Proposed MTP Amendment 1Proposed FY 2021-2024 TIP

Wednesday, May 20, 202012:00 pm & 5:30pm

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Today’s Agenda What is the MPO and Its Role?

What is the Metropolitan Transportation Plan? Review of Proposed Amendments to the Metropolitan

Transportation Plan

What is the Transportation Improvement Program? Review of Draft FY 2021-2024 Transportation Improvement

Program

Public Comment Opportunities

Questions & Answers

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What is the Metropolitan Planning Organization and what is its role?Provides local input into long term, regional

transportation decisions

Prioritizes regionally significant projects with realistic funding strategies

Decides how federal highway and transit funds are to be used within the Waco Region and assist local governments and TxDOT in identifying priorities

Guides how the future transportation network should look and function for all users

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What is the Waco MPO? Required for urban areas

> 50,000 population

Governed by 20 member Policy Board

Informed by 36 Member Technical Committee

Coordination and consensus building role to plan and fund transportation projects

Waco Metropolitan Area includes all of McLennan County

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Universe of ProjectsCitizen & Stakeholder Input, Corridor & Other

Modal StudiesFILTERS

Evaluation of Need (Condition, Safety, Traffic Flow, etc.)Meets Plan Objectives

Fiscal Constraint

25-year Metropolitan Transportation Plan

FILTERHighest MTP Priorities

10-year Short Range PlanFILTERS

Project Readiness (Environmental, Design,

ROW)Funding Commitment

4-year Transportation Improvement

Program

Implementation

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Connections 2045: The Waco Metropolitan Transportation Plan

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What is the Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP)? Identify regional transportation goals Identify projects to be constructed or implemented by 2045

Projects that help achieve plan goals Includes regionally significant projects from each mode

Highways, Public Transportation, Aviation, Rail Inclusion required for federally funded highway & transit

projects

Projects must be constrained against a realistic estimate of future revenues

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Purpose for Proposed AmendmentsAdd new project recommendations based on

recent funding awards:TxDOT 2019 Bicycle & Pedestrian Program Safe Routes to School Program

Transportation Alternatives Program

FTA Capital Funding Program

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Bicycle and Pedestrian Project Additions Strategy 4 – Improve Regional Livability Short Term (2020 – 2030)

Elm Ave streetscape project Brazos River to Forrest / Garrison Sts

$3.1 million

J H Hines Safe Routes to School Project Pedestrian improvements along Elm, Garrison and Clifton

Sts

$830,000

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Bicycle and Pedestrian Project Additions - continued Lorena Safe Routes to School Project Pedestrian improvements along Williams Rd / N

Houston St in vicinity of Lorena Elementary and Middle Schools

$780,000

Lorena Downtown Streetscape project W Center St from McBrayer to Borden Sts

$1.85 million

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Public Transportation Projects

Strategy 6 – Provide Equal Access and Benefits Short Term Transit Capital Projects (2020 – 2030)

Waco Transit System, Inc. – Urban System

Purchase of transit vehicles

Total Cost: $1,318,300

Transportation Improvement Program 2021 - 2024

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What is the TIP? Programs all federal highway, public transportation,

bicycle and pedestrian projects for the Waco region between 2021 and 2024

Includes Engineering, Right of Way Acquisition and Construction Phases

Also includes Public Transportation Services

Provides regional approval for federal and state highway & transit expenditures Required for all regionally significant projects

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Project Requirements To be included in the TIP:

All projects must be identified in the Waco Metropolitan Transportation Plan (2045 MTP)

All projects must have a commitment for 100% of necessary funding during TIP timeframe

Right of Way projects must have necessary engineering studies complete

Construction projects must have right of way acquisition in progress and engineering studies complete

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2021 – 2024 TIP ProjectsCategorical Highway Projects

Preventative Maintenance & Rehabilitation Safety Bridge Replacement & Rehabilitation Landscape Development

Individual projects not listed within TIP Provides TxDOT flexibility to use funds on

greatest needs

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2021 – 2024 TIP ProjectsHighway Mobility Projects

Engineering Studies SH 31 Overpasses at FM 2311 & FM 939 East Loop 340: SH 6 (Marlin Hwy) to US 84 Franklin / New Rd Interchange US 84 Frontage Roads / Ramps: FM 1695 to SH 6 / Loop

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Right of Way Acquisition SH 6 / Loop 340 (Mall to Mall): US 84 to IH-35

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2021 – 2024 TIP ProjectsHighway Mobility Projects Construction: FY 2021 FM 2113: FM 1695 to FM 2063 SH 31 Overpasses at FM 2311 & FM 939 IH-35

Valley Mills Dr to Irving Lee – Frontage Roads SH 6 / Loop 340 to Irving Lee

Frontage Roads / Ramps Main Lane Overpass Replacement at New Rd

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2021 – 2024 TIP ProjectsHighway Mobility Projects Construction: FY 2023 SH 6 / Loop 340 (Mall to Mall): US 84 to IH-35 SH 6: McLaughlin Rd to FM 185

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Bicycle and Pedestrian Projects J H Hines Safe Routes to School Project – FY 2021

Pedestrian improvements along Elm, Garrison and Clifton Sts

$830,000

Lorena Safe Routes to School Project – FY 2022

Pedestrian improvements along Williams Rd / N Houston St in vicinity of Lorena Elementary and Middle Schools

$780,000

Lorena Downtown Streetscape project – FY 2022

W Center St from McBrayer to Borden Sts

$1.85 million

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2021 – 2024 TIP Projects Public Transportation Urban: Waco Transit Preventative Maintenance ADA Expenses Operating Expenses Short Range Planning Passenger Amenities

Rural Transportation Informational purposes only

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Draft Transit Expenditures by Task2021 – 2024 TIP

Task Percent Federal Total: 2021 - 2024

Preventative Maintenance 80% $6,423,000

ADA Expenses 80% $1,723,000

Operating Expenses 50% $12,386,200

Short Range Planning 80% $804,500

Passenger Amenities 80% $285,600

Total 63.4% $21,622,300

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2021 – 2024 TIP ProjectsAppendix D Projects under development but with financial

commitment beyond 2024 Permits environmental clearance, right of way

acquisition or other federal approvals short of construction

Projects will still require a subsequent TIP Amendment prior to construction

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2021 – 2024 TIP ProjectsAppendix D Projects

East Loop 340: SH 6 (Marlin Hwy) to US 84 Franklin / New Rd Interchange US 84 Frontage Roads / Ramps: FM 1695 to SH 6 /

Loop 340 S Univ Parks Dr: LaSalle Ave to Garden Dr

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Public Input & Adoption Schedule Conduct 45 day comment period

Comments accepted through June 5, 2020 10 day comment review period prior to adoption

Conduct virtual public informational meetings May 20, 2020 at 12:00 noon and 5:30 p.m.

Tech Committee Review of Draft TIP Thursday, June 4, 2020 Note: Meeting to be conducted virtually

Public Hearing and Policy Board Adoption Thursday, June 18, 2020 Note: How meeting will be conducted has yet to be determined

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What’s Your Thoughts? Questions? Comments? Ideas? Contact Us!

Phone: (254) 750-5650 E-Mail: mpo@wacotx.gov Facebook: @cityofwacotx

Passenger Pigeons, Napkins, Singing Telegram or any other method acceptable as long as legible or understandable.

Comments are also accepted in any language.

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