Transportation Funding Workshop Nova Southeastern University December 10, 2012.

Transportation Funding WorkshopNova Southeastern University

December 10, 2012

To plan for the provision of integrated and efficient transportation facilities and services in Miami-Dade County while ensuring the highest possible level of community participation in the transportation planning process.

2,464 square miles in area and over 2.3 million residents

34 municipalities and unincorporated Miami-Dade County

In 1973, the Federal Transportation Act mandated that each urbanized area (50,000 or more population) establish a Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO), to ensure integrated metropolitan transportation planning.

Federal formula funds support MPOs.

Federal law required that the Governor of the state designate the agency to serve as the MPO.

MPOs in cooperation with the State, develop transportation plans and programs for the respective urban areas.

In developing such plans and programs, MPOs consider all modes of transportation and the process is to be continuing, cooperative and comprehensive (3-Cs).

The authority of the MPO resides in the MPO Governing Board.

To receive federal transportation funds the MPO shall: Manage a transportation planning process

Produce plans and programs consistent with Federal, State and Local government comprehensive plans and established guidelines

Provide a forum for a cooperative decision-making process and citizen involvement

Be federally certified

Prepare the Long Range Transportation Plans (LRTP) for the area (20-year Plan).

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Prepare the Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) for the area (5-year Investment Program).

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Prepare the Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) (bi-yearly element of the technical and policy studies)

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Carry out an ongoing public involvement process.

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Comply with a federally certified transportation planning review

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The Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) is a multi-modal plan for major roadways, airport and seaport surface access, transit and intermodal facilities

Includes short and long-range strategies

It’s a 20-year planning horizon

Complies with state and federal requirements

The Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) lists Improvements to be implemented during the next 5 years

It is the capital improvements element of the 20-year LRTP

The first year is the current Funded Annual Element and the remaining four are the future proposed funded elements

Identifies funding levels by source and type

Type of projects in the TIP, among others:

Capacity Improvements for highways and transit

Preservation

Right-of-way acquisition

The TIP identifies all sources of funding are federal, state and local levels which are known to be available during the program period, among them:

Priorities in the program are identified by relative staging of projects for implementation during a particular year, consistent with funding availability and production constraints.

Motor Vehicle Fees

Other Automobile Related “User Fees”

Tolls

PTP

Federal Gas Tax

State Motor Fuel Tax

Local Option Gas Tax

Road Impact Fees

Agencies

FDOT

Turnpike

MDX

Public Works

MDT

Airport

Seaport

SFRTA

Areas

Highways

Primary & Secondary Roads

Multimodal &Intermodal

Transit

Non-Motorized

CMP

ITS

Freight

Other Sections

Regional

Private Sector

Transportation Disadvantaged

Unfunded Priority Needs

The Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) defines transportation planning activities to be managed by the MPO that are to be completed during a given two-year period.

Tasks in the UPWP are divided into eight elements: Administration

Data Collection

TIP

LRTP

Special Projects

Regional Planning

Public Participation

System Planning The UPWP also includes the Municipal Grant Program whereby municipalities are granted funds to prepare relevant transportation planning studies.

One popular task of the UPWP is the MGP

The MPO solicits Miami-Dade County Municipalities to submit transportation planning proposals to be funded under a competitive program.

Each proposal has to include a 20% match.

Proposals are evaluated by the MGP Committee and ranked them for funding allocation

The MPO programs $150,000/year for the MGP in the UPWP