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ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: March 7, 2023 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 6-a <br /> SUBJECT: Orange County Transportation Priority List for SPOT 7.0 / FY 2026-2035 STIP <br /> DEPARTMENT: Orange County Transportation Services <br /> (OCTS) <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> 1. Acronym List Nishith Trivedi, Transportation Director, <br /> 2. Projects in TARPO 919-245-2007 <br /> 3. Projects in DCHC MPO <br /> 4. Projects in BG MPO <br /> 5. Draft Resolution <br /> PURPOSE: To consider a resolution approving Orange County's transportation priorities for the <br /> State's Strategic Prioritization of Transportation (SPOT)/Strategic Transportation Improvement <br /> Program (STIP). <br /> BACKGROUND: Biennially, the North Carolina Board of Transportation (BOT) adopts a ten year <br /> Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) that funds and schedules transportation <br /> projects throughout the state for all modes. The STIP implements Metropolitan and Rural <br /> Planning Organizations (MPO/RPO) adopted Comprehensive Transportation Plan (CTP) and <br /> Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP). The CTP and MTP are used by the MPO/RPO to <br /> determine which projects are submitted for consideration in the STIP using the Strategic <br /> Prioritization of Transportation (SPOT) process. <br /> SPOT P7.0 Schedule and Process <br /> Between spring and fall 2023, MPO/RPOs across the state will submit their limited number of <br /> projects — based on their population and total centerline miles — to North Carolina Department of <br /> Transportation (NCDOT) for inclusion in SPOT 7.0. These projects must be approved by their <br /> respective Boards prior to submission to the MPO/RPO for their consideration. Orange County's <br /> process requires the BOCC approve the list of County transportation priorities prior to submission <br /> to respective MPO/RPO. <br /> Each MPO/RPO has its own unique process for determining which limited number of projects to <br /> submit to NCDOT. <br /> • DCHC MPO will only submit projects listed in the adopted MTP <br /> • TARPO uses a subcommittee for SPOT 7 project selection <br /> • BG MPO uses a multi-criteria process to determine which projects to submit <br /> Before the MPO/RPO Boards approve projects for submission, they will conduct a 30 day public <br /> comment period and public hearing. <br />