Travel Management Planning Rule- Subpart A
Thank you to all who contributed to the road study (also known as the Travel Analysis). The Forest Service has released all the Travel Analysis Reports that analyze the existing roads systems and identify opportunities to achieve a more sustainable road system for each National Forest and Prairie. These reports are part of a nationwide requirement and are not decision documents—instead, they provide an analysis of the road system as it exists today. All future proposed actions and decisions will involve further opportunities for public input and engagement at the project-level under National Environmental Policy Act processes.
Download Travel Analysis Process Documents
The U.S. Forest Service is committed to balancing public needs for access to the National Forests and Prairie with the responsibility to sustain a productive, diverse, and healthy Forest/Prairie. As part of this commitment, the Forest Service performed a Forest-by-Forest road analysis (also known as Travel Analysis – Subpart A) intended to guide future road management planning and address concerns about the future sustainability of the National Forest/Prairie road system. This analysis was not a decision, but was intended to recommend a minimum road system that takes into consideration access for the public and forest management activities, environmental impacts, public input, and budget constraints.
NOTE: The Subpart A analysis is different from the Subpart B analysis of the Travel Management Rule which was completed several years ago to determine which Forest System roads, trails, and areas were to be designated for motor vehicle travel, by vehicle type and season of use. The result was a decision in the form of a Motor Vehicle Use Map that is updated annually.
A list of all the documents available in the folder above.
- Travel Analysis Report
- Appendix A - Existing System Roads and Risk Benefit Questions Used in Analysis
- Existing System Roads NOTE: Each road segment is assigned an objective maintenance level (OML) regarding the type of uses that particular segment will be maintained to support.
- Risk and Benefit Questions Used in Analysis
- Appendix B - Maps/Information Used to Answer Risk and Benefits Assessment Questions
- B1 – Aquatic
- B2 – Communication Towers/Devices
- B3 – Forest Plan Management Areas
- B4 – Lakes and Streams
- B5 – Lynx Analysis Unit Locations
- B6 – Non-native Invasive Species Locations
- B7 – Property Ownership
- B8 – Recreation Locations
- B9 – Scenic Areas
- B10 - School Trust – Candidate Parcels
- B11 – Semi Primitive Areas
- B12 – Areas of Poor Soils
- B13 – Spiny Flea Infestations
- B14 – Impaired Streams & Locations where Roads are a Barrier to Organism Passage
- Appendix C – Results of Risk and Benefit Assessment Questions
- Appendix D – Public Involvement and Collaboration Information
- Appendix E – Financial Analysis
- Appendix F – Glossary of Terminology
Motor Vehicle Use Maps (MVUM)
Motor Vehicle Use Maps (MVUM) display National Forest System (NFS) roads, trails, or areas designated open to motorized travel. It also displays seasonal allowances and permitted uses by vehicle class, for example: highway-legal vehicles, vehicles 50 inches or less in width, motorcycles, etc.