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INFORMATION ITEM 1 <br /> PLANNING & INSPECTIONS DEPARTMENT <br /> Craig N. Benedict, AICP, Director <br /> Comprehensive Planning 131 W. Margaret Lane <br /> (919) 245-2575 Suite 201 <br /> (919) 644-3002 (FAX) <br /> VVVV P. O. Box 8181 <br /> www.orangecountync.gov ltt." I f :: tt : Ii Hillsborough, NC 27278 <br /> i,mai y 51�;.Mom +.® pp1 '�1 <br /> , I <br /> !r1I1l/t//1 <br /> II <br /> ® ® "o ; w numunot MEMORANDUM <br /> TO: Orange County Board of County Commissioners <br /> FROM: Max Bushell, Orange County Transportation Planner <br /> DATE: February 21, 2017 <br /> SUBJECT: INFORMATION ITEM — Durham Chapel Hill Carrboro <br /> Metropolitan Planning Organization (DCHC MPO) Unified <br /> Planning Work Program (UPWP) <br /> CC: Orange Unified Transportation Board <br /> Craig Benedict, Planning Director <br /> ATTACHMENT 1: DCHC MPO UPWP Presentation <br /> ATTACHMENT 2: B-G MPO UPWP <br /> The Durham Chapel Hill Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization (DCHC MPO) and <br /> Burlington-Graham Metropolitan Planning Organization (B-G MPO) recently released the <br /> Unified Planning Work Programs (UPWP) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2018. The Triangle Area <br /> Rural Planning Organization (TARPO) will release the UPWP for Fiscal Year 2018 at the <br /> Spring 2017 meeting. <br /> Overview <br /> The UPWP is the guiding document for transportation planning for any MPO or RPO for the <br /> upcoming fiscal year and is a federal requirement. Transportation planning at the <br /> MPO/RPO level is mandated to be continuing, cooperative, and comprehensive; this <br /> document identifies the specific tasks to support this requirement, provides exact <br /> information about funding sources, and may contain detailed information about special <br /> projects. Some of the special projects in the DCHC MPO area include the Regional Freight <br /> Plan, NC 98 Corridor Study, and the upcoming NC 54 West Corridor Study, among others. <br /> The complete document is provided at this link (http://www.dchcmpo.org/civicax/filebank/ <br /> blobdload.aspx?blobid=29896) and an informational presentation is provided in Attachment <br /> 1. The B-G MPO UPWP document is provided in Attachment 2. The TARPO UPWP for FY <br /> 18 has not yet been released. <br /> Why is this important? <br /> In relation to Orange County, the DCHC MPO UPWP serves an important function, namely <br /> to indicate the focus of Orange County Transportation Planning staff's efforts during FY <br /> 2018 at the regional level. Specific tasks are identified, explained, and explicit detail <br /> provided about previous accomplishments, objectives, proposed activities, and products. <br /> The MPO determines what the federal requirements are with respect to planning activities. <br />