Transcript U.S. Department of Transportation Planning Certification Review National Capital Region Transportation Management Area TPB Tech Committee Briefing March 5, 2010 U.S.

U.S. Department of Transportation
Planning Certification Review
National Capital Region
Transportation Management Area
TPB Tech Committee Briefing
March 5, 2010
U.S. Department of Transportation
Federal Highway Administration
Federal Transit Administration
U.S. Department of Transportation
Federal Highway Administration
Federal Transit Administration
Why are reviews conducted?
• Title 23 of the Federal Rules & Regulations, Section
450.334(b) state:
“In TMAs, the FHWA and the FTA jointly shall review and evaluate the
transportation planning process for each TMA no less than once every four
years to determine if the process meets the requirements of applicable
provisions of Federal law…”
Opportunity to Enhance and Refine Planning
Processes
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Federal Highway Administration
Federal Transit Administration
Why are reviews conducted?
Transportation Management Areas (TMAs)
•An MPO is designated in urbanized areas with a
population greater than 50,000 people
•An Urbanized area with a population over 200,000
is designated a Transportation Management Area
(TMA).
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Federal Highway Administration
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Why are reviews conducted?
Transportation Management Areas (TMAs)
Within the TMA, the MPO shall:
• Develop a 3-C transportation planning process;
• Include a congestion management system providing for effective
management of new and existing transportation facilities;
• Select all federally funded projects within the TMA's boundaries;
• Be certified by the Secretary not less often than once every four
years.
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Federal Highway Administration
Federal Transit Administration
Who is involved with the review?
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Federal Highway Administration
Federal Transit Administration
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Metropolitan Planning Organization
State Departments of Transportation
Public Transit Providers
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Federal Highway Administration
Federal Transit Administration
What is reviewed?
• Structure and Administration of Planning Process
• Planning Regulations
• Civil Rights Act
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Conformity with Clean Air Act in Air Quality NonAttainment Areas
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Federal Highway Administration
Federal Transit Administration
What is reviewed?
Planning Regulations
• Organization
• Public Involvement
• Agreements / Self Certifications
• Congestion Management System
• Transportation Planning Process
• Air Quality Planning
• Long Range Plan
• Transportation Improvement Program
(TIP)
• Financial Planning / Fiscal Constraint
• Freight and Goods Movement
• Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP)
• Title VI and Americans with Disabilities Act
• Environmental Consultation and
Mitigation
• Landuse and Multimodal Planning
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Federal Highway Administration
Federal Transit Administration
What is reviewed?
New Topic Areas For 2010 Review
• Livability
• Sustainability
• Climate Change
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Federal Transit Administration
How is review conducted?
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Federal agencies assemble a review team
Assess outcomes of past reviews
Verify provisions from self-certification
Conduct a ‘desk’ review
- Review of Planning Products
- Questionnaire
• Conduct on-site visit and public meeting
• Final report
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Federal Transit Administration
Potential Outcomes?
• Full Certification
- Recommendations for future improvement
- Commendations for progress or best practices
• Conditional Certification
- Resolution of Corrective Action (s)
• Partial Certification
- i.e. ITS Architecture Incomplete
• De-Certification
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Federal Highway Administration
Federal Transit Administration
Proposed Review Schedule
• April 15, 2010
- meet with Citizens Advisory Committee
• April 19-20, 2010
- on-site review with MPO staff and partners
• April 21, 2010
- presentation of preliminary findings to TPB Board
• August 1, 2010
- Release of final report
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Federal Highway Administration
Federal Transit Administration
Contact Information
Melissa Barlow
202-219-3565
[email protected]
Sandra Jackson
202-219-3521
[email protected]