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| Planning Board | |
| Date: | 03/14/2023 |
| Title: | Transportation Improvement Program - Amendment 4 Public Hearing |
| Presented by: | Scott Walker |
| Department: | Planning & Community Services |
| Presentation: | Yes |
Information
RECOMMENDATION
Planning staff recommends the Planning Board receive a staff presentation and then hold a public hearing at this meeting. No action following the hearing is required at this meeting as the Planning Board will have any final discussion and take formal action at its meeting on March 28th.
BACKGROUND (Consistency with Adopted Plans and Policies, if applicable)
Federal regulations require that Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) review and update their Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) periodically. Given timing and funding adjustments with some transportation and transit projects, the current Billings 2020-24 TIP must be amended to maintain compliance with State and Federal requirements.
The TIP is a short-range program of highway and transit projects in the Billings MPO area and is prepared by City-County Planning Division staff in cooperation with state and local agencies. The purpose of the TIP is to provide the mechanism for scheduling federal funds for surface transportation projects, indicate regional priorities, and demonstrate a short range transportation vision for the area. A secondary purpose of the TIP is to provide information about other transportation projects in the urbanized area that are exempt from the TIP approval process, such as projects that do not utilize federal funds.
This TIP amendment is being presented to the Planning Board for review due to timing and cost updates to several projects. The projects subject to updates in this TIP amendment are MDT or MET Transit projects that are supported by federal funding. Staff has attached a quick reference page indicating what project adjustments are part of this amendment as well as the full amended 2020-24 TIP document itself.
The TIP is a short-range program of highway and transit projects in the Billings MPO area and is prepared by City-County Planning Division staff in cooperation with state and local agencies. The purpose of the TIP is to provide the mechanism for scheduling federal funds for surface transportation projects, indicate regional priorities, and demonstrate a short range transportation vision for the area. A secondary purpose of the TIP is to provide information about other transportation projects in the urbanized area that are exempt from the TIP approval process, such as projects that do not utilize federal funds.
This TIP amendment is being presented to the Planning Board for review due to timing and cost updates to several projects. The projects subject to updates in this TIP amendment are MDT or MET Transit projects that are supported by federal funding. Staff has attached a quick reference page indicating what project adjustments are part of this amendment as well as the full amended 2020-24 TIP document itself.
ALTERNATIVES
The Planning Board is not being asked to take action at this meeting. The Board is being asked to receive a presentation from staff on the TIP amendment and conduct a public hearing. The Board is scheduled to complete its final review of the TIP amendment and take action at its meeting on March 28. The action will be to make a recommendation to PCC through the Board's PCC representative, President Dennis Cook.
FISCAL EFFECTS
There is no financial impact to the City or County from taking action to amend the TIP.