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Danville Area Transportation Study

Danville Area Transportation Study. Fundamentals of Metropolitan Planning Organizations. Adam Aull Danville Area Transportation Study MPO. ASCE Presentation September 25, 2006. Credit to: Latoya Jones, FHWA Georgia Division. What is Transportation Planning?.

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Danville Area Transportation Study

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  1. Danville Area Transportation Study

  2. FundamentalsofMetropolitan Planning Organizations Adam Aull Danville Area Transportation Study MPO ASCE Presentation September 25, 2006 Credit to: Latoya Jones, FHWA Georgia Division

  3. What is Transportation Planning? • Transportation planning provides the information, tools and public involvement needed for improving transportation system performance • Transportation planning is a continuous process that requires monitoring of the system’s performance and condition

  4. Transportation Planning Involves More than Roadways • Transit • Pedestrians • Non-motorized vehicles • Freight • Motorized vehicles

  5. What is an MPO? • Federally designated urbanized areas with populations in excess of 50,000 people to carry out the metropolitan transportation planning process • Areas with populations in excess of 200,000 are referred to as Transportation Management Areas (TMA) • Metropolitan planning process involves many contributors (Federal Government, State Agencies, Regional Agencies, Local Government, Public, etc)

  6. Urbanized Areas of Illinois • There are 14 urbanized areas with an associated MPO in each area • As of the 2000 Census two MPOs were added • De Kalb-Sycamore Area Transportation Study • Danville Area Transportation Study

  7. MPO Structure Basic design of an MPO is 3 components • Required to have a decision making “policy body” or Policy Committee • Technical Committee • Director and Staff

  8. Policy Committee • Membership usually consists of State DOT and local elected officials • Sets regional long-term transportation policy and approves plans • Prioritizes and programs specific transportation projects for funding • Takes approval actions

  9. Technical Committee • Membership usually consists of transportation professionals such as highway engineers, transit coordinators and transportation planners • Provides information and technical advice to the Policy Committee • Provides recommendations to the Policy Committee on specific strategies or projects

  10. Staff • Usually hosted in local government agency or RPC • Provides information and technical support to committees • Prepares documents • Facilitates public input and feedback • Manages the planning process

  11. MPO Process and Products Transportation Planning and Programming • Planning • Developing a Vision • Creating policies and strategies to support the Vision • Long-term horizon • Programming • Prioritizing proposed projects • Matching projects with available funds • Short-term horizon

  12. 3-C Planning • Comprehensive • HERE • Cooperative • HERE • Continuing • HERE

  13. MPO Products • Unified Planning Work Program • UPWP • Long Range Transportation Plan • LRTP • Transportation Improvement Program • TIP • Public Involvement Plan • PIP

  14. UPWP • Planning tasks and studies to be conducted • Any transportation-related air quality planning tasks • All Federally funded studies • State/local planning activities conducted without Federal funds • Agency responsible for each task or study • Updated Annually

  15. LRTP • Describes vision for the region, along with policies, operational strategies and projects to achieve it • Planning horizon at least 20 years • Contains a financial plan and is fiscally constrained • Updated ever 4-5 years

  16. TIP • Staged multi-year program of prioritized projects consistent with the LRTP • Covers at least a 4-year period • Contains a financial plan and is fiscally constrained • Projects not included in the TIP cannot receive FHWA or FTA funds • Update every 4 years

  17. Transportation Planning Process

  18. Public Involvement • Public involvement ensures that transportation investment decisions reflect the community’s priorities and needs • The involvement process should be • Proactive • Early and continuous • Open and collaborative

  19. Public Involvement Plan (PIP) • PIP • Required of all TMAs • Documents the MPOs program for engaging the public in the transportation planning process • Participation Plan • More involvement of interested parties in the transportation planning process • Inclusion of other methods to reach the public (Internet & visualization techniques)

  20. Who provides funding for MPO projects? • Federal Government (FHWA, FTA) • State Government • Local Governments • Transportation Agencies • Public-Private Partnerships

  21. SAFETEA-LU • Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) • August 10, 2005 • Authorizes Federal surface transportation programs for highways, highway safety & transit for 5 years • $286.4 Billion from Highway Trust Fund

  22. Federal Funds • Many types including: • Major FHWA Programs (e.g. Surface Transportation Funds (STP), Interstate Maintenance (IM) etc) • Most pass to the MPO through the State DOT • Transit agencies generally receive their funds directly from the Feds • Nearly all Federal funding programs require matching funds from State or local sources

  23. Additional Information • FHWA • http://www.planning.dot.gov/ Questions

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