Plan Goals | what we want to achieve

MARC worked with stakeholders to develop a set of wide-ranging goals for Transportation Outlook 2040 — major things we want to achieve with our transportation system. This framework helps describe the region’s position on state and federal transportation legislation and investments.

The goals serve as the foundation for the plan's vision. They direct actions and strategies that will help us meet them, as well as ways to measure our progress over time.

The goals are consistent with needs local cities and counties are already planning for, and also with common themes expressed by citizens about the Kansas City region's transportation needs through outreach efforts like Imagine KC, a project to envision a sustainable future for our metro.

MARC used the plan goals to help select which transportation projects should be funded in the future. It's important to make sure billions of dollars are spent based on a cohesive vision over the next 30 years.

• Accessibility
  Maximize mobility and access to opportunity for all area residents
• Climate Change & Energy Use**
  Decrease the use of fossil fuels through reduced travel demand, technology advancements and a transition to renewable energy sources
• Economic Vitality
  Support an innovative, competitive 21st-century economy
• Environment
  Protect and restore our region's natural resources (land, water and air) through proactive environmental stewardship
• Place Making**
  Coordinate transportation and land-use planning as a means to create quality places in existing and developing areas, and to strengthen the quality of the region
• Public Health**
  Facilitate healthy, active living
• Safety & Security
  Improve safety and security for all transportation users
• System Condition
  Ensure transportation system is maintained in good condition
• System Performance**
  Manage the system to achieve reliable and efficient performance

The MARC Board of Directors adopted an additional policy statement on regional growth and land use in April 2010.

 

**New plan goals for Transportation Outlook 2040