2040

Metropolitan Transportation PlanFinal ApprovalGVMC Board

May 7, 2015

2040 MTP Overview

Federally-mandated document

Updated every four years

Transportation investment strategy for next 25 years

No MTP = No Federal Funds

MTP must be financially constrained (Revenues = Expenditures)

Addresses all modes of transportation

Uses the most recent data to assess needs and priorities

Population and employment database and projections

Traffic counts and travel time studies

Travel demand model

Pavement inventory

Safety/Crash data

Environmental inventory

Others

MAP-21 - What’s New??

National Goals

MAP-21 established seven national performance based goals which include:

Safety

Infrastructure Condition

Congestion Reduction

System Reliability

Freight Movement

Environmental Sustainability

Economic Vitality

Performance Measures

GVMC will be required to report on how project selection will help achieve the defined targets

GVMC will reopen the MTP in 2016 to adhere to performance mandates

Process Participants General public – (approx. 400) Municipalities in Kent and Eastern Ottawa Counties (24) Kent County and Ottawa County Road Commissions Grand Rapids Chamber Right Place Program ITP/The Rapid Smaller transit agencies (e.g. Hope Network) Michigan Department of Transportation Gerald R. Ford International Airport Passenger rail and freight rail (e.g. Amtrak and CSX) Intercity passenger transit agencies (e.g. Greyhound) Federal Highway Administration Federal Transit Administration U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Michigan Department of Natural Resources Other private and public groups and interested organizations

GVMC 2040 Metropolitan Transportation Plan Development

Environmental Justice & Consultation(1,100+ EJ notices sent – 200+ Consulted Agencies)

Transportation Priorities(Nearly $5 Billion in projects/programs identified)

Final MTP Document(Meets all Federal Requirements – Completed on Schedule)

Public Outreach & Stakeholder Meetings41 Meetings – 25% Increase in Public Participation

All Elements of Transportation (Condition, Capacity, Safety, Transit, Non Motorized, Air, Rail, Freight)

Needs & Financial Analysis(Estimated $8 Billion in needs through 2040)

MTP Project List

Nearly $5 Billion Regionally-significant projects through 2040 Variety of federal funding programs Implemented through the GVMC TIP

Public Comment Summary

MTP Integration – Next Steps

GVMC Board Adoption (Today)

Transportation Improvement Program (Fall 2015)

Performance Measures Integration (Spring 2016)

Begin 2045 MTP Development (Summer 2017)

Thank You.