12-6 - Information Item - Memorandum - SPOT 5.0 Local Input Point Process

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Triangle Area Rural Planning Organization - A program of Triangle J Council of Governments Prioritization 5.0 Local Point Methodology for Triangle Area RPO DRAFT – January 2, 2018 Introduction The following methodology has been developed by the Triangle Area Rural Planning Organization (TARPO) for the purpose of determining regional priorities for transportation funding, as carried out through the State of North Carolina’s Strategic Transportation Investments (STI) law and the associated Prioritization 5.0 process. This methodology is intended to incorporate both measurable data and information about priorities from local jurisdictions, to ensure a process that is both data-driven and responsive to local needs. The Triangle Area Rural Planning Organization serves Lee and Moore Counties, as well as the portions of Chatham and Orange Counties that are not within the planning area of a Metropolitan Planning Organization. This methodology has been developed to meet the requirements of Session Law 2012-84, which requires that MPOs and RPOs have a process for determining project prioritization. STI divides available state and federal transportation funding into three categories: Statewide Mobility, Regional Impact, and Division Needs. For each category, NCDOT calculates quantitative scores based on a variety of criteria. In the Statewide Mobility category, projects are selected for funding based entirely on the NCDOT quantitative score. However, in the Regional Impact and Division Needs categories part of the final score is based on local points assigned by the MPO or RPO and/or the NCDOT Division Engineer in that area. The local input points assigned by TARPO (and other MPOs and RPOs) represent 15% of the final score for Regional Impact projects and 25% of the final score for Division Needs projects. Points assigned by NCDOT Division Engineers are also worth 15% of the Regional Impact score and 25% of the Division Needs score. In the TARPO area, the following types of projects are eligible for each category of project: Statewide Mobility Highway: Improvements to US 1, US 64, US 15-501 (only the portion north of US 64), US 421 (only the portion north of or overlapping NC 87), NC 87 (only the portion south of or overlapping US 421), NC 24-27* Rail: Improvements to NS or CSX freight lines All Other Modes: None Regional Impact Highway: Improvements to any NC or US Routes Rail: Improvements to NS or CSX freight lines, non-station passenger rail projects Transit: Multi-county transit routes All Other Modes: None Division Needs All Modes: All projects *NC 24-27 is only eligible at the Statewide Mobility level for four-lane widening projects. Other types of projects on NC 24-27 are only eligible for Regional Impact and Division Needs. Attachment 1 5