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TRAN ANSP SPOR ORTATI ATION ON PL PLAN ANNI NING NG 101 101

An Overview of the Basics - Requirements & Responsibilities

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History & Program Overview

• Program Authority - The Authorization Act

– The Eisehower Interstate Program (1957-1969) – STURAA – 1987-1991 – ISTEA – 1992-1997 – TEA-21 – 1998-2003 – SAFETEA – To Be Determined

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History & Program Overview

The Federal Highway Bill

• Common name for the Authorization/Reauthorization Act
• Multi-Year (usually 5 or 6 years)
• Most continuing program provisions are incorporated into

the United States Code, Title 23: Highways

• Funded from the Highway Trust Fund
• Revenues derived from user taxes – fuel, trucks & tires
• Donor States – including Indiana – pay more into the Trust

Fund than they receive

• Establishes the upper limits of funds for each program over

the life of the bill

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History & Program Overview

• The “Highway Bill” is not just a highway bill
• Surface Transportation
• Transit
• Motor Carriers
• And Other Programs such as Research &

Safety

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Federal-Aid Highway Program

• The Authorization Acts are the primary instrument used

to shape and direct/redirect the Federal-Aid Highway Program

• These Acts (ISTEA, TEA-21) can:

Eliminate programs (federal aid system/funds) Add programs (STP, CMAQ) Modify program characteristics (I-4R to IM) Modify requirements (state LRP’s; fiscal constraint) Establish/Eliminate/Rename Funding Categories (Section 8/Section 5303; MA/MG)

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Federal-Aid Highway Program

• The Appropriations Act - Annual legislation enacted by

Congress that makes funds available for expenditure with specific limitations as to amount, purpose and duration

• Allocations – funds that are not based on formulas (I.e.

Interstate Construction; Bridge Discretionary)

• Apportionments – funds that are based on statutory formulas

(I.e. Bridge Replacement/Rehab; STP; CMAQ; NHS; IM)

• Equity Funds – funds established for donor states & to ensure

stability in funding amounts(I.e. MG)

• Limitation on Obligations; Obligational Authority – annual

action that controls the rate at which funds may be used; it does not change original apportionments or allocations

(limits vary annually per Appropriations Act & Budget Auth.)

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The Planning Process

• 23 U.S.C. 134 – Metropolitan Planning (current)
• Population Requirements – every urban area

consisting of 50,000 or more people (as determined by the decennial census) must have an agency designated as the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) that is charged with carrying out the provisions of 23 U.S.C. 134

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The Planning Process

• Small MPO’s – agencies dealing with

urbanized areas having populations of 50,000- 200,000

• Large MPO’s – agencies dealing with

urbanized areas having populations over 200,000

• Transportation Management Areas (TMA’s) –

Large MPO’s in non-attainment areas

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The Planning Process

• Urbanized Area – the urban area as

designated by the Bureau of the Census + the area expected to be urbanized over the next 20 years

• Rural Area – non-urbanized area
• Metropolitan Planning Area (MPA) – the

urban and rural areas where the MPO has transportation planning jurisdiction and responsibilities

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Planning Areas

MUNCIE METROPOLITAN PLANNING AREA

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Delaware County Features Legend

Muncie Metropolitan Planning Area Muncie Adjusted Urbanized Area

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The Planning Process

System Performance Traffic Models Planning Process Transportation Plan TIP/STIP Implementation

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The Planning Process

• The Big Three
• The Long Range Plan – currently a 25 year

horizon to ensure an on-going 20 year program

• The Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) –

currently a 3 or 5 year program of projects taken from the Long Range Plan

• The Unified Planning Work Program – an annual

document setting forth the transportation planning activities to be conducted by the MPO

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The Planning Process

• System Performance
• Traffic Counts (HPMS, TMC), LOS, Delay,

Accidents, Congestion

• Models
• TAZ’s, Land Use, Growth Trends, Traffic

Counts, Lane Widths & Volumes, etc.

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The Planning Process

• Planning Process
• Technical Committee (stakeholders including INDOT)
• Policy Committee
• MPO Board
• Public Involvement Processes
• Newsletters
• Meetings
• Web Sites
• Hearings

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The Planning Process

• Transportation Plan

– Using the system performance information, the traffic model, and the planning process (public input and local approvals), projects and timelines are identified for both the state and local roads – Other elements are included as set forth in the federal regulations such as a bicycle and pedestrian component and fiscal forecasts – Updates every 3 & 5 years depending on MPO

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The Planning Process

• TIP/STIP
• A program of projects from the

Transportation Plan

• Reflects a 3 or 5 year program that can be

updated annually and can be amended

• Effective under the Federal Fiscal Year FFY

Oct 1 through Sep 30

• Fiscally constrained
• Public participation policy

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The Planning Process

• UPWP
• Includes a Cost Allocation Plan (CAP) setting

forth direct, indirect costs

• Annual accounting of activities and

anticipated use of funds – PL, 5303, STP, TCSP

• Agreements – MOA
• Effective under the State of Indiana fiscal year
• FY July 1 through June 30

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The Planning Process

INDOT Overview

• INDOT sets deadlines for TIP & UPWP
• Provides annual dollar amounts for TIP & UPWP
• Funding Policy – guarantee of STP to small MPO’s

for TIP

• Enhancement Committee for selection of projects
• n a statewide basis
• PL Fund distribution per agreement - $50,000

sustaining + population; not subject to

• bligational limitation; allows for carry-over
• 5303 Funds de-obligated annually

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The Planning Process

• Reimbursements
• This is not a grant program
• PO’s (annually per UPWP) and claim

vouchers for 80% reimbursement for expenditures; can be quarterly, monthly; accountability for expenditures (time sheets, etc.)

• Annual audits required

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The Planning Process

• MPO Agencies
• Various compositions – local

government, councils of government, transportation entities

• Various responsibilities – planning &

zoning, economic development, transit

• perators

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The Planning Process

• Partners

– INDOT – FHWA – FTA – IDEM/EPA – DNR – DOC

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Thank you

Acronyms TIP, UPWP, ACR, CAP, FHWA, FTA, MPO, MPA, TE, STP, IM, FTA, TCSP, LRP, CMAQ, RTP, NHS, RABA, HOV, LOS, HPR,HPMS,ITS, HTF, PMTF, FRA, DOT, AND SO ON AND SO ON

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Acronym Appendix

• A

ACR

Annual Completion Report

• B
• C

CAP Cost Allocation Plan CMAQ Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality

• D

DNR Department of Natural Resources DOC Department of Commerce DOT Department of Transportation

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Acronym Appendix

• E

EPA Environmental Protection Agency

• F

FHWA Federal Highway Administration FRA Federal Railroad Administration FTA Federal Transit Administration FFY Federal Fiscal Year FY Fiscal Year

• G

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• H

HOV High Occupancy Vehicle HPMS Highway Performance Monitoring System HPR Highway Planning & Research HTF Highway Trust Fund

• I

IDEM Indiana Department of Environmental Management I-4R Interstate Reconstruction, Rehabilitation, Restoration, & Resurfacing IM Interstate Maintenance INDOT Indiana Department of Transportation ISTEA Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act ITS Intelligent Transportation System

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Acronym Appendix

• J
• K
• L

LOS Level of Service LPA Local Public Agency LRP Long Range Plan

• M

MA Minimum Allocation MG Minimum Guarantee

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Acronym Appendix

• M – continued

MOA Memorandum of Agreement MOU Memorandum of Understanding MPA Metropolitan Planning Area MPO Metropolitan Planning Organization

• N

NHS National Highway System

• O
• P

PL Planning Funds (currently 1%)

• Q

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• R

RABA Revenue Aligned Budget Authority RTP Recreational Trails Program

• S

SAFETEA Safe, Accessible, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act STIP State Transportation Improvement Program STP Surface Transportation Program STURAA Surface Transportation Uniform Relocation Assistance Act

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Acronym Appendix

• T

TAC Technical Advisory Committee TAZ Traffic Analysis Zone TCSP Transportation & Community & System Preservation funds TE Transportation Enhancement funds TEA-21 Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century TIP Transportation Improvement Program TMA Transportation Management Area TMC Turning Movement Count TP Transportation Plan (also referred to as LRP)

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Acronym Appendix

• U

UPWP Unified Planning Work Program

• V
• W
• X
• Y
• Z