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• Intelligent Transportation Systems; and, • Safety. Additionally, the FTA and FHWA list six key planning themes to promote priority considerations: • Security; • National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA); • Management and operations; • Non-metropolitan area coordination; • Technical capacity; and, • Human services. Section 420 of title 23 of the Code of Federal Regulations (23 CFR 420) and 23 CFR 450.314 identify the requirements for work programs. MPOs are required to develop the work program in cooperation with the State Department of Transportation and public transit agencies. Elements to be included in the work program include: • Discussion of the planning priorities facing the metropolitan planning area. • Description of all metropolitan transportation planning and transportation-related air quality planning activities anticipated within the next 1- or 2-year period, regardless of funding source, indicating: > A review of who will perform the work > The schedule for completion of the work > A review of the intended products; including all activities funded under title 23 and the Federal Transit Act (450.314(a)(2)) The work program should: 1. Be inclusive in its development, including input from the public, MPO member agencies and local governments, other transportation agencies in the region (including local transit agencies), and the State. Although the MPO is responsible for the document, it should reflect cooperative thinking among the planning partners on priorities for planning work and commitment of staff and budgets to this work. 2. Be consistent with the mission of the MPO and express long-term strategies, goals, and priorities, for example, as expressed in the long-range plan, from public involvement, or coordination with partners. Tasks should be prioritized and selected to achieve the core mission of the MPO and to produce the required products as identified in Federal transportation legislation and the USDOT planning emphasis areas. 3. Be based on sound financial analysis and fiscal planning principles. 4. Include funded major transportation planning studies in the region, regardless of funding source or the agency conducting the study. 5. Indicate that related activities of planning partners are coordinated, complementary, allow for leveraging and economies, and are not duplicative. 6
6. Be adopted and transmitted to INDOT and the Indiana Division of FHWA for review and approval prior to January 1, so that MPO activities continue uninterrupted. 7. Indicate in sufficient detail responsibility for work, completion schedules, and products. 8. Include budget information that addresses fund expenditures and funding sources (however, the UPWP itself is not a budget document). Approval / Adoption The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) acts as coordinator in the work program approval process. As such INDOT, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) and the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) review the draft document. These agencies provide review comments to the INDOT coordinator, who schedules review meetings to incorporate agency comments. The MPO then revises the work program based on these interagency comments. The IRTC participates in the work program activities and approves findings and recommendations of major studies. Following approval of the final draft work program it is sent to INDOT for the development of a funding agreement. INDOT recommends approval to FHWA and FTA through a letter to that effect. Both the MPO and INDOT then sign the funding agreement, upon their attorneys’ approval. Internal Approval Process The federal planning funds included in the work program (FHWA Planning or PL funds and FTA Section 5303 funds) require a 20% local match, which is provided by the IRTC members. Following IRTC Policy Committee approval of the UPWP, the Director of the Indianapolis Department of Metropolitan Development signs the funding agreement with INDOT. Monitoring Quarterly Status Reports are prepared to accompany the requests for reimbursement of federal funds. The Financial Services Division of DMD prepares the funding requests based on actual expenses. The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) conducts an audit for indirect costs for all federal programs administered by the City. 7
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BACKGROUND Federal legislation requ
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Policy 3.2 Those plans and programs
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MPO website http://www.indympo.org/
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Contact Those seeking more informat
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APPENDIX D TITLE VI COMPLAINT PROCE
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CONTACT INFORMATION Comments or que
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Introduction The Indianapolis Metro
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APPENDIX: CONGESTION MITIGATION & A
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