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He said the transit projects do have a deadline of today with the DCHC MPO, but it can <br /> be turned in tomorrow. <br /> He said there have been many changes to the state funding structure, and project <br /> selection criteria. He will review how this affects Orange County projects and the priority of the <br /> items. <br /> He noted that the Board already approved the priority projects for the BGMPO, and <br /> those projects have been submitted. <br /> He reviewed the following PowerPoint slides: <br /> BOCC ITEM 7C <br /> Orange County Transportation Project Priorities <br /> OCTOBER 15, 2013 <br /> Quick Background <br /> • Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) developed every 2 years. <br /> • MPOs/RPOs currently working with local governments to prioritize projects for 2016- <br /> 2022 STIP. <br /> • STIP contains funding/scheduling information for projects conceived from <br /> locally/regionally adopted transportation plans. <br /> • Projects last prioritized and submitted from Orange County in 2011. <br /> • Local government priority lists serve dual role: official project submission list and guide <br /> for assigning local input points. <br /> • Changes to State funding and project selection policies and criteria affecting Orange <br /> County project priorities. <br /> Identified Issues with State's Previous Funding Structure <br /> • Fragmentation of funding among regions 4 discontinuity and fragmentation of projects. <br /> • Difficult to implement projects of statewide significance when money is not required to <br /> be spent on those projects. <br /> • Not a need-based distribution of funding. <br /> • North Carolina ranks 47/50 among all states for revenue per lane mile of responsibility, <br /> requiring more efficient need-based approach. <br /> How the Strategic Mobility Formula will work (graphic) <br /> Regions and divisions (map) <br /> Previous Scoring Methodology- Highway Mobility (table) <br /> Previous Scoring Methodology- Highway Modernization (table) <br /> New Scoring Methodology- Highway (table) <br /> Previous/New Scoring Methodology- Bike/Pedestrian (table) <br /> However, Regions and Divisions Can Devise Their Own Scoring Criteria (table) <br /> Highway Project Implications For Orange County <br /> • Less local input influence. <br /> • More emphasis on congestion and benefit/cost favors added capacity projects on <br /> higher volume thoroughfares. <br /> • Low-cost highway projects with profound travel time and congestion relief benefits will <br /> score well. <br /> • Highway projects not adding capacity will not score well. <br />