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ITEM 5 

2009-2012 CENTRE COUNTY
TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (TIP) 

Revisions to Preliminary Draft TIP 

In Pennsylvania, the TIP and the Twelve Year Transportation Program (TYP) are updated every two years, with the update process taking approximately one year.  From September through December 2007, MPO staff presented transportation issues relative to the new TIP, and worked with PennDOT and CATA to develop a Preliminary Draft TIP.  On January 22, 2008, the Coordinating Committee approved the submission of a Preliminary Draft TIP to the PennDOT Central Office.

On February 5, 2008, Governor Ed Rendell announced a new initiative to expand the program for repairing or replacing structurally deficient state bridges.  Goals of the new initiative include: 

Complete repair/replacement of 1,000 structurally deficient (SD) state bridges in three years

Reduce the number of SD state bridges by 40% in ten years

The proposed program would be financed with three mechanisms: 

	Act 44 revenues shifted to state bridges
	$200 million per year in revenue for ten years from a bond issue
	Spike funds programmed by the PennDOT Central Office (at the discretion of the Commonwealth’s Secretary of Transportation)

As reported in February, PennDOT District 2-0 is adding bridge projects to the Preliminary Draft 2009-2012 TIP, in order to meet targets established by the PennDOT Central Office for the expenditure of bridge funds, and for the number of SD bridges to be advanced. 

The District 2-0 Office submitted revisions to the Preliminary Draft TIP to the PennDOT Central Office in mid-March.  By April 11, 2008, the PennDOT Central Office will provide its response to the revised Preliminary Draft TIPs, and to requests for spike funding for highway and bridge projects. 

Because the Central Office response will not be received until mid-April, staff and the Technical Committee recommend that the Coordinating Committee schedule a meeting in April to review and approve a Final Draft TIP.  An Air Quality Conformity Analysis will then be performed, and the Final Draft TIP will be advertised for a required 30-day public comment period.  The CCMPO will consider adopting the TIP in June or July 2008.

Attached are: 

	Revised Transit Element of the Preliminary Draft TIP (as of March 4, 2008)
	Highway/Bridge Element of the Preliminary Draft TIP (as of March 11, 2008)
	PennDOT District 2-0 proposed program of bridge improvements (as of March 11, 2008)

District 2-0 will be making additional revisions in late March and early April to convert bridge preservation and maintenance line item funding to specific projects.

Changes to the Highway/Bridge Element since January 22, 2008 include: 

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The Coordinating Committee should receive a presentation about the revisions to the Preliminary Draft TIP, and consider scheduling an April meeting to approve a Final Draft TIP.

Presented by:   Tom Zilla, CRPA

PennDOT District 2-0

Action:             Schedule April meeting to approve a Final Draft 2009-2012 Centre County TIP.

ITEM 6 

CENTRE COUNTY
LONG RANGE TRANSPORTATION PLAN (LRTP) 2008 UPDATE

Revised Revenue Projections and Draft Project Lists

Revised revenue projections
Revised Highway/ITS project list
Revised Bridge project list
Revised Pedestrian/Bicycle project list

The CCMPO Coordinating Committee adopted the Centre County LRTP 2030 in September 2006, and updated the Plan in June 2007 to be in full compliance with the requirements of the federal Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act – A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU). 

The LRTP will be updated again in 2008 to: 

	Add projects financed with additional revenue provided through Pennsylvania Act 44
	Address federal Year of Expenditure (YOE) regulations (revised revenue and costs)
	Remove projects that fall outside the range of fiscal constraint, based on revised revenue and costs

Staff will present revised revenue projections that incorporate Act 44 revenue and address federal YOE requirements.  Staff will also present revised project lists, based on updated revenue projections and project costs.

Attached are:

	Revised revenue projections
	Revised Highway/ITS project list
	Revised Bridge project list
	Revised Pedestrian/Bicycle project list

The public transit project list will be discussed at the meeting, following a review of the draft list by the CATA Board of Directors on Monday, March 24, 2008. 

The revised revenue projections will result in the removal of projects from the LRTP in order to maintain fiscal constraint.  Because some of the projects to be removed are likely to be “air quality significant”, an air quality conformity analysis must be performed for the 2008 Update. 

The 2008 Update is being completed concurrent with the preparation of the new 2009-2012 Centre County TIP.  The concurrent schedules will allow one air quality conformity analysis and one public comment period to be completed for both the 2008 LRTP Update and the 2009-2012 TIP.  Final adoption of the 2008 Update is anticipated in June or July 2008. Because of changes in the schedule for development of the 2009-2012 TIP (see agenda Item 5), approval of the Final Draft LRTP project lists for the conformity analysis and the public comment period will be requested in April 2008. 

The Coordinating Committee should receive the staff presentation, and consider scheduling an April meeting to approve the Final Draft project lists. 

            Presented by:   Trish Meek, CRPA;  Mike Bloom, CCPCDO           

            Action:             Schedule April meeting to approve the Final Draft project lists for the LRTP 2008 Update.

ITEM 7 
ANNOUNCEMENTS 

1.  Future Meeting Dates

Because of changes in the schedule for development of the 2009-2012 Centre County Transportation Improvement Program (TIP), the CCMPO Committees are tentatively scheduled to meet in April.  April meetings were not included in the original 2008 meeting schedule. 

            a.         Technical Committee: Wednesday, April 16, 2008, 9:30 am; Location to be announced 

2009-2012 Centre County Transportation Improvement Program (TIP)
Centre County LRTP 2008 Update 

            b.         Coordinating Committee: Tuesday, April 29, 2008, 6:00 pm - Proposed; Location to be announced

2009-2012 Centre County Transportation Improvement Program (TIP)
Centre County LRTP 2008 Update
Draft Bylaws

            c.         Technical Committee: Wednesday, June 11, 2008, 9:30 am; Location to be announced 

2009-2012 Centre County Transportation Improvement Program (TIP)
Centre County LRTP 2008 Update 

            d.         Coordinating Committee: Tuesday, June 24, 2008, 6:00 pm; Location to be announced

2009-2012 Centre County Transportation Improvement Program (TIP)
Centre County LRTP 2008 Update

2.         CCMPO staff contact information:

                  Centre Regional Planning Agency              Telephone:       814-231-3050
                  2643 Gateway Drive                                  Fax:                 814-231-3083
                  State College, PA  16801

                        Bob Crum, Director                             rcrum@crcog.net
                        Tom Zilla, Transportation Planner       tzilla@crcog.net
                        Trish Meek, Transportation Planner     tmeek@crcog.net
                        Greg Kausch, Transportation Planner  gkausch@crcog.net  or  gkausch@catabus.com
                        Lori Shingler, Administrative Assistant            lshingler@crcog.net

                  Centre County Planning Office                              Telephone:       814-355-6791
                  420 Holmes Street – Willowbank Office Building             Fax:                 814-355-8661
              Bellefonte, PA  16823

                       Bob Jacobs, Director                           rbjacobs@co.centre.pa.us
                 Sue Hannegan, Assistant Director        shannegan@co.centre.pa.us
                        Mike Bloom, Transportation Planner   dmbloom@co.centre.pa.us