Where Do (Project) Babies Come From?

Patrick Flanagan Down East RPO Coordinator

Jeff Cabaniss, PE Division 2 Project Development Engineer

November 6, 2018

What is a Comprehensive

Transportation Plan?

Project Managers and RPOs

• Long-Range Planning

• Multimodal

• Vision of growth

• Public Participation

• Assists locals in making transportation decisions

• Adopted by local governments2

What does the CTP process involve?

Project Managers and RPOs

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Develop a CTP vision

Conduct a needs assessment

Determine deficiencies

Analyze alternatives

Develop a final plan

Adopt the Final Plan

Who is involved in the CTP process?

Project Managers and RPOs

• County Government

• Local municipal governments

• Planning & Development

• Schools

• Parks & Recreation

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• Health Department

• Emergency services

• Public

• Community College

• NCDOT

• RPO/MPO

What factors are considered in a CTP?

Project Managers and RPOs

• Safety

• Connectivity and Mobility

• Traffic

• NC Strategic Transportation Corridors

• Federally Functionally Classified Roadways

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What should you know about a CTP?

Project Managers and RPOs

• Local potential needs identified

• Deficiencies identified and improvements recommended

• Recommendations are CONCEPTS

• Not Fiscally Constrained

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Strategic Transportation Investments

(STI) Law

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• Prioritizes Capital Expenditures across all modes (Mobility/Expansion + Modernization)

• Needs-based

• Directly ties funding to Prioritization Scoring Results

• Established a Workgroup

Project Managers and RPOs

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Project Managers and RPOs

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40% of Funds 30% of Funds 30% of Funds

Statewide Mobility

Regional Impact

Division Needs

Focus → Address Local

Needs

•Selection based on 50%

Data & 50% Local Input

•Funding based on equal

share for each Division (14)

= ~$42M / yr

Focus → Address

Significant Congestion

and Bottlenecks

•Selection based on

100% Data

•Projects Programmed

prior to Local Input

Ranking

Focus → Improve

Connectivity within

Regions

•Selection based on

70% Data & 30% Local

Input

•Funding based on

population within

Region (7)

Estimated $28B in Funds for SFY 2020-2029

How STI Works

Eligibility Definitions for Non-Highway

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Once Projects Get Funded

Project Managers and RPOs

• Inform City Council or County Commissioners

• Express Feasibility Study

• Scoping Meeting

• Merger meetings

• Public Meetings—work together

• POs look to incorporate non-highway elements

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Questions?

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