MPO Policy and Procedures Manual - Indianapolis Metropolitan ...
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new formula grant program allocated by Congress for associated capital and operating costs. Congress establishes the allocations/funding levels for New Freedom nationally for each state, then each area within the state by the distribution of populations with disabilities. The State is the designated recipient only for areas with populations under 200,000 and for non-urbanized areas. FTA distributes funds to the appropriate designated recipient in each area. IndyGo/IPTC is the designated recipient for the New Freedom Program in the Indianapolis Region. Projects selected for funding must be derived from the locally-developed Coordinated Public Transit - Human Services Transportation Plan beginning in Federal FY 2007 and be selected on a competitive basis. Applicants may use non-DOT Federal funds for the required local match. Up to 10% of the awarded funds may be used for planning, administrative, and technical assistance costs. For capital costs, the required Federal split is 80% Federal and 20% local; for operating costs, the split is 50% Federal and 50% local. State Funding Interstate and State Highway INDOT maintains jurisdiction over all interstates and state and U.S. highways. Projects are planned, designed, programmed, and implemented by INDOT in cooperation with the MPO and local officials, using a combination of federal and state funds. Projects within the MPO planning area must be reflected in the IRTIP and, if deemed regionally significant, in the Regional Plan. Rural Surface Transportation (Rural STP) The Rural STP Program is the rural counterpart to the STP funds programmed by the MPO for urban areas. Projects are funded using 80% federal funds, municipal applicants provide the remainder. Only projects in “rural” roadways can apply; this designation is made by INDOT in consultation with the MPO (see the Urbanized Area and Metropolitan Planning Area Map in Appendix A) as a guide for determining project eligibility). More information and application forms are available on INDOT’s website (http://www.ai.org/dot/business/). Because of the use of federal funding, if a Rural STP project is located in the Indianapolis MPA (which is possible because the planning area extends beyond the urbanized area), these projects must be reflected in the IRTIP and, if deemed regionally significant, in the Regional Plan. 36
6. Public Involvement Program A participation process for transportation planning must be explicitly set forth and adopted by the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO), which receive transportation funds from the Federal Highway Administration and from the Federal Transit Administration. The actions and processes described in this document apply to transportation planning done by the Indianapolis Metropolitan Planning Agency in conjunction with the work done by the transportation committees of the Council. The standards for this process are to be found in Title 23, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 450, Subpart C, especially Section 316(b)(1) and in Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 613, Subpart A, Section 100. In general, the federal regulation cited above had required “a proactive public involvement process that provides complete information, timely public notice, full public access to key decisions, and supports early and continuing involvement of the public in developing plans and TIPs (Transportation Improvement Programs).” With the passage of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEALU), enacted on August 10, 2005, additional emphasis has been placed on extensive stakeholder participation. SAFETEA-LU expands the public involvement provisions by requiring MPOs to develop and utilize “participation plans” that are developed in consultation with an expanded list of “interested parties,” which the Indianapolis Metropolitan Planning Organization refers to as the Interested Citizens/Agencies list. Specific SAFETEA-LU requirements include: • Providing timely information about transportation issues and processes to citizen, affected public agencies, representatives of transportation agency employees, private providers of transportation, other interested parties and segments of the community affected by transportation plans, programs, and projects; • Holding public meetings at convenient and accessible locations and times; • Providing a minimum public comment period of 45 days before the public involvement process is initially adopted or revised; • Employing visualization techniques to describe metropolitan transportation plans and TIPs, and providing reasonable public access to technical and policy information used in the development of plans; • Making public information available in electronically accessible format and means (such as the World Wide Web); • Demonstrating explicit consideration and response to public input received during the planning and program development processes by including written and oral comments received on the draft transportation plan or TIP as a result of the public involvement process, as an appendix of the plan or TIP; • Consistency with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 which ensures that no person shall, on the grounds of race, color, sex, national origin, or physical handicap, by excluded from participation in, be denied benefits of, or be otherwise subjected to discrimination under any program receiving Federal assistance from the United States; • Department of Transportation; and moreover, seeking out and consider the needs of 37
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new formula grant program allocated by Congress for associated capital <strong>and</strong> operating costs.<br />
Congress establishes the allocations/funding levels for New Freedom nationally for each state,<br />
then each area within the state by the distribution of populations with disabilities. The State is<br />
the designated recipient only for areas with populations under 200,000 <strong>and</strong> for non-urbanized<br />
areas. FTA distributes funds to the appropriate designated recipient in each area. IndyGo/IPTC<br />
is the designated recipient for the New Freedom Program in the <strong>Indianapolis</strong> Region. Projects<br />
selected for funding must be derived from the locally-developed Coordinated Public Transit -<br />
Human Services Transportation Plan beginning in Federal FY 2007 <strong>and</strong> be selected on a<br />
competitive basis.<br />
Applicants may use non-DOT Federal funds for the required local match. Up to 10% of the<br />
awarded funds may be used for planning, administrative, <strong>and</strong> technical assistance costs. For<br />
capital costs, the required Federal split is 80% Federal <strong>and</strong> 20% local; for operating costs, the<br />
split is 50% Federal <strong>and</strong> 50% local.<br />
State Funding<br />
Interstate <strong>and</strong> State Highway<br />
INDOT maintains jurisdiction over all interstates <strong>and</strong> state <strong>and</strong> U.S. highways. Projects are<br />
planned, designed, programmed, <strong>and</strong> implemented by INDOT in cooperation with the <strong>MPO</strong> <strong>and</strong><br />
local officials, using a combination of federal <strong>and</strong> state funds. Projects within the <strong>MPO</strong> planning<br />
area must be reflected in the IRTIP <strong>and</strong>, if deemed regionally significant, in the Regional Plan.<br />
Rural Surface Transportation (Rural STP)<br />
The Rural STP Program is the rural counterpart to the STP funds programmed by the <strong>MPO</strong> for<br />
urban areas. Projects are funded using 80% federal funds, municipal applicants provide the<br />
remainder. Only projects in “rural” roadways can apply; this designation is made by INDOT in<br />
consultation with the <strong>MPO</strong> (see the Urbanized Area <strong>and</strong> <strong>Metropolitan</strong> Planning Area Map in<br />
Appendix A) as a guide for determining project eligibility). More information <strong>and</strong> application<br />
forms are available on INDOT’s website (http://www.ai.org/dot/business/). Because of the use of<br />
federal funding, if a Rural STP project is located in the <strong>Indianapolis</strong> MPA (which is possible<br />
because the planning area extends beyond the urbanized area), these projects must be<br />
reflected in the IRTIP <strong>and</strong>, if deemed regionally significant, in the Regional Plan.<br />
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