Transcript Transportation Planning Certification Summary Report Sandra Jackson FHWA 04/07/06 Washington, DC-VA-MD, Transportation Management Area  Pursuant to 23 United States Code (USC) 134(i) (5) and 49 USC.

Transportation Planning
Certification Summary Report
Sandra Jackson
FHWA
04/07/06
Washington, DC-VA-MD,
Transportation Management Area
 Pursuant to 23 United States Code (USC) 134(i) (5)
and 49 USC 1607, the Federal Highway
Administration (FHWA) and the Federal Transit
Administration (FTA) must jointly certify the
metropolitan transportation planning in
Transportation Management Areas (TMA) at least
once every three years. As written in the Safe,
Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation
Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) of
2005, the Federal Certification process will now
occur at least once every four years.
Transportation Planning
Certification
Federal Team
 FHWA
 FTA
 U.S. Department of Transportation’s Volpe
National Transportation Systems Center
Review Findings
 Agreements
 Self Certification
 Long Range
Plan/Transportation
Improvement
Program
 Financial Planning
and Fiscal
Constraint
 Congestion
Management
System
Review Findings
 UPWP
 Air Quality
Planning
 Intelligent
Transportation
Systems
Travel Demand
Forecasting and Models
Development
Planning Factors
Freight and Goods
Movement
Safety and Security
Planning
Review Findings
 Land Use Planning
 Multimodal Planning
 Title VI and Americans with Disabilities Act
 Public Involvement
Transportation Planning
Certification
 Summary of Federal Team Meetings:
 Discussion with Access for All Advisory
Committee Members – September 15, 2005
 Discussion with Citizens Advisory Committee
Members – September 15, 2005
 Note: The report reflects the perspective and
direct comments of the CAC unless otherwise
noted.
Certification Statement
 The FHWA and the FTA have determined
that the transportation planning process of
the Transportation Planning Board of the
Washington DC-VA-MD TMA meets the
requirements of the Metropolitan Planning
Rule at 23 CFR Part 450 Subpart C and 49
CFR Part 613. The FHWA and the FTA are,
therefore, jointly certifying the transportation
planning process.
THANK YOU
 Washington, D.C., District of Columbia Department of
Transportation (DDOT)
 Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT)
 Maryland State Highway Administration (MSHA)
 Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT)
 Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation
(VDRPT)
 Washington Metropolitan Area Transit (WMATA)

18 Cities and Counties
Contact Information
For questions and/or comments, contact:
FHWA
Sandra Jackson
[email protected]
FTA
Tony Tarone
[email protected]