Alabama Statewide Transportation Plan Update

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• Alabama Statewide Transportation Plan Update

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Update Agenda

• Identify Statewide Transportation Needs
• Meet SAFETEA-LU Requirements
• Final Regulations in July 2007
• Involve Transportation Planning Partners
• MPOs / RPOs / ALDOT Bureaus / FHWA / FTA / Other
  State Agencies / Other States
• Develop Travel Demand Model
• Update Public Involvement Process

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Committee Structure

• Study Management Committee (SMC)
• Guide Study Process
• Members Include ALDOT Staff and CB Staff
• Study Analysis Team (SAT)
• Participate in Travel Demand Model Development
  and Related Data / GIS / Analytical Methods and
  Procedures
• Members Include ALDOT Central Office Staff for
  GIS and Travel Demand Modeling and CB Staff
• Study Coordination Team (SCT)
• Coordinate SWTP Activities with ALDOTs Internal
  Activities / Initiatives
• Members Include ALDOT Central Office Staff and
  Division Engineers

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Committee Structure

• Technical Advisory Committee (TAC)
• Provide Technical Support and Advice (Data
  Collection and Reviews)
• Members Include MPO Staffs, RPO Staffs, ALDOT
  Division Engineers, Other State Agency Staffs
• Stakeholder Advisory Group (SAG)
• Lead Outreach to Special Groups and
  Transportation Users
• Members Will Be Identified from Various Sources,
  Including Updated Lists from Current ALDOT PIP,
  Previous SWTP Update, and in Consultation with
  MPOs and RPOS

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Schedule

• 15 Months Total
• Kick-off Meeting
• Regularly Scheduled Coordination Meetings
• 3 Rounds of Public Meetings
• Meetings in the Northern / Central / Southern
  Parts of the State
• Interactive Work Plan / Coordinated Schedule

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Role of the RPOs and MPOs

• Provide Data / Studies / Plans / Reports
• Participate in Meetings
• Assist with Public Involvement
• Hold / Report on Local Meetings
• Provide Contact Information
• Collect Comments from Stakeholders
• Review / Comment on SWTP Results / Process /
  Methodology
• Coordinate with Local Initiatives

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Public Involvement and Agency Coordination

• Update Current Public Involvement Plan
• Coordinated with Environmental Action Plan
• In Consultation with Non-Metropolitan Local
  Officials
• Develop Contact Lists
• Assist with Outreach
• Establish SWTP Webpage on ALDOT Site
• Links to Local Websites
• Conduct Public Meetings in Northern / Central /
  Southern Parts of the State
• Document Comments and Responses

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Travel Demand Model

• Builds on Previous Work Done for ALDOT
• Used to Identify Current / Future Statewide Needs
  for SWTP
• Review TAZ SE Data with MPOs and RPOs
• Coordinated with MPO Travel Demand Models
• Documentation of Model Development

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Updated Plan

• Multimodal Transportation Needs
• Meets SAFETEA-LU Planning Factors
• Coordinates with Ongoing State and Local Programs
  (MPO / RPO / State Initiatives)
• Consider Potential Solutions / Programs
• Assess Impacts Including Costs
• Uses Measures of Condition to Quantify Benefits

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Next Steps

• Begin Collecting Data / Studies / Plans
• Begin Organizing Committees
• Hold Kick-off / Scoping Meeting
• Finalize Work Scope
• Begin Review of Public Involvement Plan

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Questions

• Role of MPOs / RPOs?
• Schedule?
• Study Approach?
• Travel Demand Model?
• Public Involvement?