District staff will still be involved in evaluating needs in their respective areas, will receive input from the public and will develop potential project lists. However, since the regions have been eliminated, input and potential project lists will be submitted directly to the central office for consideration. Rural entities are invited to attend public meetings and provide comments on the long-range plan, the STIP and the MPO plans. The STIP is made available to locally elected officials, Tribal Councils and other rural stakeholders. In addition, local funds are raised from a variety of sources, including fuel taxes, license fees and property taxes.
Most counties have taxes to fund locally controlled transportation activities.
Applications for transit funds are reviewed, ranked, and selected by a selection committee. Also there are public meetings about the STIP and MPO plans. State-wide Transportation Advisory Group.