Transcript The Transportation/Land-Use Connections Program Program Status and Proposal for FY 2009 Program October 15, 2008 Darren Smith Department of Transportation Planning.

The Transportation/Land-Use
Connections Program
Program Status and
Proposal for FY 2009 Program
October 15, 2008
Darren Smith
Department of Transportation Planning
The TLC Program:
Moving From “What If” to “How To”
Two components:
 Regional Clearinghouse: www.mwcog.org/tlc
 Information about transportation and land-use coordination in our
region and nationwide.
 Technical Assistance Program
 Small-scale
 Rapid-response
 Available to local jurisdictions
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Regional Clearinghouse (www.mwcog.org/tlc)
 National Strategies and Resources
 Best practices for connecting transportation and land use from
across the country
 Regional Database
 Examples of planning
initiatives and
development projects
from around the region
 TLC Technical
Assistance
 Project descriptions and
products
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TLC Technical Assistance Summary
21 Technical
Assistance
Projects in 15
Jurisdictions:
Project Topics
Include:
- 3 in the District
- Program Reviews
- 9 in Maryland
- Multimodal Safety
Improvements
- 9 in Virginia
- Transit-Oriented
Development (TOD)
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What’s New for the FY 2009 Program?
 Optimize funding flexibility
 Increase in funds available for technical assistance projects from
$120K to $180K, plus $80K commitment from MD TA funds
 Provides for a range of technical assistance between $10,000 and
$60,000
 Necessitates formalization of selection process through formation of
an expert selection panel and use of a weighted scoring system
 Encourage implementation and follow-up
 Identify specific transportation projects and implementation activities
that are needed to advance TLC recommendations
 Develop regional resources
 Develop toolkits to address key regional challenges in implementing
TLC principles
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Additional Details on Program
Revisions for FY09
 Modifications to application form
 Application form requests information on how jurisdiction will
use the product, including potential implementation steps and
funding
 Application form requests additional information for
applications >$30,000, including potential scalability of project
 Modifications to project evaluation form
 Evaluation form includes weighted scoring system that
emphasizes program goals and strategies; should ease
evaluation process for selection panel
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Weighted Scoring System for Project Evaluation
 Project Viability (20%)
 Time sensitivity
 Achievability given funding amount
 Local Planning Context (50%)
 Potential for long-term local impact
 Potential for yielding clear implementation priorities/next steps
 Potential to create linkages between jurisdictions and agencies
 Regional Applicability (30%)
 Potential for providing regionally applicable lessons-learned
 Consistency with TPB Vision and past activities
 Implementation of one or more TLC Strategies
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Proposed Expert Panel for Project Review
 Modeled after JARC/New Freedom project review panel
 To be chaired by a TPB member
 To be composed of 4-6 representatives from respected,
non-advocacy, national organizations related to
transportation and land-use planning and design
 Target Organizations
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American Institute of Architects
American Planning Association
Brookings Institution
Institute of Transportation Engineers
Transportation Research Board
Urban Land Institute
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Schedule for the TLC Program in FY 2009
 Application Process – October-December 2008
 The TPB approves FY 2009 procedures and issues a call for projects
following the October 15 TPB Meeting
 Selection Process – January-February 2008
 Form a selection committee comprised of non-partial experts in the
transportation, land-use, and design industry
 Delivery of Technical Assistance – March 2009
 Commence consultant selection and begin projects
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Requested TPB Action
 Approval of Call For Projects for FY 2009 Technical
Assistance Round, including:
 Revised Application Form
 Formalized Project Selection Criteria and Scoring System
 Application and Selection Timeline
 Approval of Revised Selection Process
 Expert Panel to Evaluate Project Applications and Issue
Recommendations to the TPB
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