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12 <br /> Commissioner Jacobs — Member <br /> Commissioner Rich —Alternate <br /> What is the DCHC MPO? (map) <br /> - Most funding designated in cooperation with NCDOT, but some discretionary funding <br /> is distributed based on the MPOs policy framework. <br /> - All urbanized area must be in the MPO planning boundary. <br /> Transportation Planning Framework- chart <br /> What is the 2045 Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP) <br /> - Lists highway, transit and other transportation projects to address future <br /> transportation deficiencies through year 2045. <br /> - Assumptions — based on future land use, population and employment. <br /> - Fiscal Constraint—Anticipated revenues must cover anticipated project costs. <br /> - Funding -- Projects must be in MTP to receive state and federal funding (via <br /> Transportation Improvement Program —TIP) <br /> - Used for Planning <br /> e.g., In development review, use LRTP to reserve right-of-way for future highway and <br /> fixed guide way projects <br /> What is the 2045 (MTP) Process <br /> 1. Goals and Objectives <br /> 2. Socioeconomic Data (population and employment forecasts) <br /> 3. Deficiency Analysis <br /> 4. Alternatives Analysis- We Are Here! <br /> 5. Preferred Option- Oct. Dec 2017 <br /> 6. Final MTP- Dec. 2017 <br /> What is the Alternatives Analysis? <br /> - A combination of a transportation network, which includes a set of highway, transit <br /> and other transportation improvements, and a land use scenario that depicts the <br /> distribution of population and employment (2045). <br /> - Alternatives run in the Triangle Regional Model (TRM) to produce metrics that <br /> describe how well Alternatives meet future travel demand. <br /> - Final 2045 MTP expected to be a combination of projects and policies from the <br /> various Alternatives. <br /> What are the Alternatives? <br /> *2045 Land Use Scenario + Transportation Network=Alternative <br /> Land Use--SE Data Guide Totals* Chart <br /> What Information is Available? <br /> -Triangle Regional Model Output <br /> • Performance Measures <br /> • Travel lsochrones <br /> • Travel Time <br /> • Congestion Maps (V/C) <br />