That transportation systems are intrinsically linked to economic development is a self-evident truth.
However, there is a growing trend in the transportation planning literature, and in the developed plans of both national and provincial organizations, to consider best-practice for this discipline in terms of multimodal transportation planning.
A cost-effective and efficient transportation network in Alberta requires a systematic planning approach collaboratively directed by a provincial body.
Specifically, it requires all key public and private sector organizations in the province to work together in coordinating a holistic transportation system where long-term development objectives that provide an equitable, cost-effective, and reliable means of moving people and goods are examined.