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FY 2017
UNIFIED PLANNING WORK PROGRAM
CARTS
Central Arkansas
Regional Transportation Study
CENTRAL ARKANSAS
REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION STUDY
Fiscal Year 2017
Unified Planning Work Program
Prepared by
METROPLAN
Metropolitan Planning Organization & Council of Local Governments
In cooperation with:
United States Department of Transportation
Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department
Rock Region Metro Transit Authority
and
City of Alexander
City of Austin
City of Bauxite
City of Benton
City of Bryant
City of Cabot
City of Cammack Village
City of Conway
City of Greenbrier
City of Guy
City of Haskell
City of Jacksonville
City of Little Rock
City of Lonoke
City of Maumelle
City of Mayflower
City of Mount Vernon
City of North Little Rock
City of Shannon Hills
City of Sherwood
City of Traskwood
City of Vilonia
City of Ward
City of Wooster
City of Wrightsville
Faulkner County
Lonoke County
Pulaski County
Saline County
May 2016
The preparation and publication of this document was financed in part by funds provided by the
United States Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration and Federal Transit
Administration. The provision of Federal financial assistance should not be construed as denoting
U. S. Government approval of any plans, policies, programs or projects contained herein.
5363(d)(2)(B)
2016 METROPLAN BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President ......................................
Vice President .............................
Secretary .....................................
Treasurer .....................................
Mayor Gary Fletcher
Mayor Art Brooke
Mayor Jill Dabbs
Judge Jim Baker
City of Alexander
Mayor Paul Mitchell
City of Shannon Hills
Mayor Mike Kemp
City of Austin
Mayor Bernadette Chamberlain
City of Sheridan (non-voting)
Mayor Joe Wise, Jr.
City of Bauxite
Mayor Bill Russell
City of Sherwood
Mayor Virginia Young
City of Benton
Mayor David Mattingly
City of Vilonia
Mayor James Firestone
City of Bryant
Mayor Jill Dabbs
City of Traskwood
Mayor Michael Nash
City of Cammack Village
Mayor David Graf
City of Ward
Mayor Art Brooke
City of Cabot
Mayor Bill Cypert
City of Wooster
Mayor Terry Don Robinson
City of Conway
Mayor Tab Townsell
City of Wrightsville
Mayor Mckinzie Riley
City of Greenbrier
Mayor Sammy Hartwick
Faulkner County
Judge Jim Baker
City of Guy
Mayor Sammy Higdon
Grant County (non-voting)
Judge Kemp Nall
City of Haskell
Mayor Janie Lyman
Lonoke County
Judge Doug Erwin
City of Jacksonville
Mayor Gary Fletcher
Pulaski County
Judge Barry Hyde
City of Little Rock
Mayor Mark Stodola
Saline County
Judge Jeff Arey
City of Lonoke
Mayor Wayne McGee
Hot Springs Village (non-voting)
Mr. David Twiggs
City of Maumelle
Mayor Mike Watson
Rock Region Metro
Mr. Jarod Varner
City of Mayflower
Mayor Randy Holland
Arkansas State Highway and
Transportation Department
City of Mount Vernon
Mayor Ricky Pearce
Ms. Jessie Jones
City of North Little Rock
Mayor Joe Smith
Central Arkansas Regional Transportation Study
FISCAL YEAR 2017 UNIFIED PLANNING WORK PROGRAM
TABLE OF CONTENTS
page
PART I
CARTS Planning Process...........................…………..............................
1
Figure 1, Transportation Planning Structure.............……….....................
1
Figure 2, The MSA and CARTS Area .........................................................
2
PART II
Fiscal Year 2016 Accomplishments...........……….....................……….
3
PART III
Metropolitan Planning Factors and Priorities ……..........................
5
Table 1, Planning Factors and Tasks Matrix .................………..............…
7
Fiscal Year 2017 Project Task Descriptions..............….....………......
8
FY 2017 UPWP Project Task Summary......................................…………..
9
Program Support and Administration…..................................………...…..
12
General Development and Comprehensive Planning....................………....
14
Long-Range Transportation Planning................................……….........….
17
Short-Range Transportation Planning..............………...........................….
22
Transportation Improvement Program........................…………..............….
30
Fiscal Year 2017 CARTS Budget ........................................……….........
31
Table 2, Summary of FY 2017 CARTS Staff Resources ..………..........…..
32
Figure 3, Percent Total CARTS Budget by Project ........................………..
33
Table 3, Summary of FY 2017 CARTS UPWP Budget ........………........
34
Table 4, CARTS FY 2017 Project Task Budget .............................……….
35
PART IV
PART V
Central Arkansas Regional Transportation Study
NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMINATION
Metroplan complies with all civil right provisions of federal statutes and related authorities that
prohibit discrimination in programs and activities receiving federal financial assistance.
Therefore, Metroplan does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, age, national origin,
religion or disability, in admission or access to and treatment in Metroplan’s programs and
activities, as well as Metroplan’s hiring or employment practices. Complaints of alleged
discrimination and inquiries regarding Metroplan’s nondiscrimination policies may be directed
to Susan Dollar, ADA/504/Title VI Coordinator, 501 West Markham Street, Suite B, Little
Rock, AR 72201, (501) 372-3300, or the following e-mail address: [email protected].
(Hearing impaired may dial 711.)
This notice is available from the ADA/504/Title VI Coordinator in large print, on audiotape
and in Braille.
Central Arkansas Regional Transportation Study
FISCAL YEAR 2017 UNIFIED PLANNING WORK PROGRAM
PART I
CARTS PLANNING PROCESS
This Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) describes officially endorsed surface
transportation planning activities and budgets applicable to fiscal year (FY) 2017 of the
Central Arkansas Regional Transportation Study (CARTS) beginning July 1, 2016 and
ending June 30, 2017.
Enactment of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (FAST ACT) in 2015
and its predecessors, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21) in 2012,
Safe, Accountable, Flexible Efficient Transportation Equity Act – A Legacy for Users
(SAFETEA-LU) in 2005, the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21) in
1998 and the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA) of 1991, has
greatly impacted transportation planning in the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway
metropolitan area. Under the FAST Act, ten (10) planning factors are considered by the
metropolitan planning organization when developing transportation plans and programs
(refer to Part III of this UPWP)
Figure 1
The CARTS transportation planning structure is illustrated in Figure 1. Metroplan is
a council of local governments and the designated Metropolitan Planning Organization
(MPO) for the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway Metropolitan Statistical Area
(MSA). The Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department (AHTD) and the
Rock Region Metro are partners with Metroplan in the CARTS planning process.
Metroplan membership is restricted to municipal and county governments in the MSA,
the AHTD and Rock Region Metro. MPO decision-making authority resides with the
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Metroplan Board of Directors. Under this structure, municipal and county governments
in the CARTS area can have voting representation on CARTS technical and advisory
committees without becoming members of Metroplan; but only Metroplan member
governments, the AHTD and Rock Region Metro have voting representation on the
Metroplan Board for transportation issues. Local jurisdictions that have approved and
submitted a Resolution of Participation in the CARTS are identified on the title page of
this document. Current voting members of the Metroplan Board of Directors are
identified following the title page. Figure 2 illustrates the location of local government
jurisdictions within the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway MSA and CARTS
transportation planning and management area.
Figure 2
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PART II
FISCAL YEAR 2016 ACCOMPLISHMENTS
This part of the Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) summarizes the progress
achieved during fiscal year (FY) 2016 of the Central Arkansas Regional Transportation
Study (CARTS). Staff and/or consultants of Metroplan, the AHTD and Rock Region
Metro have cooperatively carried out approved metropolitan transportation planning
activities during the UPWP fiscal year that began July 1, 2015 and ends June 30, 2016.
The following pages summarize work produced and planning activities performed during
FY 2016 to implement the approved CARTS planning projects and consultant tasks
listed below.
Project #44.21.00
Task #1
Task #2
PROGRAM SUPPORT & ADMINISTRATION
Work Program Development & Administration
Public Information & Citizen Participation
Project #44.22.00
Task #10
Task #11
Task #12
GENERAL DEVELOPMENT & COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING
Technical Assistance to Local Governments
Geographical Information System, Graphics & Mapping
Land Use/Socioeconomic Data Development
Project #44.23.01
Task #20
Task #21
Task #22
Task #23
Task #24
LONG-RANGE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING
Metropolitan Transportation Plan
Travel Demand Modeling & Emissions Analysis
Strategic Regional Network
Sustainable Transportation Strategies
Major Transportation Investment Planning (Corridor Studies)
Project #44.24.00
Task #40
Task #41
Task #42
Task #43
Task #44
Task #45
SHORT-RANGE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING
Traffic Monitoring & Analysis of Existing Conditions
Traffic Congestion & Safety Planning
Public Transportation, Goods Movement & Intermodal Planning
Facility Maintenance, Preservation & Enhancement Planning
Air Quality Planning & Public Awareness
Intelligent Transportation Systems
Project #44.25.00
Task #50
TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
TIP Development, Project Selection & Monitoring
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Because only three-quarters of FY 2016 of the Central Arkansas Regional Transportation Study
(CARTS) had elapsed at the time this document was being drafted, this part of the UPWP is temporarily
incomplete. Final accomplished for the FY 2016 UPWP year are reflected in the FY 2016 Performance
and Expenditure Report and incorporated I the final FY 2017 UPWP document. Only major
accomplishments are listed.
1st thru 3rd QUARTERS, FISCAL YEAR 2016
MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Project 44-21.00 Program Support and Administration
1. Publication of the draft 2017 UPWP
2. Metroplan Leadership Transition
3. Metroplan Online Achieves and Website (ongoing)
Project 44-22.00 General Development and Comprehensive Planning
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Publication of Economic Review and Outlook and Demographic Review and Outlook
GIS Maintenance in support of planning activities
Update of CARTS GIS Databases
City Planning Efforts in Benton & Cabot
Mid-decade population estimates
Project 44-23.01 Long-Range Transportation Planning
1. Draft Imagine Central Arkansas Amendment 1
2. CARTS Freeway System Analysis and LRMTP Impact of the CA 0602 I-30 Corridor CAP
Improvements
Project 44-24.00 Short-Range Transportation Planning
1.
2.
3.
4.
Pedestrian Bicycle Crash Report
Performance Measure Fact Sheets
Move Central Arkansas
Continued outreach for Ozone Action Days
Project 44-25.00 Transportation Improvement Program
1. Draft 2016-2020 CARTS TIP
2. Publication of 2015 ALOP
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FISCAL YEAR 2017 UNIFIED PLANNING WORK PROGRAM
PART III
METROPOLITAN PLANNING FACTORS AND PRIORITIES
This part of the Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) identifies FY 2017 CARTS
planning priorities and summarizes the relationship between UPWP project tasks and
the quantitative or qualitative consideration of ten metropolitan planning factors, as is
required by the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (FAST ACT). The degree
of consideration and analysis of these factors is based on the scale and complexity of
many issues, including transportation system development, land use, employment,
economic development, human and natural environment, and housing and community
development (23 CFR 450.306(b)).
FY 2017 CARTS planning priorities, schedules and responsibilities are detailed in the
project task descriptions in Part IV of this UPWP, while resource allocation and the
planning project budgets of Metroplan, the AHTD and the Rock Region Metro are
identified in Part V.
The following emphasis areas are established by FHWA and FTA for the fiscal year
2016 and task for which they are covered.
1. MAP-21 Implementation (Task 20) & Performance Measures (Tasks 40, 41 & 43)
2. Regional Models of Cooperation (Tasks 20, 23, & 43)
3. Ladders of Opportunity (Tasks 20, 23 & 42)
In developing multimodal and financially constrained transportation plans and
improvement programs, the CARTS planning process must consider eight metropolitan
planning factors. Further progress is anticipated during the UPWP fiscal year in
considering these metropolitan planning factors in accordance with MAP-21 planning
regulations. What follows is a paraphrased description of each metropolitan planning
factor to be considered.
1. Support the economic vitality of the metropolitan area, especially by enabling global
competitiveness, productivity, and efficiency;
2. Increase the safety of the transportation system for motorized and non-motorized users;
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3. Increase the security of the transportation system for motorized and non-motorized users;
4. Increase the accessibility and mobility of people and freight;
5. Protect and enhance the environment, promote energy conservation, improve the quality of
life, and promote consistency between transportation improvements and State and local
planned growth and economic development patterns;
6. Enhance the integration and connectivity of the transportation system, across and between
modes, for people and freight;
7. Promote efficient system management and operation;
8. Emphasize the preservation of the existing transportation system;
9. Improve the resiliency and reliability of the transportation system and reduce or mitigate
storm water impacts of surface transportation; and
10. Enhance travel and tourism.
Development of this FY 2017 UPWP has been guided by regulations requiring the
CARTS planning process to consider and implement projects, strategies, and services
that address the ten metropolitan planning factors.
Table 1 summarizes the
applicability of each UPWP tasks to each metropolitan planning factor. For additional
information, refer to the project task descriptions and budgets detailed in UPWP Parts
IV and V.
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CARTS 2017 Unified Work Planning Program
Program Task
#44.21.00 Program Support & Administration
1. Work Program Development & Administration
2. Public Information & Citizen Participation
#44.22.00 General Development & Comprehensive Planning
10. Technical Assistance to Local Governments
11. Geographical Information System, Graphics & Mapping
12. Land Use/Socioeconomic Data Development
#44.23.01 Long-Range Transportation Planning
20. Metropolitan Transportation Plan
21. Travel Demand Modeling & Emissions Analysis
22. Strategic Regional Network
23. Sustainable Transportation Strategies
24. Major Transportation Innvestement Planning (corridor studies)
#44.24.00 Short-Range Transportation Planning
40. Traffic Monitoring & Analysis of Existing Conditions
41. Traffic Congestion & Safety Planning
42. Public Transportation, Goods Movement & Intermodal Planning
43. Facility Maintenance, Preservation & Enhancement Planning
44. Air Quality Planning & Public Awareness
45. Intelligent Transportation Systems
#44.25.00 Transportation Improvement Program
50. TIP Development, Project Selection & Monitoring
Table 1: PLANNING FACTORS AND TASKS TABLE
Metropolitan Planning Factors
1
2
3
4
5
6
Economic
Safety
Security
Accessibility
X
X
Environment
Connectivity
7
8
9
10
Management
Preservation
Storm Water
Tourism
X
X
X
X
X
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X
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FISCAL YEAR 2017 UNIFIED PLANNING WORK PROGRAM
PART IV
FISCAL YEAR 2017 PROJECT TASK DESCRIPTIONS
CARTS planning activities are divided into five major planning projects taken from Federal Transit Act
Section 5303 Metropolitan Planning Program grant categories. Funding sources for CARTS planning activities
include a combination of federal transit and highway funding. While UPWP tasks may change from year to
year, UPWP projects tend to remain the same. In this part of the UPWP, staff and/or consultant activities are
detailed for each FY 2017 planning project task. A brief summary of the work program is followed by more
detailed descriptions of each planning project task, which are delineated by task number, title, purpose, method
and end product.
Project #44.21.00
Task #1
Task #2
PROGRAM SUPPORT & ADMINISTRATION
Work Program Development & Administration
Public Information & Citizen Participation
Project #44.22.00
Task #10
Task #11
Task #12
GENERAL DEVELOPMENT & COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING
Technical Assistance to Local Governments
Geographical Information System, Graphics & Mapping
Land Use/Socioeconomic Data Development
Project #44.23.01
Task #20
Task #21
Task #22
Task #23
Task #24
LONG-RANGE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING
Metropolitan Transportation Plan
Travel Demand Modeling & Emissions Analysis
Strategic Regional Network
Sustainable Transportation Strategies
Major Transportation Investment Planning (Corridor Studies)
Project #44.24.00
Task #40
Task #41
Task #42
Task #43
Task #44
Task #45
SHORT-RANGE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING
Traffic Monitoring & Analysis of Existing Conditions
Traffic Congestion & Safety Planning
Public Transportation, Goods Movement & Intermodal Planning
Facility Maintenance, Preservation & Enhancement Planning
Air Quality Planning & Public Awareness
Intelligent Transportation Systems
Project #44.25.00
Task #50
TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
TIP Development, Project Selection & Monitoring
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FY 2017 UPWP PROJECT TASK SUMMARY
Project
#44.21.00
PROGRAM SUPPORT & ADMINISTRATION
Task #1 Work Program Development & Administration
 Administration of the 2017 UPWP Work Program.
 Administration and coordination of consultant-led studies or consultant services:
 System Engineering Analysis and Design for ASCT;
 2016 & 2017 Ozone Action Days Awareness Campaigns (Task #44).
 Publication of CARTS FY 2018 UPW.
 Metroplan Leadership Transition.
 MPO Triennial Review.
Task #2 Public Information & Citizen Participation
 Publication of the FY 2016 CARTS Annual Report.
 Modifications to the CARTS Public Participation Plan and Title VI Plan, and the process of any
amendments, as necessary.
 Update of the www.metroplan.org website.
 Public information is routinely posted online at www.metroplan.org, and other websites.
 Development of Metroplan Archives database.
Project
#44.22.00
GENERAL DEVELOPMENT & COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING
Task #10 Technical Assistance to Local Governments
 Assistance to members to update local plans and ordinances.
 Plan modifications for Imagine Central Arkansas and Jump Start
Task #11 Geographical Information System, Graphics & Mapping
 This task focuses on GIS development & mapping; collection, display & management of digital data;
graphics & desktop publishing; website maintenance; and support for other UPWP tasks.
Task #12 Land Use/Socioeconomic Data Development
 This task focuses on data analysis of regional economic and demographic trends, population and
employment forecasts, and Metroplan Data Center development.
 Update of base for forecast Socioeconomic Data for use in updating the CARTS Travel Demand Model.
 Publication of Metrotrends (Economic Review & Outlook, and Demographic Review & Outlook).
Project
#44.23.01
LONG-RANGE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING
Task #20 Metropolitan Transportation Plan
 Consider the impact of recommendations from various studies on Imagine Central Arkansas,
consideration of amendments as necessary.
 Modifications to Imagine Central Arkansas in response to the FAST Act and MAP-21 Implementing
Regulations and rules as necessary.
 Continued development of Preliminary Regional Performance Measures with evaluation as part of
Imagine Central Arkansas including an update of the Livability Index to incorporate all performance
measures.
Task #21 Travel Demand Modeling & Emissions Analysis
 Continued maintenance of the CARTS Travel Demand Model.
 Development of traffic and transit forecast for proposed corridor projects.
 Commencement of a major update to the CARTS Travel Demand Model.
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FY 2017 UPWP PROJECT TASK SUMMARY
Task #22 Strategic Regional Network
 Modifications and analysis of networks as necessary to support Task 20.
 Continued evaluation of federal-aid system maintenance needs and cost estimates, including system
infrastructure performance measures.
 Corridor Studies as requested.
 Revisions to the Regional Bike Network (continuation of 2016 Task).
 Development of revised CARTS Design Standards (Roadway, Bike, Transit).
Task #23 Sustainable Transportation Strategies
 Participation in Healthy Active Arkansas and other stakeholder groups.
 Evaluate the financial, economic, and community sustainability of the transportation and land
development scenarios within Imagine Central Arkansas.
 Update of the Livability Index.
Task #24 Major Transportation Investment Planning
 Multi-modal corridor studies as requested.
 Continuation of corridor studies.
Project
#44.24.00
SHORT-RANGE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING
Task #40 Traffic Monitoring & Analysis of Existing Conditions
 Data collection and analysis activities for other UPWP tasks as needed.
 Review and amendment of existing roadway functional classifications, as needed.
 Monitor and review performance measure rule-making, collection of baseline date, development of
preliminary performance targets, coordination of performance measures between State, MPO, and
Transit Agency for the CARTS region.
Task #41 Traffic Congestion & Safety Planning
 Integration of the CARTS Congestion Management Process (CMP) prior results into regional
congestion performance measure.
 Identification of high incident locations on freeways and regional arterials.
 Systematic assessment of the effectiveness of completed congestion and safety projects.
Task #42 Public Transportation, Goods Movement & Intermodal Planning
 Continuation of Rock Region Metro’s short-range transit system planning activities:
 Rock Region Metro Operations Study,
 Development of bus stop design standards,
 ADA Impact on Bus Operations, and
 Analyze ITS Data for stop boarding and departures.
 Update of the Conway Transit Feasibility Study.
 Monitor and review performance measure rule-making, assist Rock Region Metro in the development of
performance targets for CARTS Region, coordination of performance measures with state
 Assist public transit and human-service transit providers in coordinating the delivery of transit services
 Update of the Coordinated Transit Plan, as required.
Task #43 Facility Maintenance, Preservation & Enhancement Planning
 Update of a regional pavement and bridge conditions inventory database as it relates to performance
measures
 Identifying corridors, facilities and ROW to be preserved, as needed.
Task #44 Air Quality Planning & Public Awareness
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The Ozone Action Days consultant will continue Ozone Awareness activities.
Refinements to the interagency MOA for conformity determinations, as needed.
Coordinating documentation of any transportation conformity determinations, as needed.
Task #45 Intelligent Transportation Systems
 Assist in update of Statewide ITS Architecture, as needed.
 Assess the Statewide TMC center plan and potential impact to CARTS ITS Architecture.
 Refinements to the CARTS regional ITS architecture, as necessary.
Project
#44.25.00
TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
Task #50 TIP Development, Project Selection & Monitoring
 Revise CARTS policies and procedures for TIP development, as needed.
 Revisions to the 2016-2020 TIP, as necessary.
 Development of the 2016 ALOP.
 Monitoring of progress of projects in the TIP, and as necessary, revisions.
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FISCAL YEAR 2017 UNIFIED PLANNING WORK PROGRAM
Project
#44.21.00
Program Support & Administration
Task #1
Work Program Development & Administration
Purpose:
To prepare and administer the Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) and support
MPO, RPAC, TCC & subcommittee meetings.
Method:
As needed, MPO, AHTD and Rock Region Metro staff will cooperatively develop and
administer the UPWP, CARTS committee meetings, and coordinate CARTS planning
activities in cooperation with UPWP funding agencies. AHTD staff is assigned primary
responsibility for coordinating the CARTS planning process with the statewide planning
process. Rock Region Metro staff is assigned primary responsibility for coordinating
Rock Region Metro's transit planning activities with the CARTS and statewide planning
processes.
End Product: Metroplan
1. Effective administration of CARTS planning process;
2. Coordination of consultant-related activities;
3. CARTS FY 2018 UPWP and Publication;
4. CARTS Triennial Review;
5. Successful Metroplan Leadership Transition; and
6. Modification of UPWP role and responsibilities, as needed.
AHTD
1. Effective coordination of AHTD’s planning process within CARTS.
Rock Region Metro
1. Effective coordination of the Rock Region Metro’s planning process within
CARTS.
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Project
#44.21.00
Program Support & Administration
Task #2
Public Information & Citizen Participation
Purpose:
To disseminate public information regarding CARTS activities and current issues in
metropolitan transportation planning, and to encourage and document citizen
participation in the development of CARTS’ transportation plans, programs and policies
via the approved CARTS Public Participation Plan.
Method:
MPO, AHTD and Rock Region Metro staff will coordinate and carry out, as needed, the
dissemination of public information, encouragement of citizen participation (including
low-income and minority households, in compliance with the Executive Order on
Environmental Justice), consultation with interested parties, and facilitation and
documentation of public involvement in the CARTS planning process. AHTD and
Rock Region Metro staffs are primarily responsible for soliciting public input regarding
their planning activities consistent with their public participation policies.
End Product: Metroplan
1. Effective implementation and documentation of public information and citizen
participation;
2. Modification of CARTS Public Participation Plan and Title VI Plan , or the
process of any amendments, as necessary;
3. Publication of the Metroplan Reports;
4. Implementation of online searchable Metroplan Archives; and
5. Maintenance
of
Metroplan
websites
(www.metroplan.org,
www.ozoneactiondays.org, www.arkansasrivertail.org, others as necessary).
AHTD
1. Solicitation of public input for AHTD lead planning activities within CARTS.
Rock Region Metro
1. Solicitation of public input for Rock Region Metro planning within CARTS.
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FISCAL YEAR 2017 UNIFIED PLANNING WORK PROGRAM
Project
#44.22.00
General Development & Comprehensive Planning
Task #10
Technical Assistance to Local Governments
Purpose:
To assist local governments with planning activities integral to the comprehensively
planned development of the CARTS area, and to assist in bringing local plans,
regulations and ordinances into conformity with the Long-range Metropolitan
Transportation Plan.
Method:
Consistent with MPO priorities and policies, MPO staff may provide technical
assistance requested by a Metroplan member government to complete local planning
activities integral to the comprehensively planned development of the CARTS Area.
Consistent with Statewide planning priorities, AHTD staff may also provide planning
assistance to CARTS area local governments.
End Product: Metroplan
1. Mapping and other technical assistance to CARTS area local governments;
2. Updates to local plans and ordinances necessary to conform to Imagine Central
Arkansas and Jump Start, as requested;
3. Technical studies for member jurisdictions (may include field data collection;
inter-regional coordination; municipal annexation/incorporation; traffic; transit,
parking, population, housing, environmental, signal warrants), as requested;
4. Development or revisions of comprehensive and general plans, master street
plans, land use plans, zoning ordinances and maps, subdivision regulations and
design standards, bikeway and pedestrian system plans, public transit service
plans, and other community facility plans, as requested; and
5. Other CARTS Area local government planning activities, as requested.
.
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Project
#44.22.00
General Development & Comprehensive Planning
Task #11
Geographical Information System, Graphics & Mapping
Purpose:
To map and analyze appropriate spatial features and attributes in and near the
metropolitan statistical area (MSA); maintain and improve digital computing and
related technical capabilities; and produce, print, plot, display, publish, acquire, and
maintain data, documents, digital imagery, illustrations and maps.
Method:
As needed, MPO staff will develop and manage digital computing facilities; employ
desktop publishing and visual presentation/multi-media systems; collect and utilize
digital imagery and GPS location data, as well as U.S. Census and other spatially
referenced data in developing and maintaining an Arc/Info-based geographical
information system (GIS) covering the MSA and CARTS Area.
End Product: Metroplan
1. Maintenance and enhancement of digital computing and communications,
Internet sites, and related technical capabilities;
2. Continued development of an Arc/Info-based GIS covering the MSA and
CARTS Area;
3. Managing and improving Metroplan's local area network (LAN) and Internet
capabilities, including digital data storage, security & backup;
4. Production, display and publication of CARTS Area data, documents,
illustrations, and maps; GIS support for TransCAD; and
5. Support for other UPWP tasks.
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Project
#44.22.00
General Development & Comprehensive Planning
Task #12
Land Use/Socioeconomic Data Development
Purpose:
To provide the CARTS planning process with timely and reliable information
characterizing land use and socioeconomic conditions and trends for the MSA and
CARTS Area. Efforts for this task will be associated with the development of scenarios
for the long-range transportation plan.
Method:
As needed, MPO staff will coordinate with CARTS committees and data providers in
order to collect, develop, maintain, analyze and document land use and socio-economic
data; provide data support for and coordinate with other UPWP activities; and prepare
and publish technical reports and analyses.
End Product: Metroplan
1. Development, analysis, maintenance and documentation of land use and socioeconomic data characterizing MSA and CARTS area conditions and trends;
2. Development and refinements of socioeconomic data for use in the CARTS and
Statewide Travel Demand Models; and
3. Publication of the MetroTrends 2016 Economic Review and Outlook, and 2016
Demographic Review and Outlook; and
4. Support for other UPWP tasks.
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FISCAL YEAR 2017 UNIFIED PLANNING WORK PROGRAM
Project
#44.23.01
Long-Range Transportation Planning
Task #20
Metropolitan Transportation Plan
Purpose:
To monitor, modify and implement Imagine Central Arkansas.
Method:
In accordance with Metroplan policy and applicable federal regulations, MPO will
coordinate and undertake various activities to update, refine and/or amend the
metropolitan transportation plan in consultation and coordination with AHTD and Rock
Region Metro staffs.
End Product: Metroplan
1. Satisfactory process in monitoring and implementing Imagine Central Arkansas;
2. Modifications to Imagine Central Arkansas, including revisions for MAP-21 and
FAST Act, as necessary;
3. Update of financial assumption for Imagine Central Arkansas, as necessary;
4. Coordination with AHTD and Rock Region Metro on Regional Performance
Measures and their incorporation into Imagine Central Arkansas; and
5. Refinement to the CARTS Design Standards (holdover from 2016 UPWP).
AHTD
1. Support MPO with refinements to Imagine Central Arkansas;
2. Review of ICA Plan in association with AHTD planning efforts;
3. Evaluation of the impact of performance measure targets on AHTD long-term
planning efforts and
4. Progress towards the adoption of the Statewide Long-Range Intermodal
Transportation Plan.
Rock Region Metro
1. Support MPO with refinements to Imagine Central Arkansas.
2. Review of ICA Plan in association with Rock Region Metro planning efforts.
3. Evaluation of the impact of performance measure targets on Rock Region Metro
long-term planning efforts.
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FISCAL YEAR 2017 UNIFIED PLANNING WORK PROGRAM
Project
#44.23.01
Long-Range Transportation Planning
Task #21
Travel Demand Modeling & Emissions Analysis
Purpose:
To simulate existing and future travel demand; effectively model, analyze, and
document multi-modal transportation networks; and estimate on-road motor-vehicle
emissions, as needed.
Method:
MPO and AHTD will cooperatively utilize the CARTS travel demand model; prepare,
analyze and document network-based travel forecasts, as needed; and undergo training
in the use of travel demand modeling and emissions analysis tools, as needed.
End Product: Metroplan
1. Maintenance and implementation of the CARTS Travel Demand Model;
2. Overseeing consultant applications of the CARTS Travel Demand model;
3. Providing forecast for regional studies;
4. Ensure compatibility of output from TransCAD for use with micro-simulation
model;
5. Commencement of a major update of the CARTS Travel Demand Model;
6. Development of a new CARTS Travel Demand Model Joint Use Agreement
with AHTD and Rock Region Metro.
7. Consult and cooperate with agencies in the CARTS Interagency Air Quality
Planning Group regarding modeling and the development of estimates of onroad motor vehicle emissions, SIP development, or transportation conformity
determinations.
AHTD
1. Assist with maintenance and implementation of the CARTS Travel Demand
Model;
2. Assist in the development of a new CARTS Travel Demand Model Joint Use
Agreement with Metroplan and Rock Region Metro; and
3. Inputs for regional air quality analysis.
Rock Region Metro
1. Providing route modification suggestions to MPO and AHTD staffs for
incorporation into respective travel demand models; and
2. Assist in the development of a new CARTS Travel Demand Model Joint Use
Agreement with Metroplan and AHTD.
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FISCAL YEAR 2017 UNIFIED PLANNING WORK PROGRAM
Project
#44.23.01
Long-Range Transportation Planning
Task #22
Strategic Regional Network
Purpose:
To plan for CARTS Area freeways, regional arterial network (RAN), regional transit
improvements, and regional bikeway and pedestrian systems, to optimize the efficiency
of the existing transportation networks.
Method:
MPO, AHTD, and Rock Region Metro staffs will coordinate with CARTS committees
on projects of regional signficance. MPO staff will be primarily responsible for
coordination projects on the Regional Arterial Network with effected municipalities and
AHTD (on state highways). AHTD will coordinate with MPO staff on freeway
projects. Rock Region Metro will coordinate with the MPO on transit projects of
regional significance.
End Product: Metroplan
1. Overseeing and conduct follow up studies or analyses of proposed RAN
projects;
2. Conducting long-range regional bike and pedestrian planning;
3. Continue the evaluation of federal-aid maintenance needs and cost estimates,
including system infrastructure performance measures (jointly with AHTD);
4. Conducting other long-range regional freeway or RAN corridor planning, as
needed, in consultation with AHTD;
5. Revisions to regional design standards (holdover from 2016 UPWP).
6. Conducting other strategic regional network planning in support of Task 20, as
needed; and
7. Scoping and preparations for High Occupancy Toll Lanes Study (study to be
undertaken during 2018).
AHTD
1. Continue the evaluation of federal-aid maintenance needs and cost estimates,
including system infrastructure performance measures (jointly with MPO).
Rock Region Metro
1. Development of long-term implementation strategies from Move Central
Arkansas.
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FISCAL YEAR 2017 UNIFIED PLANNING WORK PROGRAM
Project
#44.23.01
Long-Range Transportation Planning
Task #23
Sustainable Transportation Strategies
Purpose:
To increase the livability of the region by developing and advancing sustainable
transportation strategies, Jump Start implementation strategies, all consistent with the
goals and objectives of Imagine Central Arkansas,.
Method:
The MPO will participate in regional collaborations that promote sustainable
transportation strategies.
End Product: Metroplan
1. Implementation of Jump Start plans;
2. Participation in Healthy Active Arkansas and other stakeholder groups;
3. Promotion sustainability practices from Imagine Central Arkansas to the general
stakeholder groups;
4. Update of the CARTS Livability Index;
5. Promotion of transit oriented developments as a strategy to increase transit
ridership; and
6. Performing any other activities required to develop and advance sustainable
transportation strategies, as need.
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FISCAL YEAR 2017 UNIFIED PLANNING WORK PROGRAM
Project
#44.23.02
Long-Range Transportation Planning
Task #24
Studies Related To Major Transportation Investments (Corridor Studies)
Purpose:
To cooperatively perform corridor/subarea studies related to major transportation
investments within the region. These studies will be used to determine the need for a
major investment study (MIS) or to address issues left unresolved by a MIS or a major
transportation investment, and may involve the application of access management
techniques.
Method:
As needed, the AHTD, MPO or Rock Region Metro may cooperatively undertake
corridor/subarea planning activities to determine the need for a MIS or otherwise related
to a major transportation investment.
End Product: Metroplan
1. Multi-modal corridor studies, as requested.
AHTD
1. Satisfactory progress on the following corridor studies.
a. CA0602 – I-30 Crossing
b. Highway 67 Corridor Study (Jacksonville to Cabot)
c. I-30 (Benton to Little Rock)
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
i.
j.
k.
CA0604 – Highway 67 Interchange Justification Report
CA0601 – I-30 Interchange Justification Report
I-630 (University to I-30) – Delayed
Highway 300/Colonel Glenn – Bowman to Highway 5 (Little Rock)
Highway 35 – I-30 to Military Road (Benton)
Highway 10 – Perryville Road to Kavanaugh Boulevard (Little Rock)
Highway 89 Corridor Study
Additional studies as requested.
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FISCAL YEAR 2017 UNIFIED PLANNING WORK PROGRAM
Project
#44.24.00
Short-Range Transportation Planning
Task #40
Traffic Monitoring & Analysis of Existing Conditions
Purpose:
To identify and analyze existing and near-term transportation system and travel
conditions in the CARTS Area and monitoring deployment of network optimization
strategies.
Method:
AHTD staff will coordinate the collection of traffic data for the CARTS area and
provide data to the MPO, Rock Region Metro, local governments, and others. MPO
staff will development existing conditions report to support the development and report
for regional performance measures.
End Product: AHTD
1. Collection of traffic volume, vehicle classification, vehicle speed, vehicle
registration, and Highway Performance and Monitoring System (HPMS) data;
2. Traffic data in support of other UPWP activities; and
3. Prepare, publish and distribution of traffic related data and technical reports.
Metroplan
1. Satisfactory progress in collecting and reporting traffic related data, and
publication of appropriate data and technical reports identifying and analyzing
existing and near-term CARTS Area transportation system and travel conditions.
2. Development of applicable regional performance measures and baseline reports.
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FISCAL YEAR 2017 UNIFIED PLANNING WORK PROGRAM
Project
#44.24.00
Short-Range Transportation Planning
Task #41
Traffic Congestion & Safety Planning
Purpose:
To further develop and implement the CARTS Area System Reliability, including the
advancement of travel demand reduction and operational management strategies; and to
address CARTS Area surface transportation safety concerns as needed.
Method:
1. Traffic Congestion/System Reliability: AHTD, Rock Region Metro and MPO staff
will coordinate and cooperate to further develop, implement, and reporting the CARTS
Area System Reliability Measures and Congestion Measures.
2. Transportation Safety: As needed, AHTD, Rock Region Metro and MPO staff
will coordinate and cooperate to address surface transportation safety concerns in the
CARTS Area.
End Product: AHTD
1. Completions of operations studies and safety studies, when requested, and in
coordination with MPO staff and local governments.
2. Public information regarding AHTD operated park/ride facilities.
3. Consideration of safety concerns with respect to state highway system incident
management in the CARTS Area.
Metroplan
1. Development of applicable regional performance measures and baseline reports
for system reliability.
2. Integration of prior CARTS CMP with system reliability performance measure.
3. Update of CARTS Ped/Bike report, as needed.
4. Periodic identification of high crash locations on the RAN.
Rock Region Metro
1. Promoting Rock Region Metro’s public transit commuter service.
2. Identification of safety concerns impact the operations or use of Rock Region
Metro facilities and transit vehicles.
3. Reporting for Transit Safety Performance Measure.
4. Review of Park and Ride Locations and occupancy.
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FISCAL YEAR 2017 UNIFIED PLANNING WORK PROGRAM
Project
#44.24.00
Short-Range Transportation Planning
Task #42
Public Transportation, Goods Movement & Intermodal Planning
Purpose:
To perform short-range public transit service and operations planning, as needed; to
carry out inventories and short-range planning for public transportation facilities and
equipment, as well as for public and private intermodal person and goods movement
facilities and systems, as needed.
Method:
1. Public Transit Service & Operations Planning: As needed, Rock Region Metro
will coordinate and cooperate with MPO and AHTD to develop short-range plans,
programs and policies to expand and enhance its public transit services and system
operations.
2. Public Transportation Facilities & Equipment:
Rock Region Metro staff will
coordinate and cooperate with MPO and AHTD staff to carry out any inventories and
short-range planning for Rock Region Metro’s transit facilities and equipment, as
needed. Rock Region Metro staff is primarily responsible for any inventories of Rock
Region Metro facilities and equipment. AHTD staff is primarily responsible for
coordinating inventories of any other transit facilities and equipment in the CARTS
Area. MPO staff is primarily responsible for integrating the results of public transit
inventories into the CARTS planning process.
3. Intermodal Facilities & Systems: AHTD staff will coordinate and cooperate
with MPO and Rock Region Metro staff to carry out inventories and short-range
planning for public and private intermodal person and goods movement facilities and
systems, as needed. AHTD staff is assigned primary responsibility for any inventories
of person and goods movement facilities and systems. MPO staff is primarily
responsible for the modeling of truck trips, and for integrating the results of any
intermodal inventories into the CARTS planning process.
End Product: Rock Region Metro
1. Satisfactory progress in the development of short-range plans to improve public
transit system services and operations;
2. Completion of Rock Region Metro Comprehensive Implementation Stratagem,
up-to-date inventories of public transit facilities and equipment, and revisions to
the Short-Range Public Transit Improvement Program;
MOVE Central Arkansas,
i. Dedicated funding
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ii. Route Modifications
3.
4.
5.
6.
iii. ITS Data (Data reporting)
iv. Operations Study
Various neighborhood and community service route planning (Granite
Mountain, Asher Avenue, Roosevelt).
Coordination with any other public or private transit providers regarding
transportation services for the urbanized area.
Coordination with human service agency transportation providers to implement
and update the Arkansas Statewide Transit Coordination Plan: 2012.
Development of ITS Maintenance Strategies.
7. Development of Bus Stop Standards.
8. Review of Transit ADA Standards and potential violations.
9. Assessment of safety, organizational assets and performance measures for Rock
Region Metro.
AHTD
1. The modeling of truck trips, and short-range plans for intermodal person and
goods movement facilities and systems in support of CARTS Travel Demand
Model Update.
2. Update of Human service agency transportation providers and Arkansas
Statewide Transit Coordination Plan: 2012.
3. Progress towards the completion of a statewide Intermodal Freight Plan.
4. Progress towards the completion of the State Rail Plan.
Metroplan
1. Support the short-term planning activities of Rock Region Metro and to include
appropriate recommendations into the regional plan; and
2. Complete an update of the Conway Transit Feasibility Study.
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FISCAL YEAR 2017 UNIFIED PLANNING WORK PROGRAM
Project
#44.24.00
Short-Range Transportation Planning
Task #43
Facility Maintenance, Preservation & Enhancement Planning
Purpose:
To carry out inventories and short-range planning for pavement and bridge systems, as
needed; to develop short-range elements of an overall plan for CARTS Area pedestrian
walkways and bicycle transportation facilities; and to carry out other CARTS Area
transportation facility and corridor maintenance, preservation and enhancement
planning as needed.
Method:
1. Pavement Management: As needed, AHTD and MPO staff will consult and
coordinate to carry out pavement inventories and prepare short-range pavement
improvement plans for federal-aid roadways in the CARTS Area. The focus of such
inventories will be area freeways and regional arterials.
2. Bridge Management: AHTD staff is responsible for inspecting all publicly owned
bridges in the CARTS area and maintaining a bridge inventory. Special emphasis will
be on freeway structures and identified "critical" bridges on regional arterials. The
MPO, as part of the regional performance measures. MPO staff is primarily
responsible for integrating the results of bridge inventories and analyses into the
CARTS planning process (refer to Tasks # 20 and #22), including regional performance
measures.
3. Bicycle & Pedestrian Transportation Planning: MPO staff will continue to
coordinate and cooperate with local governments to develop and implement their local
walkway and bikeway plans, and to identify short-range pedestrian and bicycle facility
improvement needs of the Strategic Regional Network.
4. Highway-Railway Grade Separation Planning: As needed, AHTD staff with the
assistance of Metroplan Staff will conduct studies of at-grade highway rail crossings for
both upgrades to existing crossings equipment and possible grade separations.
5. Other Facility Maintenance, Preservation & Enhancement Planning:
MPO,
AHTD and Rock Region Metro staff will jointly coordinate and cooperate to investigate
methods of standardizing financial and project related record keeping of transportation
maintenance and capital expenditures, as well as any other short-range transportation
corridor or facility maintenance, preservation or enhancement planning, as needed.
End Product: AHTD
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1. Inventory, analysis, and performance reports of pavements on the state highway
2.
3.
4.
5.
system.
Inventory, analysis, and performance reports for all publicly owned bridges in
the CARTS Area.
Studies of at-grade highway rail crossings, as needed.
Development of standardized financial and project related record keeping of
transportation maintenance and capital expenditures on the state highway
system.
Performing other facility maintenance, preservation and enhancement planning,
as needed.
Metroplan
1. Assisting and compiling, with assistance from AHTD, local governments
pavement inventories.
2. Integrating pavement inventories/analyses into the CARTS planning process
(refer to Task #20 and #22) including regional performance measures.
3. Development of applicable regional performance measures and baseline reports.
4. Development of standardized financial and project related record keeping of
transportation maintenance and capital expenditures on the regional arterial
network.
5. Consulting, cooperating, and assisting with local governments and CARTS
committees on city and regional bike plans – coordination with Hot Springs
MPO on Southwest Trail Alignment and Construction;
6. Collection of bicycle use data;
7. Identifying corridors, facilities and right-of-way (ROW) to be preserved.
8. Coordinating the analysis of any proposed transportation enhancements;
9. Review the priority CARTS twelve rail grade separation, current status, and
potential future needs; and
10. Performing other facility maintenance, preservation and enhancement planning,
as needed.
Rock Region Metro
1. Development of standardized financial and project related record keeping of
transportation maintenance and capital expenditures on the regional transit
network.
2. Performing other facility maintenance, preservation and enhancement planning,
as needed.
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FISCAL YEAR 2017 UNIFIED PLANNING WORK PROGRAM
Project
#44.24.00
Short-Range Transportation Planning
Task #44
Air Quality Planning & Public Awareness
Purpose:
To increase public awareness of local air quality concerns, provide for stakeholder
involvement in air quality planning, and conduct planning activities that lead to
improved air quality for central Arkansas.
Method:
MPO, AHTD and Rock Region Metro staff will consult and coordinate in conjunction
with their participation in interagency air quality planning activities. AHTD and Rock
Region Metro staff will be primarily responsible for coordinating their own agency
action plans in support of the OAD program. The responsibilities of the MPO, AHTD
and Rock Region Metro staff for regional air quality (AQ) analysis and other AQ
planning will be cooperatively determined as the need arises and/or as delineated in an
interagency memorandum of agreement (MOA).
End Products: Metroplan
1. Execution of the 2016 Ozone Action Days awareness program for central
Arkansas;
2. Development of 2017 ozone season awareness plan with execution of consultant
contract or supplemental agreement;
3. Refinements as necessary to the draft interagency MOA
4. Monitoring ambient air quality data, assisting with regional emissions analyses,
and coordination preparations of any MPO conformity determination documents
(refer to Tasks #21 and #40), as needed;
5. LR AR Car Free Challenge
AHTD
1. Support of AHTD’s activities to support Ozone Action Days..
Rock Region Metro
1. Support of Rock Region Metro activities to support Ozone Action Days.
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Project
#44.24.00
Short-Range Transportation Planning
Task #45
Intelligent Transportation Systems
Purpose:
To refine and implement the CARTS ITS Plan in accordance with the Regional ITS
architecture, leading to improved efficiency and safety for the movement of people and
goods throughout central Arkansas.
Method:
MPO, AHTD and Rock Region Metro staff will continue to refine and implement the
CARTS ITS Plan, Incident Management, CARTS Freeway Management System Plan,
consistent with federal requirements and the adopted LRMTP (refer to Task #20).
End Products: Metroplan
1. Facilitating ITS-related meetings and training, as needed; and
2. Update of ITS implementation plan and regional architecture, as needed.
AHTD
1. Development of statewide plan for a traffic management center;
2. Updating the Central Arkansas Freeway Management System plan; and
3. Evaluation of incident management strategies.
Rock Region Metro
1. Review Rock
Region
Metro
technology
strategies
for
phased
ITS
implementation.
2. Evaluation of Rock Region Metro ITS applications.
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FISCAL YEAR 2017 UNIFIED PLANNING WORK PROGRAM
Project
#44.25.00
Transportation Improvement Program
Task #50
TIP Development, Project Selection & Monitoring
Purpose:
To cooperatively develop and publish the CARTS transportation improvement program
(TIP); select TIP projects to be implemented; revise policies and procedures for TIP
development, as needed; and monitor TIP implementation and prepare status reports
concerning previously authorized TIP projects.
Method:
MPO, AHTD and Rock Region Metro staff will jointly consult and coordinate with
each other and with the Metroplan Board and CARTS committees to revise the FY
2013-2016 TIP, as needed; monitor authorized TIP projects; revise as needed the
CARTS policies and procedures for TIP development, and publish the Annual Listing
of Projects (ALOP) ; and the development of the 2016-2019 TIP.
End Product: Metroplan
1. Revision of the CARTS policies and procedures for TIP amendments and TIP
Development (as necessary);
2. Revisions to the 2016-2020 TIP, as necessary;
3. Publication of the FY 2016 ALOP
AHTD
1. Coordinating TIP project proposals for the State Highway System;
2. Providing estimates of Federal/State funds available for TIP projects;
3. Preparing quarterly Funds Management Reports on federal obligations.
Rock Region Metro
1. Coordinating Transit TIP projects and amendments.
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FISCAL YEAR 2017 UNIFIED PLANNING WORK PROGRAM
PART V
FISCAL YEAR 2017 CARTS BUDGET
This part of the Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) includes a summary of
fiscal year (FY) 2017 CARTS staff resources, budget summary, and a detailed project
task budget that identifies expenditures on planning projects or tasks by CARTS agency,
type of fund, and matching amounts.
Fiscal Year 2017 CARTS Staff Resources:
A total of 15 full-time and more than 3+ part-time personnel distributed among the three
UPWP agencies are committed in direct support of tasks outlined in the 2017 CARTS
UPWP (refer to Table 2). These do not include additional personnel assigned to the
consultant led work tasks identified in this UPWP.
Metroplan has twelve authorized staff positions committed to the planning staff in direct
support of the 2016 UPWP. Metroplan Planning staff is comprised of one CARTS
Planning Director/Deputy Director, one CARTS Study Director, three transportation
planners, one civil engineer, one statistician planner, one planning technician, two
GIS/policy analysts, one graphics technician, and one public outreach coordinator.
Two CARTS Study Coordinators, plus others as needed, are committed by AHTD in
direct support of the FY 2017 CARTS UPWP.
The Rock Region Metro staff resources include one full time position and two part-time
positions in direct support of the FY 2016 CARTS UPWP. These positions include the
transit planner (full time), accounting manager (partial time), and grants accountant
(partial time).
While each UPWP agency is assigned primary responsibility for specific activities, as
delineated in Part IV of this work program, interagency working groups are employed to
accomplish specific UPWP activities. For example, the AHTD and Metroplan jointly
maintain and utilize the travel demand and forecast models for the CARTS Area.
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FISCAL YEAR 2017 CARTS BUDGET
The CARTS Study Director is the primary staff person responsible for overall program
support and administration of Metroplan’s work program tasks. The Study Director is
also responsible for interagency coordination with the other UPWP Agencies. Although
Metroplan staff often form working groups and share in the performance of work
program activities, each staff person dedicated to direct support of the work program is
charged with the main responsibility for accomplishing specific tasks or subtasks
identified in Part IV of the UPWP. For example, one transportation planner is mainly
responsible for providing staff support for TCC meetings and TIP development.
Table 2 , SUMMARY OF FY 2017 CARTS STAFF RESOURCES
CARTS Agency
Direct Support
Full-Time
Direct Support
Part-Time
Indirect Support
Full-Time
Metroplan
12
0
AHTD
2
1+
Rock Region Metro
1
2
0
CARTS TOTAL
15
3+
3
3
As Needed
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Fiscal Year 2017 CARTS Budget Summary:
The following pie chart (Figure 3) reflects FY 2017 CARTS budget by planning program
project.
Figure 3
FY 2017
Total CARTS Budget by Task
44.25.00
Transportation
44.21.00 Program
Improvement
Support and
Program, $45,000,
Administration,
1%
$300,000, 10%
44.24.00 ShortRange
Transportation
Planning,
$1,020,000, 34%
44.22.00 General
Development &
Comprehensive
Planning, $465,000,
16%
44.23.01 Long-Range
Transportation
Planning,
$1,165,000, 39%
Table 3 summarizes overall Federal and local revenues budgeted by Metroplan, the
AHTD and Rock Region Metro in FY 2017. Federal funds budgeted constitute 80 per
cent of the total, while State and local matching funds constitute 20 per cent (unless
overmatched).
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Table 3, SUMMARY OF FY 2017 CARTS UPWP BUDGET*
CARTS Agency
Federal
Local
Total
Metroplan
$1,444,000
$ 361,000
$ 1,805,000
AHTD
$ 400,000
$ 100,000
$ 500,000
Rock Region Metro
$ 280,000
$ 70,000
$ 350,000
CARTS Total
$2,396,000
$599,000
$2,995,000
*Subject to change based upon final planning figures
On the following pages, Table 4 details FY 2017 expenditures budgeted by Metroplan,
the AHTD and Rock Region Metro on CARTS planning projects or tasks described in this
UPWP. For each planning project, total expenditures by each CARTS agency, type of
fund, and Federal-local matching amounts are identified
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