Project Development Process
The project development process consists of the following
steps:
- Problem identification (discussed in Section 3 of this chapter).
- Community needs assessment (discussed in Section 3 of this chapter).
- Countermeasure selection and strategy (discussed under the following subheading).
- Evaluation planning (discussed in Chapter 6, Sections 6 and 7).
- Proposal development (discussed in Chapter 3).
- Negotiation (discussed in Chapter 4, Section 2).
- Consensus (agreement between the proposing agency and TxDOT on grant agreement content).
- Approval (discussed in Chapter 4, Sections 4 and 5).
- Implementation or project activation (discussed under “Implementation or Project Activation” later in this section).