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15 <br /> <br /> <br />Total Score and Project Ranking Approach <br />All projects will be ranked based on their score using the rubric above. The rankings will be <br />used to inform TC and Board members regarding allocation points of using the method <br />described in the next section. <br /> <br />Point Assignment Process <br />Projects deemed to be of top priority to the MPO will be assigned the requisite amount of points <br />necessary in order to maximize the project’s chances of receiving funding through the SPOT <br />process. NCDOT assigns the number of local prioritization points for each MPO, RPO, and <br />Division based on the area’s population. DCHC MPO has been allocated 2,000 points for the <br />Regional Impacts (Regional) and Division Needs (Division) categories for Prioritization 7.0. <br />Each MPO, RPO, and Division can assign a maximum of 100 points and a minimum of 4 points <br />to each project. <br /> <br />For the MPO’s 2,000 Regional Impact Local Input Points, DCHC MPO will assign points to <br />Regional projects among modes and project types according to the distribution below. The <br />distribution below has been structured to reflect the funding goals of the MPO’s adopted MTP <br />and the number of eligible Regional category projects in each mode. Statewide projects that <br />cascade down to the Regional category will generally not be assigned Regional Local Input <br />Points unless the project cost is less than $5 million. The MPO Board and TC may deviate from <br />this policy on a case-by-case basis. <br /> <br />• 800 points to Highway <br />• 500 points to Public Transit <br />• 700 points could be assigned to any mode and project type <br /> <br />For the MPO’s 2,000 Division Needs Local Input Points, DCHC MPO will assign points among <br />modes and project types according to the distribution below. The distribution below has been <br />structured to reflect the funding goals of the MPO’s adopted MTP and the number of eligible <br />Division category projects in each mode. Statewide and Regional projects that cascade down to <br />the Division category will generally not be assigned Division Local Input Points unless the <br />project cost is less than $5 million. The MPO Board and TC may deviate from this policy on a <br />case-by-case basis. <br />• 300 points to Highway <br />• 500 points to Public Transit <br />• 500 points to Bicycle and Pedestrian <br />• 700 points could be assigned to any mode and project type <br /> <br />Deviations from this methodology may be made for various reasons, including: <br /> <br />• A project costs more than the funding available in that category <br />• A project will not be competitive within its Region or Division even with the application of <br />Local Input Points <br />• Coordination with the Division Engineer or a neighboring MPO or RPO deems a project <br />should not receive points, or will receive points from another MPO, RPO, or Division <br />• The DCHC MPO Board, based on a recommendation from the Technical Committee <br />(TC), determines that a lower ranking project is of greater priority and therefore should <br />be assigned points (or more points than assigned through application of the <br />Methodology)