GAMPO Annual Work Session

Atlanta, GA28 June 2013Jennifer Hibbert

DirectorFTA Office of Planning and

Program Development

• Regional Geographic Updates• MAP-21 Highlights• MAP-21 Program Changes• Definitional Changes• FTA Policy Updates

Agenda

Georgia FTA Contacts:– UZAs

• Georgia-Florida Pilot Team– Planning/NEPA

» Keith Melton, Community Planner, boyd.melton@dot.gov, 404.865.5614

– Grant Development & Management» Valencia Williams, Community Planner,

valencia.williams@dot.gov, 404.865.5634» Tajsha LaShore, Community Planner, tajsha.lashore@dot.gov,

404.865.5606– Engineering/ARRA

» Chris White, General Engineer, christopher.white@dot.gov, 404.865.5619

» Maggie Sandberg, General Engineer, margarita.sandberg@dot.gov, 404.865.5612

– State Programs Team» Robert Buckley – GDOT, robert.buckley@dot.gov,

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UZA Geographic Assignments

Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21)• Signed into law by President Obama

on July 6, 2012

• Extends current law (SAFETEA-LU) through September 30, 2012

• Goes into full effect October 1, 2012• Authorizes programs for two years,

through September 30, 2014

MAP-21 Authorized Funding

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Urbanized Area Formula Grants; $4,401

State of Good Repair Grants; $2,136

New Starts/Core Capacity; $1,907

Rural Formula Grants; $600

Growing States and High Density States Formula ; $519

Bus and Bus Facilities Formula Grants; $422

Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities; $255

Planning ; $127 Administrative Expenses; $104

Research, TCRP, Bus Testing; $80

TOD Pilot; $10

Technical Assistance/Human Resources; $429

FY 2013 Authorized Funding = $10.578 Million

Highlights of Program Changes

New• Safety Authority (5329)

• State of Good Repair Grants (5337)

• Asset Management (5326)

• Bus and Bus Facilities Formula Grants (5339)

• Public Transportation Emergency Relief (5324)

• TOD Planning Pilot Grants (20005(b) of MAP-21)

Repealed• Clean Fuels Grants (5308)

• Job Access and Reverse Commute (5316) [ JARC ]

• New Freedom Program (5317)

• Paul S. Sarbanes Transit in the Parks (5320)

• Alternatives Analysis (5339)

• Over-the-Road Bus (Sec. 3038 – TEA-21)

Consolidated

• Urbanized Area Formula Grants (5307) [ JARC ]

• Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities (5310) [New Freedom]

• Rural Area Formula Grants (5311)[ JARC, Tribal Transit]

Modified• Fixed Guideway Capital Investment Grants (5309)

• Metropolitan and Statewide Planning (5303 & 5304)

• Research, Development, Demonstration, and Deployment (5312)

• Technical Assistance and Standards (5314)

• Human Resources and Training (5322)

What MAP-21 Means for Our Grantees• Steady and predictable funding• Consolidates certain transit programs

to improve their efficiency• Targeted funding increases

particularly for improving the state of good repair

• New reporting requirements• Requires performance measures for

SGR, planning, and safety

What MAP-21 means for FTA• New safety office • Less focus on administering

discretionary programs• Consolidation of formula programs• Some new programs• Flat funding for FTA operations

Focus Areas• Safety• State of Good Repair• Asset Management• Streamlining and Program Efficiency• Formula and Discretionary Funding

• Associated Transit Improvements• Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) System• Fixed Guideway• Job Access and Reverse Commute Project

Definitional Changes

Associated Transit Improvements• “designed to enhance public transportation service or

use and that [is] physically or functionally related to transit facilities.”

• Changed from “Transit Enhancements”• Eligible activities:

– Historic preservation, rehab, and operation of historic public transporting facilities

– Bus shelters– Landscaping and streetscaping– Pedestrian access and walkways– Bicycle access, signage– Enhanced ADA Access

Definitional Changes

Fixed Guideway• Amended to remove HOV lanes• Bus Service operating in HOV lanes still eligible

under 5337. • New Definition includes any facility for exclusive

use of:– transit vehicles, – rail, – fixed catenary system, – passenger ferry system– BRT

Definitional Changes

Job Access and Reverse Commute Project• “Development and Maintenance”

– Development: New projects, not in service on 10/1/2012

– Maintenance: Continuation of projects that received funding by 5316 funds under SAFETEA-LU

• Reverse Commute– Only eligible if they are designed to transport welfare

recipients and eligible low-income individuals to and from jobs and employment-related activities.

Definitional Changes

• Transit Agency Representation on MPO Boards

• Performance Based Planning

Metropolitan and Statewide Planning

FTA’s Policy Updates• Joint Development Proposed Circular• FY 13 Apportionment Notice released

in May, 2013• Table 3(A) Special Rule for Operations

in UZAs above 200,000 in population• 5307 Split Allocation Letters• 5310 DR Selection for UZAs above

200,000• TIGER 5

FTA’s Policy Updates• NEPA Categorical Exclusions• Safety Oversight• Common TIP comments• Alcohol and Control Substances

Testing• New and Small Starts Guidance

FTA MAP-21 Websitewww.fta.dot.gov/map21

Jennifer HibbertDirector, Office of Planning and Program

DevelopmentJennifer.hibbert@dot.gov, 404.865.5632

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Contact Information

Federal Transit Administration

www.fta.dot.gov