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Revised Final DCHC Methology for Ranking Projects and Allocating Local Input Points (SPOT P4.0) (5 minutes)
Lindsay Smart, LPA Staff
Narrative
The DCHC MPO’s Methodology for Identifying and Ranking TIP Project Requests is the process that the DCHC MPO Board conducted in the summer and fall 2015 for the NCDOT SPOT P4.0 project selection process. The Methodology details how the DCHC MPO will conduct future steps in SPOT P4.0 process in the winter, spring, and summer 2016. In particular, beginning on page 15, the steps and actions that the DCHC MPO will take to solicit public input, rank projects, and allocate the MPO's Local Input Points to priority projects for input to the STI process. The Methodology also informs the MPO’s development of the Transportation Improvement Program. The Methodology is designed to address the federal requirement that the TIP be consistent with the projects and investment priorities of the MTP while being compatible with the state’s STI process.
The Methodology was re-submitted to the NCDOT Review Committee for review and approval. On Wednesday, March 9, 2016, the NCDOT Review Committee provided feedback on the Methodology and requested that the Methodology once again be revised and resubmitted. DCHC MPO Staff made the requested changes and resubmitted the Methodology on the same day. The revised Methodology is included as an attachment to this agenda item. Highlighted sections indicate the changes made. On Thursday, March 10, 2016, DCHC MPO received conditional approval from the NCDOT SPOT Office for the Methodology. The conditional approval stated, "The DCHC MPO is is granted conditional approval. Conditional approval means the MPO can proceed to complete their local input process and point assignment."
The Methodology has been out for public comment since February 10, 2016. The Methodology was posted to the DCHC MPO website and circulated via MPO email listservs. On March 9, 2016 the DCHC MPO Board held a public hearing ...
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