HomeMy Public PortalAbout2008 - FY2008 CAMPO Unified Planning Work Program 1st Qtr Progress ReportFY 2008 UNIFIED PLANNING WORK PROGRAM
FOR THE JEFFERSON CITY METROPOLITAN AREA
Progress Report
First Quarter
NOVEMBER 1, 2007 -JANUARY 31, 2008
Table of Contents
1.0 MPO Program Administration......................................................................................... 1
1.1 Program Administration.............................................................................................. 1
1.2 Public Participation......................................................................................................
2
2.0 General Transportation Planning..................................................................................... 4
2. 1 Transportation Data Acquisition and Maintenance.................................................... 4
2.2 Transportation Planning Coordination....................................................................... 5
2.3 Bicycle and Pedestrian Planning................................................................................. 6
2.4 Goods Movement/Freight Planning............................................................................ 7
2.5 Program Administration.............................................................................................. 8
2.6 Transportation Safety Planning................................................................................... 8
2.7 Transportation Security Planning................................................................................ 9
3.0 Long Range Transportation Planning.............................................................................10
4.0 Transportation Improvement Plan..................................................................................12
5.0 Public Transportation (Transit) Planning.......................................................................12
6.0 Coordination of Human Service Transportation............................................................13
7.0 Professional Services Contracting...................................................................................15
MPO Staff
Janice McMillan, AICP - Administrator
Alan Morrison, AICP - Senior Planner
Sonny Sanders - Planner I
Anne Stratman - Administrative Assistant
The preparation of this report was financed in part by the U.S. Department of Transportation,
Federal Highway Administration, and Federal Transit Administration in cooperation with
the Missouri Department of Transportation.
The opinions, findings, and conclusions expressed in this report are not necessarily those of the
Federal Highway Administration, Federal Transit Administration, or
the Missouri Department of Transportation.
For Information Contact the MPO Administrator
City of Jefferson, Missouri
Department of Community Development / Planning Division
Room 120 - John G. Christy Municipal Building
320 East McCarty, Jefferson City, Missouri
Telephone 573-634-6410
www.jeffcitymo.org/campo
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1.0 MPO Program Administration and Support
1_l .. Program Administration
Program Objectives
1) To provide for the administrative and support functions necessary for the
federally required metropolitan transportation planning process
2) To administer all federal funding in an appropriate manner
3) To insure that all grants and contracts are administered to allow timely
completion of scheduled activities and products
4) To support the MPO transportation and related committees and ensure
communications among and between the committees
Program Activities
1) Prepare agendas, materials and minutes for MPO Committee and
subcommittee meetings and respond to individual committee information
requests
a) Prepared schedules, agendas and materials for November, December and
January committee meetings
2) Develop the unified planning work program for the next fiscal year, describing
activities to be carried out and the estimated amounts of federal planning and
local funds necessary for each activity and total program budget
a) 2nd / 31' quarter
3) Provide a budget and other information required to draft the planning funds
agreement
a) 2nd / 31d quarter
4) Prepare and submit documents required by State and Federal agencies,
including annual reports, monthly progress reports, monthly invoice
statements, and other documents as needed such as but not limited to TIP,
UPWP, amendments, minutes, and correspondence files
a) The 41h quarter/Annual progress report was prepared in January
b) The Metropolitan Transportation Plan scope of services and related
updates were prepared
5) Maintain appropriate cost records and billing procedures
a) MODOT reimbursement was prepared for the 2008 first quarter
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6) Review federal/state policies and guidance regarding metropolitan
transportation planning and incorporate changes as necessary
a) No changes for the first quarter
7) Attend meetings and training as appropriate
Products (estimated completion dates)
Annual work program budget (July)
Annual work program (July)
Quarterly progress report (February, May, August)
Annual progress report (December, 2007) — Completed
1_2. Public Participation
Program Objectives
1) Gain input into the transportation planning processes from persons within the
community served by the MPO, including those traditionally underserved by
transportation and those who have not traditionally participated in the
planning process
2) The provision of opportunities for convenient public access, review and
comment on MPO planning and programming documents, as well as the data
and forecasts on which they are based
3) Promote comprehensive public involvement activities at all levels of planning,
throughout the MPO area
Program Activities
1) Provide adequate notice of CAMPO committee meetings, forums, and focus
groups
a) Public Participation Plan 45+ day public comment period was in progress
through part of December and January
b) Limited English Proficiency Plan public comment period was extended
for 45 days+, the same amount of time as the PPP, covering parts of
December and January
2) Utilize a range of public involvement techniques to reach out to those
traditionally underserved by transportation and those who have not
traditionally participated in the planning process
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3) Conduct public involvement, public meetings, hearings and workshops, as
needed and in accordance with the Public Involvement Plan
a) A Coordinated Public Transit Human Services Transportation Plan and
MTP public outreach meeting was held at Community Action, for
comments and to provide information.
4) Maintenance of MPO files for Title VI, Environmental Justice, and non-
discrimination activities
5) Improve upon notice of and an opportunity to comment on proposed
transportation projects, plans and programs for citizens, affected public
agencies, private transportation providers, and other interested parties
a) Expanded, clarified and improved the Public Participation Plan to
include interested parties lists for panels, focus groups, and possible
subcommittees, a plan for brochures and literature describing the
MPO, its functions, and public participation programs. The public
comment periods were modified to reduce confusion and improve
schedules. Distinctions between Administrative Modifications and
Amendments were added.
b) Other improvements in the PPP included a more prominent presentation
and clarification of statements of special accommodation,
nondiscrimination policies, Limited English Proficiency policies, and a
review of plan and program development procedures
Products (estimated completion dates)
1) CAMPO meeting notices, publications and advertisements (ongoing)
2) Web pages concerning transportation plans and programs and the data,
policies and forecasts that support them (ongoing)
a) CAMPO web pages were updated in January and February.
3) Public Involvement planning that is current and relevant (ongoing)
a) The Limited English Proficiency Plan was updated in January, 2008 and
placed for the required public comment period beginning January
16, 2008 in parallel with the Public Participation Plan.
4) Support for public engagement activities intended to develop public
infrastructure through active community involvement (ongoing)
a) The Public Participation Plan update was completed in January and
placed for more than the required 45 day public comment period
(totaling 63 days) beginning January 16, 2008.
5) Documentation of public responses and participation (ongoing)
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2.0 General Transportation Planning
2.1 Transportation Data Acquisition and Maintenance
Prouram Objectives
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1) Provide for a wide range of transportation planning activities and studies
supporting the transportation planning process for the Jefferson City
metropolitan area and provide for multi -modal transportation planning
activities and studies supporting a five year planning period for the Jefferson
City metropolitan area
2) Collect, maintain and analyze data on transportation and travel behavior
within the region to facilitate transportation planning and decision-making
3) Promote better understanding of transportation patterns and trends within the
MPO region
4) Maintain data on low-income, elderly, disabled, and minority populations to
support environmental justice outreach and analysis
5) Respond to requests for information from local, state and private agencies and
the public
Program Activities
1) Maintain an inventory of multi -modal transportation facilities and services
within the metropolitan planning area for transit, rail, river, aviation, freight,
and other transportation modes
a) Data and maps were compiled for the MTP. Improvements are ongoing
throughout the MTP approval and adoption period
2) Develop and maintain traffic count and congestion data
a) Currently, data is being maintained as the MTP is completed
3) Maintain maps of roadway functional classifications
a) No changes in the first quarter
4) Develop and maintain transportation system safety data
a) Reviewed accident data for currency and included the data in tables in
the Metropolitan Transportation Plan
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5) Acquire and maintain socioeconomic and demographic data for analyses and
forecasting activities. Include items such as land use, transportation
infrastructure, housing, environmental, and open space
a) Review the data and the process for data acquisition and analysis as part
of an update in the 4th quarter
6) Coordinate with GIS staff for the production, collection, storage, analysis and
presentation of information for MPO and public use
a) Coordination is an ongoing process. New GIS procedures and
responsibilities are expected to be in place as the MPO works to
update in the 41h quarter, after completion of the MTP
7) Organize databases for better maintenance
a) Update in the 41h quarter
8) Expand databases
a) Review need in 41h quarter
Products (estimated completion dates)
Preparation of maps, other graphics, and databases as necessary for MPO and local
agency use (ongoing)
Up to date data bases suitable for identifying trends, conducting analyses and
demographics (ongoing)
2.2 Transportation Planning Coordination
Program Objectives
1) Provide overall management of the CAMPO transportation planning program,
and ensure compliance with applicable federal and state requirements
2) Administer all federal and local funding in an appropriate manner
3) Ensure that all grants and contracts are administered to allow timely
completion of scheduled activities and products
4) Support the various transportation and related committees and ensure
communications among and between the committees
5) Manage and develop staff contribution to transportation planning activities
6) Engage local jurisdictions in transportation planning and coordination through
periodic outreach activities, including periodic meetings with local officials
and attendance at meetings
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1) Participate in local development and transportation related meetings on
transportation, urbanization and annexation issues (ongoing)
a) 2nd, 3,d, and 41h quarters
2) Coordinate and support local and state agencies on MPO related activities and
metropolitan area planning with information on transportation studies, traffic
counts, demographic information, socioeconomic information, and local
comprehensive and transportation planning studies when available
a) Ongoing
Products (estimated completion dates)
Participate in local transportation and transportation -related studies and surveys
(on-going)
Identify resources for technical assistance and data for freight planning (June 2008)
2.3 Bicycle and Pedestrian Planning
Program Objectives
1) Maintain and implement the Bicycle and Pedestrian Elements of the Long -
Range Transportation Plan, as necessary
2) Encourage communities to integrate bicycle and pedestrian transportation
needs in local plans, capital improvement programs and transportation
improvement projects
3) Better address the needs of bicyclists and pedestrians through technical and
planning assistance
Program Activities
1) Participate in coordination with City departments and representatives from
agencies, such as Parks and Recreation, MODOT committees, technical staff,
and private interest groups for non -motorized vehicle planning
a) Ongoing
b) completing the MTP for this quarter
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2) Assist local governments and other project sponsors in the development or
design of bicycle and pedestrian plans or projects
a) TIP amendments were initiated and placed for public comment for the
Holts Summit Safe Routes to School Project and a Greenway
Extension from the Katy Trail to Summit Drive in Callaway County.
Products (estimated completion dates)
Review Transportation Enhancement applications bicycle and/or pedestrian
components (on-going)
Maintain and implement the Bicycle and Pedestrian Elements of the MPO plans (on-
going)
2.4 Goods Movement/Freight Planning
Program Objectives
1) Integrate freight transportation issues and concerns within the overall
metropolitan transportation planning process
Program Activities
1) Research resources, training and technical assistance for improvement in levels
of staff competence
a) 2nd and 3rd quarter
2) Research data sources and information on the Freight Analysis Program,
Freight Infrastructure Program, and the Freight Operations and Technology
Program
a) 2nd and 3rd quarter
3) Improve estimates of freight traffic movement and freight generation within the
MPO area
a) 4th quarter
Products (estimated completion dates)
1) Updates to the Goods Movement Element of the MTP, and other plans as
needed (ongoing)
2) Development of freight and goods movement databases
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2.5 Professional Staff development
Program Obiectives
1) Improve the professional skills of the MPO staff, to accomplish the
requirements of SAFETEA-LU, as well as State and Local interests in commerce
and freight movement
Program Activities
2) Professional meetings, conferences and workshops for MPO Staff and MPO
member representatives in areas related to transportation planning and
Metropolitan Planning Organization activities
a) Staff attended the Mid Missouri APA meeting
3) Training and development such as training in computer applications and
technical processes through vendors, NTI, FHWA, and FTA for example
a) Ongoing
4) Freight Professional Development (FPD) Program Training and Technical
Assistance
a) Locate programs, 3,d quarter
5) Research the potential for the Freight Planning Capacity Building Workshop
a) 3rd quarter
Products (estimated completion dates)
Development of expertise in freight transportation planning for improvement of
future plans (on-going)
2.6 Transportation Safety Planning
ProEram Obiectives
1) To foster communication and regional collaboration among local, state,
regional, and federal safety activities
2) Cooperation with regional planning organizations, city, county and state safety
planning organizations and safety stakeholders on transportation safety issues
3) Support the development and update of the Strategic Highway Safety Plan
(SHSP)
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1) Seek out additional technical and financial resources to assist in developing
transportation safety analysis tools for the region and to improve crash data
quality
a) 3rd or 41h quarter
2) Work with local agencies, state DOT, FHWA, and FTA to understand the
CAMPO role in SAFETEA-LU transportation safety planning
a) Ongoing
3) Acquire and maintain accident and crash data for the MPO region
a) 41h quarter
4) Assist the State DOT in working groups, data, and analyses in safety planning
a) No activities during lst quarter
5) Increase awareness of safety and security as a component in planning
a) Ongoing
6) Support member agencies as they integrate safety considerations into projects
a) Ongoing
7) Reflect the goals and objectives of the approved Strategic Highway Safety Plan
(SHSP) in the Metropolitan Transportation Plan
a) Included in the MTP
Products (estimated completion dates)
Updated database of traffic accidents and safety-related data (ongoing)
Mapping of crash data (7/2008)
Annual report containing analyses of accident data at the MPO level (10/2008)
2.7 Transportation Security Planning
Program Obiectives
1) To enhance protection of critical transportation infrastructure
2) To identify and improve communication with special needs populations during
emergencies
3) To support the development of emergency evacuation plans
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1) Identify special needs populations in the metro area and research information
on communications challenges and methods prior to and during emergency
events
a) Location of minority, low income, elderly and handicapped populations,
as special needs populations are identified in the MTP
b) Emergency action research proposed for 4th quarter
2) Support emergency management agencies in the development of evacuation
and other emergency response plans
a) No activities were identified for the 1st quarter
3) Encourage adding security components into transportation processes and plans
a) Future activity
4) Add security as a component in evaluating project priorities
a) Future activity
Products (estimated completion dates)
Report on special needs population
3.0 Long Range Transportation Planning
Program Objectives
1) Continue work leading to the adoption of an updated Metropolitan
Transportation Plan (MTP)
2) Process amendments to the Metropolitan Transportation Plan as necessary
3) Continue refinement of the MTP consistent with the goals it articulates and
adherence to SAFTEA-LU requirements for comprehensive long-range
planning
4) Assist in integrating the MTP with the statewide long-range plans developed
by MoDOT
5) Facilitate community dialogue concerning regional development and mobility
goals and to evaluate land use and transportation policies suggested to achieve
these goals
6) Support long range transportation through long-range, collaborative
transportation and demographic studies to identify substantial projects and
programs to identify needs and solutions to transportation issues over the long
term
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1) Ensure the region's long-range planning process addresses the federal
transportation planning factors
2) Process amendments to the MTP as necessary
a) No amendments needed
3) Traffic Analysis Zone development, maintenance and update
a) Completed in December, 2007
4) Organize the MTP components (databases, maps, plans, modeling) for
maintenance and updating
a) Ongoing throughout the MTP development
5) Transportation and socioeconomic information for land use and transportation
decision-making
a) Previously incorporated into the travel demand model and later into the
MTP in the form of tables and maps
6) Develop a multi -modal facility and service inventory, with inclusion of a freight
inventory component
a) First multimodal facility inventory was incorporated into the MTP
7) Support for long range congestion studies such as the Whitton Expressway
Problem Definition Study
a) CAMPO along with other transportation entities within the region are
participating in the funding and collaborative participation in the
Whitton Expressway Environmental Impact Statement
b) Staff attended the January 29 public meeting of the EIS
c) Guest speaker at the Jefferson City Kiwanis Club meeting in February, on
the function of CAMPO and update on the Whitton Expressway EIS
Products (estimated completion dates)
Consolidated MPO area socio-economic and transportation databases (July 2008)
Cooperative studies and exchanges of information between agencies (on-going)
Metropolitan Transportation Plan (in progress, estimated completion in April -May
of 2008)
Traffic Analysis Zones (June 2008)
Travel demand model data update (continuous)
Whitton Expressway Environmental Impact Statement: In progress
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4.0 Transportation Improvement Plan
Program Obiectives
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1) Identify projects and programs over a three to five year planning horizon
a) Done for the MTP. Staff met with all member agencies several times for
project information, and verification of project data for inclusion
into the MTP and the pending TIP
2) Coordination and cooperation from Federal state and local members of the
MPO in the production of the TIP
Program Activities
1) Prepare an updated 2009-2012 CAMPO Transportation Improvement Plan
a) 2°d and 3rd quarter
2) Identify state and local projects and programs for inclusion in the TIP
a) 2nd and 3,d quarter
3) Facilitate amendment of the Transportation Improvement Plan, as required
a) Following the appropriate CAMPO public participation procedures and
comment period, the Board of Directors approved a TIP amendment
at their regularly scheduled January 16th meeting for the Safe
Routes to School project in Holts Summit, in the amount of $196,
607.
b) 2" d, 3rd , and 4th quarters if required
Products (estimated completion dates)
An approved 2009 TIP (August 2008)
An approved work program budget (July 2008)
TIP amendments as required (on-going)
5.0 Public Transportation (Transit) Planning
Program Objectives
1) Provide necessary specialized planning related to transit services
2) To improve local and regional mobility and modal choice through increased
transit and special transportation
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Program Activities
1) Improve coordination on planning for ADA
a) 31d or 41h Quarter if required
2) Assist in possible route modification and Environmental Justice evaluations
a) 3rd or 4th Quarter if required
3) Support transit providers as they integrate safety and security considerations
into projects
a) Ongoing
4) Assist and cooperate with transit security planning activities
a) 3rd or 41h Quarter if required
Products (estimated completion dates)
Improved safety and security (continuous)
Better transit service for areas with higher need (ongoing)
6.0 Coordination of Human Service Transportation
Program Obiectives
1) To assist local and regional transit planning and coordination to secure
adequate, reliable sources of funds to support the local and regional transit
planning
2) To improve employment related transportation for disabled and low-income
residents
3) To improve coordination and efficiency in human services transportation
planning
Program Activities
1) Provide data to support route planning, scheduling, evaluation methods,
mapping, and GIS methods to coordinate transit plans with existing and
proposed land uses
a) Ongoing
2) Provide assistance to local governments and applicant agencies in developing
transit/paratransit projects for inclusion in the Transportation Improvement
Program
a) 2nd quarter
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3) Participation in transit -related studies sponsored by other agencies and
jurisdictions
a) If needed
4) Monitor, prepare, and distribute information on the region's senior and
disabled transportation services
a) Ongoing
5) Improve awareness and facilitate applications for section 5310 funding
a) Ongoing
6) Review applications for Section 5310 vehicles and recommend funding
recipients to the respective state departments of transportation
a) 3,d, 4'h quarter, if needed
7) Provide technical assistance to governmental, non-profit and for-profit grantees
and operators of mobility systems
a) Ongoing
8) Support improved job access and reverse commuting through section 5316
funding
9) Support and assist in actions and programs that go beyond required ADA
actions, including support of the section 5317 program
a) Ongoing
10) Identify or maintain a clearinghouse of information and resources for
coordinating agencies
a) Ongoing
11) Develop and maintain a directory of local state, and federal contacts for
agencies dealing with human services transportation
a) Ongoing
12) Develop and maintain a directory of human service agencies and transportation
providers, along with their services
a) Ongoing
13) Host an annual meeting of human service transportation providers as provided
for in the Coordinated Public Transit Human Services Transportation Plan
a) 3rd quarter - ongoing
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Products (estimated completion dates)
Information and resources for agencies and organizations (ongoing)
A forum for multi -agency Human Services Transportation planning (semi-annually)
Additional Section 5310 applications for human service agencies (August, 2008)
7.0 Professional Services Contracting
Program Objectives
The use of contracted consulting firms to supplement the activities of the MPO and
staff
Program Activities
No contracted professional services are planned for FY 2008
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