Corridor planning shapes a long-term vision for a corridor with the comprehensive analysis of a transportation corridor from a

multimodal

approach (passenger vehicles, commercial vehicles, railroad, transit, aviation, maritime, and bike/ped). It focuses on a mix of transportation needs as they relate to the complex economic, demographic, and social characteristics of communities within the corridor. TxDOT uses three main types of studies to identify transportation needs related to the State system: Feasibility, Route, and Corridor studies. The following sections are consistent with Chapter 11 of the TxDOT Transportation Planning and Programming manual.