THE IMPORTANCE OF

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• THE IMPORTANCE OF
• MPO/TRANSIT DIALOGUE PARTNERSHIP
• Association of Metropolitan Planning
  Organizations (AMPO)
• Transit Development Subcommittee
• March 29 - 30, 2004
• Washington, DC

North Central Texas Council of Governments
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PARTNERSHIP IN REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PLANNING
Transportation Providers Texas Department of
Transportation North Texas Tollway
Authority Dallas Area Rapid Transit Denton County
Transportation Authority Fort Worth
Transportation Authority Local Governments
Regional Transportation Council
Executive Board
RTC Subcommittees/Coalitions Mobility Plan
Implementation Transportation Project
Mediation Intermodal Freight and
Safety Transportation and Air Quality Western
Metroplex Mobility Coalition TRE Monitoring
Surface Transportation Technical Committee
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REPRESENTATION

• Policy
• Regional Transportation Council (RTC)
• Cities, Counties, TxDOT, Toll, Airport,
• Transportation Authorities
• Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART)
• Fort Worth Transportation Authority (The T)
• Denton County Transportation Authority (DCTA)
• Technical
• Surface Transportation Technical Committee (STTC)

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AGREEMENTS, ROLESAND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Resolution Approving the Designation of NCTCOG
  as the MPO for
• Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
• Denton-Lewisville
• McKinney
• Metropolitan Transportation Planning Contract
• Signatories NCTCOG and TxDOT
• Agreement of Understanding
• Coordination of MTPP
• Signatories Transportation Authorities, NCTCOG,
  Toll, TxDOT
• MPO Self Certification for Nonattainment Areas
• Signatories NCTCOG and TxDOT

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AGREEMENTS, ROLESAND RESPONSIBILITIES(Continued)

• Policy Regional Transportation Council (RTC)
• Provide guidance for multimodal transportation
  planning and to assure coordination among
  transportation modes, local government entities,
  and planning activities.
• Technical Surface Transportation Technical
  Committee (STTC)
• Reviews, comments on, and prepares
  recommendations regarding surface transportation
  planning and development in the DFW Metropolitan
  Area.

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PLANS

• Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP)
• MTP, 2004 Update
• Operation and Maintenance
• Congestion Mitigation Strategies
• Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities and
  Transportation Enhancements
• Rail and Bus Transit System
• HOV and Managed Facilities
• Freeway and Toll Road System
• Regional Arterial and Local Thoroughfare System
• Transit System Plan (TSP)
• Working Toward a December 2004 Plan

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RAIL and BUS TRANSIT SYSTEMHOV and MANAGED
FACILITIES

• Rail
• Regional, Light, Intercity, Intermodal, and
  Special Events
• HOV and Managed Facilities
• Bus
• Express, Feeder, Local, and On Call
• Paratransit
• Special Events

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PROGRAMS

• Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP)
• Statewide Transportation Improvement Program
  (STIP)
• Transportation Improvement Program (TIP)
• Partnership Program
• Capital Program

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UNIFIED PLANNING WORK PROGRAM (UPWP)

• Monies
• Formula
• 25 percent of the FTA 5303 allocation.
• Example 1,000,000 x 25 250,000
• Eastern Subregion (e.g., DART) would receive
• 2/3 or 67 of this figure
• Western Subregion (e.g., the T) would receive
• 1/3 or 33 of this figure
• Priorities/Projects
• Regional
• Transportation Authorities

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PROGRAMMING

• Statewide Transportation Improvement Program
  (STIP)
• Transportation Improvement Program (TIP)
• Regional Formula Funds (E/W)
• Annual Transit Provider Meeting
• Project Selection Criteria
• Capital
• Management and Operations
• Partnership Programs
• Capital Program

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PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMS

• Call For Projects
• Thousands Received
• Strategic Programming Initiative
• Dozens
• 2003/2004 Partnership Program
• Selective Major Capital Projects
• Leverage Local Monies for the Better Regional Good

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PROJECTS

• Modeling
• Mainframe - DFWRTM
• TransCAD
• Environmental Documentation/SUMMIT
• Northwest Corridor
• Southeast Corridor
• Regional Rail Corridor Study (RRCS)/Regional
  Transit Initiative (RTI)
• 9 counties, 9 corridors

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REGIONAL TRANSIT INITIATIVE

• Financing Options
• Institutional Structures
• Legislative Communication

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FEDERAL CERTIFICATION REVIEWAPRIL 2 4, 2002

• Transportation Provider Inventory
• Job Access/Reverse Commute Program
• Regional Transit Summit
• MPO Leadership and Enthusiasm for Public Transit
• MPO and Transportation Providers Working
  Together to Provide the Region with Viable
  Choices

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PUBLIC/PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS

• Mockingbird, Dallas
• South Side on Lamar, Dallas
• EastSide Village, Plano

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CONTACTS/WEBSITES

• Trip Brizell
• 214.749.2764 (voice)
• 214.749.3844 (fax)
• Tbrizell_at_dart.org
• www.dart.org
• Barbara C. Maley, AICP
• 817.695.9278 (voice)
• 817.640.3028 (fax)
• Bmaley_at_nctcog.org
• www.dfwinfo.com