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9/6/2017 <br />1 <br />September 20, 2017 <br />Metropolitan <br />Transportation Plan <br />Orange Unified Transportation Board <br />www.dchcmpo.org <br />1 <br />Understand role of Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Plan Organization (DCHC MPO). <br />Understand role of Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP) and how to review it. <br />Provide any feedback to DCHC MPO and Orange County staff. <br />BOCC to receive presentation October 3. <br />2 <br />Durham-Chapel Hill Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization <br />Responsible for long range transportation planning in <br />◦Durham City and County, and <br />◦Parts of Orange County and Chatham County. <br />Federal mandate –MPO must plan and approve use of federal transportation funding <br />Policy Board --Composed mostly of local elected officials from member jurisdictions and counties. <br />•Barry Jacobs –Member <br />•Penny Rich –Alternate <br />3 <br />(continued) <br />Most funding designated in cooperation with NCDOT, but some discretionary funding is distributed based on the MPOs policy framework. <br />All urbanized area must be in the MPO planning boundary. <br />4 <br />State requirement for MPOs and RPOs, <br />multimodal plan to address future  <br />needs <br />Required federally for MPOs only, <br />includes fiscal constraint <br />Funded projects,  <br />Includes MPO’s TIPs plus rural projects <br />Federal Approval of first 4 years <br />Comprehensive <br />Transportation Plan <br />20+ Year MPO <br />Metropolitan <br />Transportation Plan <br />10‐Year State <br />Transportation <br />Improvement <br />Program (STIP) <br />[First 5 years ‐delivery STIP,  <br />Latter 5 years ‐developmental  <br />STIP] <br />Prioritization process –the gateway  <br />into the STIP <br />Adopted May 2017 <br />5 <br />Lists highway, transitand other transportation projects to address future 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 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 fixed guideway projects <br />6 <br /> 25