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APPENDIX: CONGESTION MITIGATION & AIR QUALITY (CMAQ) PROJECT SELECTION CRITERIA I. Total Emissions Reduction (40 Point Maximum) Factor: Projected Annual Reduction in Emissions (grams) _________ VOC’s _________ NoX _________ CO _________ PM 2.5 _________ Total Annual Reduction (grams) Scoring: Rank projects in descending order of total grams removed. Award points based upon this ranking (i.e., project with highest total emissions reduction receives the maximum of 40 points; the next highest receives 39 points, etc.). II. Project Cost Effectiveness (15 Point Maximum) Factor: Projected Cost per Ton per Year _________ Total Grams per Year (from above) _________ Tons per Year (Divide Grams by 746,484) _________ Total Project Cost (from application) _________ Project’s Useful Life (Years) _________ Cost per Year of Useful Life (Divide Total Cost by Useful Life) _________ Cost per Ton per Year of Useful Life (Divide Cost per Year of Useful Life by Tons per year) Scoring: Rank projects in ascending order of cost per Ton of emissions removed. Award points based upon this ranking (i.e., project with lowest cost per ton receives the maximum of 15 points; the next highest receives 14 points, etc.). III. Transportation Plan Priorities (5 Point Maximum) Note: Not all projects will qualify for all points. 1. Project promotes Economic Development in a Core Community (All projects – 2 points) Points to be awarded to projects located in “core communities” and are related to employment creation or job retention. A “core community” is one with one or more of the following: Tax Increment Finance (TIF) District, Urban Enterprise Zone (UEZ), Airport Development Zone (ADZ), Empowerment Zone (EZ), or Certified Technology Zone (CTZ). 102
2. Project will Result in Removal of Barriers to Pedestrian, Bicycle and Transit Use Due to Safety, Security, and Crime (All Projects – 1 Point) Points will be awarded if the funded activities include pedestrian, bicycle, and/or transit improvements that are a part of a larger project or program and the applicant clearly demonstrates the impact of the improvements on safety, security and crime. 3. Construction Project identified in one or More Adopted Comprehensive Plans. (1 Point) Points will be awarded if the application is accompanied by excerpts from one or more comprehensive plans adopted by the applicant’s governing body or board. 4. Applicant’s Adopted Comprehensive Plan contains one or more of the Following Components (Construction Projects – 0.5 Points per Component Submitted): • Promote sustainable land use by concentrating new growth around existing centers and limiting growth in outlying areas. • Promote mixed-use development of jobs, services and housing. • Promote density for compact development. • Allow for pedestrian-friendly communities, preservation of natural areas and the existence of open space buffers between communities. Points will be awarded if the application is accompanied by excerpts from one or more comprehensive plans adopted by the applicant’s governing body or board. 5. Construction Project Utilizes Transit-Oriented / Transit-Friendly Development Principles. (3 Points) Points will be awarded if the application is accompanied by excerpts from one or more comprehensive plans adopted by the applicant’s governing body or board. 6. Non-Transit Construction Projects which include Installation of Bus Passenger Shelters. (1 Point) Points will be awarded if the construction project involves installation of a bus passenger shelter. 7. Project is a highway construction project that includes bicycle storage facilities at an adjacent commuter rail station (1 Point) Points will be awarded to qualifying projects. 103
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Indianapolis Metropolitan Planning
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Table of Contents 1. INTRODUCTION B
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1. Introduction Background Metropol
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The current Metropolitan Planning A
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2. Work Program and Products SAFETE
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6. Be adopted and transmitted to IN
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3. Indianapolis Long-Range Transpor
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Air Quality Conformity The 9-county
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Formal Amendment Process The MPO pr
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