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a ATTACHMENT A 7 kural Transportation Planning Organization Objectives , Features Benef its Triorlgle J CounciI of Governments October 2001 il'hu1 is tr I urad Transpvnatian Plrrr: nMg Or rri;ufian (RPO) ? An RPO is a vuluntary awooation of loml governmwnts to plan rural transportation systems and advise the NCDOT an rural traaWQrtati9a pt}li.Vy . The 1999 Board of Trauspomtion RefoTM Bill (House bill 1304 ) acquired NCD01 to dcssrclop a p s plan do establish RPO . RPOs were authorized by Scnatc Bill 1195 in 2000 . Mial are Ike ob eetives of an RPO ? the law authorizing K110s outlined four core objectives ; 1 . Develol I Q long-r=ge lore] and regional nu. CFinacl.�l transportation prlarys , in peration with the NC DOT . 2 . Providing a forum for public participation in the trarispartat Ion planning pfocess . 3 . DevelopinZ and prioritizing suggcsaona for projects that the RPO believes should be incladtd, in tht i Staic ' s 'lr= portation IffipmvL.Tnem Program ( TIP) . 4 . Providing #ransgartatima.related information too local governments and a+er i titerested or&.;aii7ati0t) s and piers " & Inat features MAW a Triangle area RPO have ? A Triangle Area RPO must include a� least S counties , but could include up w 5 counties . The RPO Cart sent It9 urban transpro#apon cc+ueterparksI the Metropolitan Planning Orpniza4ons ( MPOs ) that undertake transport planning in Wake, lAuham and parts of ( mnge and Chatham Counties. The RPO would be administered Rough the Triangle J Comcil of Gown u> mts WCOO) . Dedicated staff would be hired to undertake RFO tasks , supplccntcd by cxis#iing TJCOG planning and geographic i m nformation systems staff. Up to 80, of RPO funding would be prothde,d by NCDOT, based ono funding formula involvirig the population and number of countieri in the RPO, At least 200/a of RPO funding must be provided by the local RPO members . i~Yhatr berg might a Mangle Area APO prowdfe ? A ]Beagle Area 1iFU administered through Triangles J COG canprovide local gov c is N� the • an effective voice in advocating the transportation interests of rural eonnries and theme to %ms , • technical assiuwmce for transportation planning and economic and demograahie projections, • o loyal center of contact for w rldng with different divitsieas within the NC'DOT , ■ a single source fvr infor:n ].`ld= 4� n state and federal Mutisporta-tion activitie6 . • established links to the two Metropolitm Plemiing Orgpnim ions in the region and other trmr rtation pmw%idcn such as the Triangle Transit Authority and the RaleighmDurhani Airport Authority * a sophsticatcd gographic information system with skilled staff: and numerous d: to souwcts , and ■ experi =Ued administrators of coordumted Yegional efforts .