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ATTACHMENT2 <br />DURHAM-CHAPEL HILL-CARRBORO MPO <br />METHODOLOGY FOR RANKING <br />METROPOLITAN TRANSPORATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM <br />PRIORITY PROJECT REQUESTS (FY2007-2013) <br />INTRODUCTION <br />17 <br />The purpose of the Regional Priority List is to facilitate determination of the region's project <br />priorities to be used in development of a fiscally constrained Transportation Improvement <br />Program (TIP). The Transportation Equity Act for the 2151 Century (TEA 21) calls for a TIP <br />development process that documents a methodology for ranking project requests, reflects local <br />and metropolitan goals, and addresses mobility, environmental and air quality goals. <br />OBJECTIVE <br />The methodology outlined below is designed to address multi-modal transportation needs and to <br />ensure regional balance through the use of specific technical criteria.. The Technical <br />Coordinating Committee (TCC) will use the methodology to develop a draft Regional Priority <br />List. This draft Priority List is to be used as a starting point or a reference base by the <br />transportation Advisory Committee (TAC) for the approval of a final Regional Priority List.. <br />al <br />The TAC ma reorder roiects at its discretion to promote. jurisdictional and geographic <br />balance or based upon the TAC members' knowledge of the urban area and the policies of their <br />communities. Therefore, the TCC will make its technical recommendation on a draft Priority <br />List based on the methodology described in this document, and the TAC will then be afforded <br />the opportunity to make any changes it deems appropriate. <br />METHODOLOGY GOALS <br />• Produce a program of projects (or project priorities) which satisfies MPO, local and State <br />goals, and addresses TEA 21 policies of system preservation, operational efficiency in the <br />movement of people and goods, multi/inter-modalism, and air quality mandates. <br />• Address projects on equal footing, regardless of mode or project type. <br />• Be simple enough for project-level analysis without requiring unnecessary data collection. <br />• Be understandable by the general public. <br />PROCEDURE FOR RANKING PROJECTS <br />1 Goal Setting For Project Priority List <br />The TAC will formulate an overall goal or set of goals for the Regional Priority List. The <br />annual goal setting should reflect the TIP Preamble adopted by the TAC. It states that the <br />Page 32 <br />DCHC MPO - Regional Priority List for FY 2007-2013 MTIP