DRAFT TIP Chapter 2 - Project Selection

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2020 - 2024 Transportation Improvement Program


Chapter 2

THE TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM

How are Projects Selected for the TIP?

Key steps in the TIP development process are:

  1. Solicitation of project proposals (September 5, 2018 – January 18, 2019)

GTC and NYSDOT-Region 4 issued a Call for Projects letter to GTC member agencies and the appropriate officials of eligible counties, municipalities, and authorities notifying them of the opportunity to prepare and submit project proposals in accordance with the TIP project evaluation and selection process. A TIP Applicant Workshop was held on September 18, 2018 for prospective applicants to review the proposal requirements, discuss potential proposals (including eligibility for federal funding), and receive answers to any questions on the TIP and the process used to develop it. Applicants had an opportunity to submit a pre-application and receive feedback prior to submission of a final application.

  1. Proposal evaluation and ranking (January 21, 2019 – March 29, 2019)

The GTC and NYSDOT-Region 4 staffs scored project proposals pursuant to the criteria included in the Project Evaluation Criteria. As part of this evaluation. The resulting scores provided a preliminary basis for ranking project proposals within each mode and across all modes (mode categories include Highway & Bridge, Public Transportation, Bicycle & Pedestrian, Goods Movement, Intelligent Transportation Systems, and Other).

  1. Preliminary program development (April 3, 2019 – April 25, 2019)

These preliminary rankings were reviewed and discussed with the TDC, and adjustments to rankings were made as necessary to reflect overall funding considerations, geographic balance, and other factors not specifically captured by the Project Evaluation Criteria. A list of projects recommended for funding as well as those projects proposed but not able to be funded given reasonably expected revenues was prepared and made available for public review.

  1. Public review (May 10, 2019 – June 10, 2019)

The preliminary fiscally constrained program (Draft TIP) was issued for a 30-day public review, including four public meetings in various locations within the MPA. Two (2) written and zero (0) verbal comments, were received during this outreach. These comments were presented to the GTC Planning Committee. The Planning Committee recommended no changes to the list of projects recommended for funding based on their consideration of the comments.

  1. Finalize program

After consideration of the comments received during the 30-day public review period, the Draft TIP was finalized and forwarded to the GTC Board with a recommendation to adopt the Draft TIP document.

  1. GTC Board action (June 13, 2019)

The GTC Board adopted the 2020-2024 TIP at its June 13, 2019 meeting.