MOVE Act

To direct the Secretary of Transportation to develop performance measures for assessing transportation connectivity and accessibility for highway and public transportation systems, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Mobility, Opportunity, and Vocation Enabling Act MOVE Act 2. Establishment of performance measures for transportation accessibility (a) Connectivity and accessibility performance measures Section 150 of title 23, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (c) by adding at the end the following: (7) Multimodal transportation connectivity and accessibility (A) In general Not later than 6 years after the date of enactment of the Mobility, Opportunity, and Vocation Enabling Act (B) Content The performance measures required under subparagraph (A) shall include measures to assess— (i) with respect to the general population serviced by a transportation system— (I) the change in cumulative access to employment opportunities; (II) multi-modal choice and enhanced interconnections among modes to— (aa) offer variety of choice between and among modes; (bb) provide accessible and reliable transportation for all users; and (cc) encourage travel demand management; and (III) such other areas the Secretary considers appropriate; and (ii) with respect to disadvantaged populations serviced by a transportation system— (I) transportation accessibility for disadvantaged populations; (II) change in cumulative job accessibility for disadvantaged populations; and (III) such other areas the Secretary considers appropriate. (C) Disadvantaged population defined In this paragraph, the term disadvantaged population ; and (2) in subsection (d) by striking and (6) (6), and (7) (b) Title 23 metropolitan planning coordination Section 134(h)(2)(B) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (iii) Multimodal transportation accessibility performance targets Selection of performance targets by a metropolitan planning organization shall be coordinated, to the maximum extent practicable, with the relevant State and providers of public transportation to ensure consistency with section 150(c)(7). . (c) Title 49 metropolitan planning coordination Section 5303(h)(2)(B) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (iii) Multimodal transportation accessibility performance targets Selection of performance targets by a metropolitan planning organization shall be coordinated, to the maximum extent practicable, with the relevant State and providers of public transportation to ensure consistency with section 150(c)(7) of title 23. .

Summary: Mobility, Opportunity, and Vocation Enabling Act or the MOVE Act This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to issue regulations necessary to establish performance measures relating to multimodal transportation connectivity and accessibility for states and metropolitan planning organizations to use to assess the connectivity and accessibility of roadways, public transit infrastructure, pedestrian and bikeway infrastructure, and other transportation infrastructure. Such performance measures must include ones to assess specified transportation accessibility factors with respect to the general population as well as disadvantaged populations (low-income or minority populations and people with disabilities). A metropolitan planning organization shall coordinate selection of multimodal transportation accessibility performance targets with the relevant state and public transportation providers to ensure consistency with the performance measures DOT shall require under this bill.