# Presentation: 241235

## Planning for SAFETEA-LU:MPO Listening Session

- WELCOME!

- Planning for SAFETEA-LU:*MPO Listening Session*

## Planning for SAFETEA-LU:Purpose and Need

- Planning for SAFETEA-LU:*Purpose and Need*

- The purpose of this listening session is to solicit input on the planning provisions of SAFETEA-LU. Your input is valuable to FHWA and FTA
- This session will be devoted to listening to your comments and questions
- FHWA and FTA are interested in how best to implement the SAFETEA-LU planning provisions: regulation, guidance, best practices, etc.

## Planning Cycles
Statewide/Metro Plan
STIP/TIP
Annual List of Projects
Fiscal Constraint
Planning Factors
Consistency of Plan with Planned Growth and Development
Transportation Security
Safety in Planning
Environment in Planning
Mitigation
MIS/Linking Planning and NEPA

*Planning Cycles*
*Statewide/Metro Plan*
*STIP/TIP*
*Annual List of Projects*
*Fiscal Constraint*
*Planning Factors*
*Consistency of Plan with Planned Growth and Development*
*Transportation Security*
*Safety in Planning*
*Environment in Planning*
*Mitigation*
*MIS/Linking Planning and NEPA*

*Consultation*
*Existing Transportation Facilities*
*Operations and Maintenance*
*Congestion Management Process*
*Public Participation Plan*
*Visualization*
*Publication*
*Coordinated Pubic Transit Human Services Transportation Plan*
*Air Quality/Conformity*
*General/Other*

- Planning for SAFETEA-LU*Agenda*

## Planning for SAFETEA-LU: Key Planning Provisions Planning Cycles 

- Planning for SAFETEA-LU: Key Planning Provisions *Planning Cycles** *

- Metropolitan transportation plans must be updated at least every four years in air quality nonattainment and maintenance areas
- Metropolitan transportation plans in attainment areas must be updated at least every five years

## STIPs and metropolitan TIPs must be updated every 4 years 
Must contain at least 4 years of projects and strategies
The 4-year cycle and requirements for including 4-years of projects and strategies go hand in hand and must be implemented together
All TIPs, STIPs, and Plans adopted (or amended, revised, updated, etc.) after July 1, 2007, must comply with all SAFETEA-LU planning provisions

- STIPs and metropolitan TIPs must be updated every 4 years
- Must contain at least 4 years of projects and strategies
- The 4-year cycle and requirements for including 4-years of projects and strategies go hand in hand and must be implemented together
- All TIPs, STIPs, and Plans adopted (or amended, revised, updated, etc.) after July 1, 2007, must comply with all SAFETEA-LU planning provisions

- Planning for SAFETEA-LU: Key Planning Provisions *Planning Cycles** *

## Development “shall be a cooperative effort of the State, transit operator, and MPO”

Include two new project types, “pedestrian walkways and bicycle transportation facilities” 

- Development “shall be a cooperative effort of the State, transit operator, and MPO”
- Include two new project types, “pedestrian walkways and bicycle transportation facilities”

- Planning for SAFETEA-LU: Key Planning Provisions *Annual List of Projects*

## Requirements unchanged in SAFETEA-LU

Fiscal constraint required for STIPs, TIPs, and metropolitan plans

Ensures that plans, STIPs, and TIPs reflect realistic assumptions of capital, operations, and maintenance costs 
See FHWA/FTA Interim Guidance issued June 2005, at http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/fcindex.htm

- Requirements unchanged in SAFETEA-LU
- Fiscal constraint required for STIPs, TIPs, and metropolitan plans
- Ensures that plans, STIPs, and TIPs reflect realistic assumptions of capital, operations, and maintenance costs
- See FHWA/FTA Interim Guidance issued June 2005, at _http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/fcindex.htm_

- Planning for SAFETEA-LU: Key Planning Provisions *Fiscal Constraint*

## Consistency of Plan with planned growth and development
Expands previous planning factor related to the environment
Adds “promot(ing) consistency between transportation improvements and State/local planned growth and economic development”

Transportation Security
Stand alone planning factor
Signals increase in importance from prior legislation

- Consistency of Plan with planned growth and development
- Expands previous planning factor related to the environment
- Adds “promot(ing) consistency between transportation improvements and State/local planned growth and economic development”
- Transportation Security
- Stand alone planning factor
- Signals increase in importance from prior legislation

- Planning for SAFETEA-LU: Key Planning Provisions *Planning Factors*

## Stand alone planning factor
Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP)
Includes policies, priorities, and strategies to improve the safety of the transportation system
States are required to develop the SHSP after consultation with stakeholders, including MPOs and RPOs
Goals and objectives of approved SHSPs must be reflected in state and metro transportation plans

- Stand alone planning factor
- Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP)
- Includes policies, priorities, and strategies to improve the safety of the transportation system
- States are required to develop the SHSP after consultation with stakeholders, including MPOs and RPOs
- Goals and objectives of approved SHSPs must be reflected in state and metro transportation plans

- Planning for SAFETEA-LU: Key Planning Provisions *Safety*

## Mitigation
Metro and statewide transportation plans must include “discussion” of potential environmental mitigation
Developed in consultation with Federal, State and Tribal wildlife, land management, and regulatory agencies
Does not require discussion of environmental mitigation for individual projects

- Mitigation
- Metro and statewide transportation plans must include “discussion” of potential environmental mitigation
- Developed in consultation with Federal, State and Tribal wildlife, land management, and regulatory agencies
- Does _not_ require discussion of environmental mitigation for individual projects

- Planning for SAFETEA-LU: Key Planning Provisions *Environment in Planning*

## MIS and Linking Planning and NEPA
TEA-21 eliminated MIS as separate requirement, but must be integrated into transportation planning and NEPA
See FHWA/FTA Guidance on Linking Planning and NEPA issued February 2005, at http://environment.fhwa.dot.gov/strmlng/Planning_NEPAGuidance.pdf

- MIS and Linking Planning and NEPA
- TEA-21 eliminated MIS as separate requirement, but must be integrated into transportation planning and NEPA
- See FHWA/FTA Guidance on Linking Planning and NEPA issued February 2005, at _http://environment.fhwa.dot.gov/strmlng/Planning_NEPAGuidance.pdf_

- Planning for SAFETEA-LU: Key Planning Provisions *Environment in Planning*

## Statewide Plan shall be developed in:
Cooperation with metropolitan planning organizations
Consultation with affected nonmetropolitan officials 
Consultation with tribal government and the Secretary of Interior

**Statewide Plan shall be developed in:**
- Cooperation with metropolitan planning organizations
- Consultation with affected nonmetropolitan officials
- Consultation with tribal government and the Secretary of Interior

- Planning for SAFETEA-LU: Key Planning Provisions  *Statewide Transportation Plan* *Consultation*

## Statewide Plan shall be developed, as appropriate, in consultation with State, tribal, and local agencies responsible for:
Land use management
Natural Resources
Environmental Protection
Conservation
Historic Preservation  
	This consultation shall involve comparison of transportation plans to State and tribal conservation plans and maps, if available; and to inventories of natural or historic resources, if available

**Statewide Plan shall be developed, as appropriate, in consultation with State, tribal, and local agencies responsible for:**
- Land use management
- Natural Resources
- Environmental Protection
- Conservation
- Historic Preservation
**	****This consultation shall involve comparison of transportation plans to State and tribal conservation plans and maps, if available; and to inventories of natural or historic resources, if available**

- Planning for SAFETEA-LU: Key Planning Provisions  *Statewide Transportation Plan* *Consultation*

## MPO shall consult, as appropriate, with State and local agencies responsible for:
Land use management
Natural Resources
Environmental Protection
Conservation
Historic Preservation  
This consultation shall involve comparison with State conservation plans or maps, if available; or comparison to inventories of natural or historic resources, if available.

- MPO shall consult, as appropriate, with State and local agencies responsible for:
- Land use management
- Natural Resources
- Environmental Protection
- Conservation
- Historic Preservation
- This consultation shall involve comparison with State conservation plans or maps, if available; or comparison to inventories of natural or historic resources, if available.

- Planning for SAFETEA-LU: Key Planning Provisions  *MPO Transportation Plan **Consultation*

## Operational and Management
Metropolitan plans shall include operational and management strategies to:	
Improve the performance of existing transportation facilities to relieve congestion
Maximize the safety and mobility of people and goods
Statewide Transportation Plans should include: capital, operations and management strategies, investments, procedures, and other measures to ensure the preservation and most efficient use of existing transportation system

**Operational and Management**
**Metropolitan plans** shall include operational and management strategies to:
- Improve the performance of existing transportation facilities to relieve congestion
- Maximize the safety and mobility of people and goods
**Statewide Transportation Plans** should include: capital, operations and management strategies, investments, procedures, and other measures to ensure the preservation and most efficient use of existing transportation system

- Planning for SAFETEA-LU: Key Planning Provisions *Existing Transportation Facilities*

## Congestion Management Process (CMP) required in TMAs
Replaces ISTEA/TEA-21 requirement for Congestion Management System (CMS) 
Each TMA must define a plan and schedule for CMP implementation

- Congestion Management _Process_ (CMP) required in TMAs
- Replaces ISTEA/TEA-21 requirement for Congestion Management System (CMS)
- Each TMA must define a plan and schedule for CMP implementation

- Planning for SAFETEA-LU: Key Planning Provisions  *Existing Transportation Facilities*

## To the maximum extent possible MPOs and States must:
Publish or make available for public view transportation plans, STIPs and TIPs
Hold public meetings at convenient and accessible times and locations
Employ visualization techniques to describe Plans, STIPs, and TIPs
Visualization techniques can vary

- To the maximum extent possible MPOs and States must:
- Publish or make available for public view transportation plans, STIPs and TIPs
- Hold public meetings at convenient and accessible times and locations
- Employ visualization techniques to describe Plans, STIPs, and TIPs
- Visualization techniques can vary

- Planning for SAFETEA-LU: Key Planning Provisions *Public Participation Plan*

## Proposed projects must be derived from a locally developed public transit-human services transportation plan
Condition for receiving formula funding under 3 FTA Programs: 
5310 Special Needs of Elderly & Individuals with Disabilities
5316(g)  Job Access and Reverse Commute
5317(f)  New Freedom
Plan developed through process that includes representatives of public, private, and non-profit transportation and human service providers, as well as the public
Service providers should ensure full coordination with applicable metropolitan and statewide planning process

- Proposed projects must be derived from a locally developed public transit-human services transportation plan
- Condition for receiving formula funding under 3 FTA Programs:
- 5310 Special Needs of Elderly & Individuals with Disabilities
- 5316(g)  Job Access and Reverse Commute
- 5317(f)  New Freedom
- Plan developed through process that includes representatives of public, private, and non-profit transportation and human service providers, as well as the public
- Service providers should ensure full coordination with applicable metropolitan and statewide planning process

- Planning for SAFETEA-LU: Key Planning Provisions *Coordinated Public Transit Human Services Transportation Plan*

## New grace period for conformity lapse = 12 months
Update of conformity cycles = at least every 4-years
Conformity redetermination on existing plans and TIPs within 2 years of certain action on SIP
Options to shorten time horizon for conformity demonstration
TCM substitution easier

- New grace period for conformity lapse = 12 months
- Update of conformity cycles = at least every 4-years
- Conformity redetermination on existing plans and TIPs within 2 years of certain action on SIP
- Options to shorten time horizon for conformity demonstration
- TCM substitution easier

- Planning for SAFETEA-LU: Key Planning Provisions *Conformity*

## Planning for SAFETEA-LU:MPO Listening Session

- THANK YOU FOR PARTICIPATING!

- Planning for SAFETEA-LU:*MPO Listening Session*

- Your input is valuable to FHWA and FTA