Agenda - 06-07-2016 - 8-b - SPOT P4.0 Transportation Funding Presentation

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2 services between two or more counties, and/or ferry service on state maintained routes. The Division Needs level provides funding for projects on all Secondary Routes (SR Routes), at all airports without commercial service, for other rail service, for public transit services, including terminals and stations, for ferry vessel replacement, and for all bicycle and pedestrian projects. It is important to note that projects not funded in a higher tier can cascade down to a lower tier for funding. More general information about the Strategic Transportation Investments law and the Strategic Planning Office of Transportation, such as information about different funding levels, scoring, and the Strategic Mobility Formula, can be found here: http://www.ncdot.qov/strategictransportationinvestments/ For more detailed information about the steps and timeline for the P4.0 process, see this document: http://www.ncdot.gov/download/strategictransportationinvestments/P4 Fact Sheet.pdf The entire SPOT P4.0 process is summarized in the following presentation: https://connect.ncdot.gov/projects/planning/MPORPODocuments/P4.0%20Master%20Presentat ion%20-%20August%202015.pdf Local Process At the outset of this process, projects are submitted to the Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) by the local jurisdictions. Each MPO/RPO (Rural Planning Organization) has their own method for ranking the projects and then submits a final preliminary list to NCDOT for prioritization in the SPOT process. Once the State has prioritized the projects at the Statewide level using a 100% data-driven process, the MPOs/RPOs and the local NCDOT Divisions have the opportunity to provide comment on project prioritization. This comment is provided in the form of local input points, with 15% of the score driven by the local MPO/RPO and 15% by the NCDOT Division at the Regional Impact level and 25% of the score driven by the local MPO/RPO and 25% by the NCDOT Division at the Division Needs level. Each MPO/RPO has a different method for allocating local input points. The most important element to consider is that each MPO/RPO is competing within the Funding Region or Division for a limited amount of funds, so it behooves the MPO/RPO to put points on the highest scoring projects, as these are more likely to receive funding in a very competitive funding environment. Otherwise, MPOs/RPOs also consider geographical equity and local goals and priorities in assigning points. Orange County Projects Orange County initially submitted 29 projects to the various MPO/RPO organizations for prioritization in the SPOT P4.0 process combined. NCDOT Division 7 added projects, while certain projects were eliminated/added during the MPO/RPO process to prepare the final preliminary list.