MPO/RPA

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MPO/RPA Statewide Planning Requirements

• DTP Training
• Feb. 17, 2009

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Todays Discussion

• Overall Intent of Planning Process
• Overall Purpose of Work Products
• Basic Elements of Work Products
• SAFETEA-LU Compliance
• Discussing LRTP update with MPOs/RPAs
• How should DTPs be involved in process?

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Overall Intent for Planning Process

• Carry out a continuing, cooperative and
  comprehensive multimodal transportation planning
  process

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TPWP Overall Purpose

• Provide transparency to the planning process
• Document work tasks to be undertaken over the
  next 12 months
• Establish the planning budget
• Accountability

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TPWP Whats Required

• Discussion of Planning Priorities
• Identify work proposed for 1-2 fiscal years
• Who will perform the work
• Schedule for completing the work
• Resulting products
• Proposed funding by activity/task
• Summary of the total amounts and sources of
  Federal and matching funds

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PPP Overall Purpose

• Provide adequate opportunity for public
  involvement in
• Public Meetings
• Projects to be funded
• Project justification
• Project schedules

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PPP Whats Required

• Be developed by MPO in consultation with all
  interested parties
• Provide adequate notice of public participation
  activities and time for public review of
• LRTP, TIP, Transportation Issues and processes
• Include Visualization
• Make available through electronic accessibility
• Hold meetings at convenient and accessible
  locations/times
• Minimum public comment period of 45 days provided
  for initial or revised participation plan

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LRTP Overall Purpose

• Establish local goals concerning future
  transportation infrastructure and service needs
• Develop both short range and long range
  investment strategies/actions
• Determine which projects need to be completed in
  the future
• Inform public about upcoming projects

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LRTP - Basic Elements

• Updated every 5 years (attainment areas)
• Must be consistent with current and forecasted
  conditions/trends
• At least 20 year planning horizon
• Multimodal
• Include a financial plan (fiscally constrained)
• Public officials and citizens must be given
  adequate opportunity to be involved in
  development process
• FHWA FTA do not officially approve the plan

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TIP Overall Purpose

• Provide an extensive, ongoing cooperative
  planning effort for programming federal funding
• STIP developed annually through a cooperative
  effort with MPOs/RPAs

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TIP Basic Elements

• 4 year scope
• Updated at least every 4 years
• Approved by MPO and Governor
• Financially constrained
• Include (O M) Operation Maintenance costs
• Be in YOE (Year of Expenditure) dollars

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SAFETEA-LU Compliance

• Linking Planning and Project Development/NEPA
  processes
• Coordinated Public Transit-Human Services
  Transportation Plans (PTDP)
• Security and Safety Separate
• Environmental Mitigation Activities and
  Consultation
• Strategic Highway Safety Plan

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SAFETEA-LU Compliance

• Congestion Management Process
• Operational Management Strategies
• Consultation
• Coordination of Planning Process Activities
• Visualization

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Discussing LRTP w/ MPOs RPAs

• Systems Planning, DTPs and FHWA meeting with
  planning agencies to discuss their LRTP update
• Time line
• What has been completed
• What assistance is needed
• Review and comment process

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How should DTPs be involved?

• Actively participate in Policy and TAC meetings
  be there to provide on-going answers about
  planning and planning requirements
• Participate in LRTP, TPWP, PPP, PTDP, LRTP and
  TIP development meetings/committee workshops/etc.
• Hold occasional planning discussions with MPO/RPA
  staff
• Carefully review all draft documents and provide
  comments
• Monitor and inform others of activities