective, and environmentally sound ways.

...Transportation projects shall be designed to provide safe and efficient transportation and to promote economic opportunities for Vermonters and the best use of the state's natural resources, consistent with the planning goals listed in in 24 V.S.A. § 4302.
                                  19 V.S.A.§ 10b.  Highways,  Vermont Statutes

"...It is the intent of the legislature that municipalities, regional planning commissions and state agencies shall engage in a continuing planning process that will further the following goals:
(1) To establish a coordinated, comprehensive planning process and policy frame work to guide decisions by municipalities, regional planning commissions, and state agencies.
(2) To encourage citizen participation at all levels of the planning process, and to assure that decisions shall be made at the most local level possible commensurate with their impact.
                    24 V.S.A.§ 4302 Municipal And Regional Planning And Development Vermont Statutes