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t~ <br /> <br />Chapter 9: Transpartatian Element <br />~-., <br />1 The Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) <br />2 coordinates planning and development of transportation facilities in its jurisdiction through <br />3 two primary planning mechanisms: Discuss <br /> LRTP first, <br />4 ' Long-Range Transportation Plan. The plan is a guide for major transportation then MTIP <br />5 investments in the Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Planning <br />6 Organization area. It is designed to support land use and air quality goals for <br />7 the urban area, and is prepared in accordance with federal requirements. The <br />8 plan projects the amount and type of transportation demand over a 20-year <br />9 minimum period, and is updated every four years to <br />to demonstrate compliance with air quality standards. It <br />11 identifies priority highway, bus transit, rail transit, bicycle, and pedestrian <br />12 improvements needed to service future populations, and the projected costs of <br />13 tnese improvements. The Long Range Transportation Plan is <br />14 fiscally constrained and identifies viable anticipated <br />1 s funding sources for projects proposed in the plan. <br />16 -- , <br />17 ', <br />18 <br />19 , <br />20 <br />21 Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Program. <br />22 , <br />23 , <br />24 <br />25 <br />26 <br />27 This program is a seven year document that is included in <br />2s the Statewide Transportation Improvement Program and <br />29 contains funding and scheduling information for bicycle, <br />3o pedestrian, highway, rail, public transportation, and <br />31 enhancement projects. Every two years, the Metropolitan <br />32 Planning Organization develops a prioritized list of <br />33 projects to be considered for funding in the biennial <br />34 update of the Metropolitan Transportation Improvement <br />3s Program. Projects must come from adopted <br />36 transportation plans. <br />37 -- <br />38 , <br />39 <br />40 <br />41 , <br />42 terse-~rrr <br />43 <br />c~~~cu~e.Ccru.v~ty Ccrrn~v~eh.e~,~-we~P I,avi, Public Hearing Draft 5-6-08 Page 9-6 <br />