MAP-21 Transportation Alternatives Workshop - Program Overview and Initial Recommendations

1. MAP-21Transportation Alternatives, Congestion Mitigation & Air Quality and Surface Transportation Program Transportation Commission Workshop October 8, 2012

2. Overview • Implementation Process/Schedule • Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) • Scenarios • Comments • Initial Recommendation • Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) • Scenarios • Comments • Initial Recommendation • Surface Transportation Program (STP) Background

3. Implementation Process/Schedule • Present background information • TAP/CMAQ – Completed in September • STP – Today • Solicit city, county, RPA, MPO, and other input (ongoing) • Present initial implementation recommendation • TAP/CMAQ – Today • STP – November workshop • Solicit input regarding recommendation • TAP/CMAQ – Following October workshop • STP – Following November workshop

4. Implementation Process/Schedule(continued) • Present formal recommendation • TAP/CMAQ – November workshop • STP – December workshop • Request Commission action • TAP/CMAQ – December business meeting • STP – January business meeting

5. Input Process • Iowa DOT MAP-21 website: www.iowadot.gov/pol_leg_services/map21.html • Email updates to city, county, RPA, and MPO representatives. • Email to past grant program award recipients and other interested parties • Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committee meeting held September 20 • Joint MPO/RPA meeting held September 26 • City/County/MPO/RPA meeting held October 2 • Commission public input meetings in August and October

6. Transportation Alternatives Program - Decisions • Should funding be transferred to TAP to match historic funding levels? • How should the 50 percent of TAP funding allocated by population be distributed? • How should the 50 percent of TAP funding for any area of the state be used? • If funding awarded through Commission, run as a single program or multiple programs?

7. FY2012 SAFETEA-LU FY2013 MAP-21 Consolidated Funding Recreational Trails Program $1,283,484 Recreational Trails Program $1,374,817 Safe Routes To School Transportation Enhancements $11,956,340 Transportation Alternatives $8,867,155 Transportation Enhancements Safe Routes To School $1,581,103 Scenic Byways Program National Scenic Byways * $4,085,316 * Discretionary

8. Transportation AlternativesSub-allocation Requirements Transportation Alternatives $10,241,972 Recreational Trails $1,374,817 50% by Population $4,433,578 50% to Any Area $4,433,578 TMA Competitive Grant Process $962,623 $1,740,512 $1,730,442 Population Greater than 200,000 Population 5,000-200,000 Population Less than 5,000

9. Option A: Transportation Alternatives(Status Quo) Transportation Alternatives $10,241,972 Recreational Trails $1,374,817 50% Distributed by Population $4,433,578 50% Awarded by Commission $4,433,578 Safe Routes to School Scenic Byways MPOs RPAs TMAs Transportation Enhancements Discretionary FY2012 Total = $13,537,443 This scenario = $8,867,156

10. Option B: Transportation Alternatives(Transfer Majority of TA Funds & Programs to Locals as TA) Transportation Alternatives $10,241,972 Recreational Trails $1,374,817 50% Required Distribution by Population $4,433,578 50% Available to Any Area of the State $4,433,578 Distributed by Population $7,867,156 Distributed By Population $3,433,578 Discretionary for Statewide Awards $1,000,000 MPOs RPAs TMAs FY2012 Total = $13,537,443 This scenario = $7,867,156

11. Option C: Transportation Alternatives(Transfer to STP for Highways and Bridges) Transportation Alternatives $10,241,972 Recreational Trails $1,374,817 50% Distributed by Population $4,433,578 50% Transferred from TAP to highways and bridges $4,433,578 MPOs RPAs TMAs FY2012 Total = $13,537,443 This scenario = $4,433,578

12. Option D: Transportation Alternatives(Initial Staff Recommendation) Transportation Alternatives Program $10,241,972 Recreational Trails $1,374,817 50% Required Distribution by Population (must be used for TAP) $4,433,578 50% Available to Any Area of the State $4,433,578 Distributed By Population (can be used for any eligible activity e.g. highway, bridge, TAP, transit, etc.) $3,433,578 Discretionary for Statewide Awards $1,000,000 MPOs RPAs TMAs Note: TAP funded only with appropriated funds. Does not include a transfer from other programs to match historic levels. FY2012 Total = $13,537,443 This scenario = $5,433,578 assured plus additional TAP projects selected

13. Transportation Alternatives Program – Initial Recommendation Key Points • Funding should not be transferred to TAP to match historic funding levels. • The 50 percent of TAP funding allocated by population should be distributed to the MPOs and RPAs. • The majority of the 50 percent of TAP funding available for any area of the state should be distributed by population to the MPOs and RPAs for flexible use. • The Commission awards reduced amount of TAP funding.

14. Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality - Decisions • Should the Iowa’s Clean Air Attainment Program (ICAAP) be maintained? • Should CMAQ funds be allocated to other activities?

15. Option A: Congestion Mitigation & Air Quality (Status Quo) Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality $10,340,596 Iowa’s Clean Air Attainment Program (ICAAP) $4,700,000 Iowa DOT Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) Activities $5,640,596 15

16. Option B: Congestion Mitigation & Air Quality (ICAAP Program Elimination) Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality $10,340,596 Bus Replacement Setaside $3,000,000 Traffic Signal Analysis & Coordination $2,000,000 Iowa DOT CMAQ Activities $5,340,596 16

17. Option C: Congestion Mitigation & Air Quality (Initial Staff Recommendation) Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality $10,340,596 Bus Replacement Setaside $3,000,000 Iowa’s Clean Air Attainment Program (ICAAP) $4,000,000 Iowa DOT CMAQ Activities $3,340,596 17

18. Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality– Initial Recommendation Key Points • Funds should be allocated to a bus replacement program • The Iowa’s Clean Air Attainment Program (ICAAP) should be maintained at a reduced funding level. • Funding is maintained to support other Iowa DOT CMAQ activities

19. Next Steps • Modify initial staff recommendations based on Commission guidance • Send out revised recommendations for input • Summarize input and present formal staff recommendation at November workshop

20. STP Background • Surface Transportation Program (STP): Core program of approximately $125 million eligible to be spent on 26,000 miles of Iowa’s roadway system. • No set-aside for Transportation Enhancements • Includes a minimum set-aside for “off-system” bridges – estimated to be $9.3 million • With elimination of federal bridge program, STP is the only viable source of federal funding to support local bridges • Primary source of funding for local jurisdictions • Distributed to RPAs and MPOs • 62.5 percent to locals and 37.5 percent to DOT

21. STP Decisions • How should STP funding be allocated between local jurisdictions and DOT? • Should STP funding be set-aside for local bridges? If so, how much and how should it be allocated? • How should STP funding be allocated among the RPAs and MPOs? • Other (non-STP) – Should funds be set-aside for High Risk Rural Road type projects?

22. Next Steps • Present initial staff recommendations regarding STP at November workshop

23. QUESTIONS