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AGENDA

The Technical Coordinating Committee (TCC) of the Gaston-Cleveland-Lincoln Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) will meet Wednesday, August 13, 2014 at 10:00 AM at the Gaston County Administrative Building, room 3A, which is located at 128 W. Main Avenue; Gastonia, NC 28052. The following is the agenda for the meeting:

1. Set Agenda Presenter: Brian DuPont, TCC Chair The agenda needs to be set to include adding “New” or “Other Business.”

2. Determination of Quorum and Good Standing Presenter: Brian DuPont, TCC Chair Voting members must be in Good Standing to vote. TCC Bylaws define a quorum as the presence of 51% of voting members in Good Standing representing the local municipalities, counties, and public transit providers. This requires attendance of at least ten (10) of the members listed below that are in Good Standing: [ ] City of Belmont [ ] City of Gastonia (3/3) [ ] County of Cleveland [ ] City of Bessemer City [ ] City of Kings Mountain [ ] County of Gaston [ ] Town of Boiling Springs* [ ] City of Lincolnton [ ] County of Lincoln [ ] City of Cherryville [ ] City of Lowell [ ] Gastonia Transit [ ] Town of Cramerton [ ] City of Mount Holly [ ] Gaston ACCESS* [ ] Town of Dallas [ ] Town of Ranlo [ ] TACC* [ ] City of Gastonia (1/3) [ ] Town of Stanley* [ ] TLC [ ] City of Gastonia (2/3) [ ] City of Shelby

As specified in the Bylaws, voting members listed below do not count towards the quorum: [ ] Cleveland County EDP [ ] Lincoln EDA [ ] NCDOT Division 12 [ ] Gaston EDC [ ] NCDOT TPB [ ] NCDOT PTD

*Not in Good Standing (Missed three or more consecutive meetings)

3. Approval of Minutes Presenter: Brian DuPont, TCC Chair Review and adopt the minutes from the regularly scheduled meeting of May 14, 2014 and the Special Meeting of June 10, 2014.

ACTION REQUESTED: Approve as Presented.

4. Introduction of Members & Guests Presenter: Brian DuPont, TCC Chair All guests shall introduce themselves at this time.

5. Public Comment Presenter: Brian DuPont, TCC Chair Any public comment will be presented and addressed at this time. Public comment should be kept to a reasonable period of time.

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CONSENT AGENDA

6. Administrative Modification Presenter: Bernie Yacobucci, Transportation Planner I Project I-5000 (US321/I-85) - Delay Right-Of-Way from FY14 to FY15 and construction from FY16 to FY17 to allow additional time for planning. Project W-5311 (US 321 at SR 2416- Robinson Rd) – Delay Right-Of-Way from FY14 to FY15 to allow additional time for coordination with railroad.

ACTION REQUESTED: For Information Only.

7. Approve Conformity Analysis for R-2248G and U-2507AA Presenter: Bernie Yacobucci, Transportation Planner I Projects R-2248G (I-485, Western Outer Loop/Oakdale Road – New ) and U- 2507AA (IBM Connector-Mallard Creek Road to IPM Drive) are being added to the CRTPO MTIP. The transportation conformity analysis demonstrates that these projects do not reduce air quality so we must approve conformity analysis for the non-attainment region.

ACTION REQUESTED: Recommend Approval to MPO Board.

8. Gaston Urban Area Comprehensive Transportation Plan (CTP) Amendment Presenter: Hank Graham, AICP, Principal Transportation Planner An amendment to the Gaston Urban Area CTP is proposed in and around the Extra-Territorial Jurisdiction (ETJ) of the City of Mount Holly. The amendment would re-align a proposed extension of a minor thoroughfare (Clearwater Lake Rd) and extend an existing minor thoroughfare (Rankin Ave) to tie into this realignment.

ACTION REQUESTED: Recommend MPO Board release proposed CTP amendment for public comment and come back for TCC and MPO Board consideration at September meetings.

9. GCLMPO Boundary Agreements with Rock Hill – Fort Mill Area Transportation Study (RFATS) and the Charlotte Regional Transportation Planning Organization (CRTPO) Presenter: Hank Graham, AICP, Principal Transportation Planner Memorandum of agreement between GCLMPO and RFATS and the CRTPO for the transfer of planning responsibility and authority for the portions of the CRTPO and RFATS urbanized areas located within Gaston County.

ACTION REQUESTED: Recommend Approval to MPO Board.

10. Resolution Endorsing Statewide Tier Projects in the Metrolina Region Presenter: Hank Graham, AICP, Principal Transportation Planner Resolution endorsing statewide tier projects in the Metrolina Region.

ACTION REQUESTED: Recommend Approval to MPO Board.

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REGULAR AGENDA

11. Gaston-Cleveland-Lincoln Comprehensive Transportation Plan (CTP) Consolidation Process Presenter: Brian Wert, P.E., GCLMPO Coordinator, NCDOT - Transportation Planning Branch Following the expansion of the MPO to include all of Gaston, Cleveland, and Lincoln counties, there is now a need to consolidate and update the various adopted and draft CTP documents in the three counties. A brief overview of the process, a basic schedule, and short-term goals will be discussed.

ACTION REQUESTED: For Information Only.

12. Approval of Ranking Methodology Used to Distribute Points to the Projects and Approval of Points Assigned to the Projects at the Regional and Division Tier. Presenter: Bjorn Hansen, AICP CTP, Senior Transportation Planner MPO Staff will present the recommendations of the project ranking subcommittee, who approved project lists and points assignments used for the June 21-July 21 public comment period. MPO Staff will also present and respond to comments received from the 30-day public comment period for the project rankings and point assignments.

ACTION REQUESTED: Recommend Approval of the Revised Ranking Process, Points Rankings, and Point Assignments to MPO Board

13. 2013 Socio-Economic Baseline Update for Regional Travel Demand Model Presenter: Nadine Bennett, Planner, Centralina COG The MPO staff and subcommittee have completed the updating of the socio-economic baseline from 2010 to 2013 for all Transportation Analysis Zones (TAZs) currently in MPO for the Metrolina Regional Travel Demand Model.

ACTION REQUESTED: Recommend Approval of updated baseline population, employment, and school enrollment totals to the MPO Board

14. CommunityViz Software for Updating Socioeconomic Data in Regional Travel Demand Model Presenter: Michelle Nance and Matt Noonkester, Principal, Seven Hills Town Planning Group, Inc. Mr. Noonkester will make a presentation on the utilization of the CommunityViz software in the CONNECT Our Future initiative and the software’s potential application to improve MPO’s current socioeconomic data update process for Transportation Analysis Zones (TAZs) in the Regional Travel Demand Model.

ACTION REQUESTED: For Information and Discussion Only.

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15. FY 2015 Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) Amendment Presenter: Hank Graham, AICP, Principal Transportation Planner The approved FY 2015 UPWP may be amended to account for additional costs related to indirect costs and the purchase of software (CommunityViz) intended to improve the socio- economic projection update process for Transportation Analysis Zones in the MPO.

ACTION REQUESTED: Recommend Approval to MPO Board.

16. Charlotte Regional Alliance For Transportation (CRAFT) Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) Presenter: Hank Graham, AICP, Principal Transportation Planner CRAFT has proposed several changes for its governing document, the CRAFT MOA. Membership changes reflect recently amended MPO/RPO boundaries and associated name changes. Changes to the Executive Committee meeting schedule are intended to better reflect actual practice and what is feasible for scheduling future meetings.

ACTION REQUESTED: Recommend Approval to MPO Board

17. TIGER Freight Mobility Plan Update Presenter: Sushil Nepal The Centralina Council of Governments (CCOG) submitted a planning grant application for Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) funds on April 28, 2014. The grant fund along with local match will help assess our current freight systems against future growth needs, identifying and addressing gaps and barriers to growth and efficiency such as congestion and bottlenecks, workforce preparedness, safety issues or land use issues. It will recommend solutions for each part of the system individually and for coordinating among the parts.

ACTION REQUESTED: Consider identifying GCLMPO TCC member to the freight mobility plan steering committee

18. New Business

19. Other Business a. 85X Ridership

20. Adjournment

If you have any additional items or questions regarding this agenda, please call Hank Graham at 704-854-6663, Bernie Yacobucci at 704-854-6604, or Bjorn Hansen at 704-854-6632. You can also e-mail us at [email protected], [email protected], or [email protected] respectively.

MINUTES MEETING OF THE GASTON-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION (GCLMPO) TECHNICAL COORDINATING COMMITTEE (TCC) May 14, 2014

The regularly scheduled of the Gaston-Cleveland-Lincoln Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) Technical Coordinating Committee (TCC) was held on Wednesday, May 14, 2014, from 10:00 am until 11:56 am at the Gaston County Administration Building, Room 3A, 128 W. Main Avenue, Gastonia, NC.

Members Present: Brian DuPont City of Mount Holly, Planner, TCC Vice Chairman Debby Key City of Gastonia, Transit Administrator Rusty Bost City of Gastonia, Director of Engineering Matt Bernhardt City of Gastonia, Director of Public Works Jason Thompson City of Gastonia, Director of Planning Willie King Gaston County, Planner III Adrian Miller City of Belmont, Assistant City Manager Steve Killian City of Kings Mountain, Planning Director Richard Elam City of Cherryville, Planning & Zoning Administrator Joshua Grant Lincoln County, Planner James Lim NCDOT, Public Transportation Division, Transportation Planner Kristal Ford Transportation, Lincoln County, Transportation Manager Laura Simmons City of Lincolnton, Planning Director Jeff Kirchner City of Bessemer City, Planning/Code Enforcement Kevin Krouse City of Cramerton, Planning Director Walter Scharer City of Shelby, Planning Director

Staff present: Hank Graham GCLMPO, Principal Transportation Planner Bernie Yacobucci GCLMPO, Transportation Planner I Taylor Marcantel GCLMPO, Transportation Planner I Cass Roberts City of Gastonia, Administrative Assistant III Vicki Wright City of Gastonia, Transportation Grant Facilitator

Others present: James Walker City of Gastonia, Citizen Nadine Bennett Centralina CCOG, Planner Michelle Nance Centralina CCOG, Planning Director

Members with absences beginning January, 2014: Town of Boiling Springs (Jan., Mar., May – 3) City of Bessemer City (Jan. – 1) Town of Stanley (Jan., Mar., May – 3) City of Lincolnton (Jan. – 1) City of Shelby (Jan., Mar. – 2) Gaston Co. Access (Jan., Mar., May – 3) Transp. Lincoln Co. (Jan. – 1) Gaston Co. EDC (Jan., May – 2) Cleveland Co., EDC (Jan., May – 2)

1. Set Agenda Presenter: Brian DuPont, TCC Vice Chairman Mr. DuPont stated that the agenda needed to be set and asked if there were any additional items that needed to be added. There were no additional items.

Mr. Miller made a motion to approve the agenda as presented. Mr. Killian seconded the motion and the motion passed unanimously. 2. Determination of Quorum and Good Standing Presenter: Brian DuPont, TCC Vice Chairman Mrs. Roberts stated that a quorum was present.

3. Approval of Minutes Presenter: Brian DuPont, TCC Vice Chairman Mr. DuPont stated that the minutes from the regularly scheduled meeting of March 12, 2014 were ready to be reviewed and adopted. Mr. DuPont asked if there were any questions or comments on the March 12, 2014 minutes. There were no additional questions and comments.

Mr. Krouse made the motion to approve the minutes as presented. Mr. Grant seconded the motion and the motion passed unanimously.

4. Introduction of Members & Guests Presenter: Brian DuPont, TCC Vice Chairman Mr. DuPont asked that all guests and members who were “first time attendees” introduce themselves at this time. Michelle Nance and Nadine Bennett of Centralina CCOG introduced themselves as presenters.

5. Public Comment Presenter: Brian DuPont, TCC Vice Chairman Mr. DuPont stated that any public comment should be presented at this time and that public comment should be kept to a reasonable period of time.

Mr. Graham announced Ms. Cass Robert’s upcoming retirement and invited the committee to attend her retirement party on May 30, 2014, 3:00pm – 4:30pm in City Hall, Council Conference Room. He also introduced Ms. Robert’s replacement, Vicki Wright. Mr. DuPont thanked Ms. Roberts for her dedicated years of service and welcomed Ms. Wright. Mr. DuPont then closed the public comment period.

6. Administrative Modification to the 2012-2020 Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Program (MTIP) Presenter: Bernie Yacobucci, Transportation Planner I Mr. Yacobucci reviewed status of the Lincolnton CMAQ project delay, flexing of park and ride lots to transit STIP, ER-5600 Statewide project, vegetation management. As this item was for information and discussion only, no action was required at this time.

7. Formal Amendment to the 2012-2020 Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Program (MTIP) Presenter: Bernie Yacobucci, Transportation Planner I Public Input Meeting held, formal approval needed for new project for Gastonia Transit “Transit Enhancements” for $275,000 in FY 2014 for sidewalks and Transit Shelter on Modena Street.

Mr. Thompson made the motion to recommend that MPO Board approve the Formal Amendment. Mr. Miller seconded the motion and the motion passed unanimously.

8. I-85 Widening Resolution Presenter: Bernie Yacobucci, Transportation Planner I Resolution requesting NCDOT to provide a more accurate cost for the I-85 widening from NC-273 to Hwy 321 (1st Phase) by performing a Feasibility Analysis for the I-85 widening Project. Further discussion ensued debating the request for a Feasibility Study from the NCDOT.

Mr. Krouse made the motion to recommend this resolution with the amendment to remove the last “Whereas” statement. Mr. Miller seconded the motion and the motion passed unanimously.

9. Comprehensive Transportation Plan (CTP) Amendment Presenter: Hank Graham, AICP, Principal Transportation Planner Mr. Graham reviewed the proposed removal of the Gastonia/Mt. Holly Connector thoroughfare up from Cox Rd to NC273 on the Gaston County side of the CTP Plan and mentioned that amendments would be made to the map series in the near future may be completed as soon as September 2014.

Mr. Miller made the motion to recommend MPO Board release proposed CTP amendment for public comment. Mr. Krouse seconded the motion and the motion passed unanimously.

10. MAP-21 Reauthorization Position Presenter: Hank Graham, AICP, Principal Transportation Planner At the request of the Centralina COG, Mr. Graham presented resolution language to send to local federal representatives on the MPO’s position regarding the reauthorization of the federal surface transportation program, specifically regarding funding, duration, and regulations. This position would include an acknowledgement of the need to increase revenues as the gas tax is no longer producing sufficient revenue to fund projects. Much discussion ensued concerning ways to offer suggestions to MPO Board, but no further action was taken at this time.

11. Spot 3.0 Update and Proposed Timeline Presenter: Hank Graham, AICP, Principal Transportation Planner Mr. Graham stated that some of our projects did not rank as high as we liked at the statewide tier, necessitating the need to evaluate projects such as the and the Shelby Bypass at the regional and division tiers. The MPO has approved methodology for the distribution that the staff has the methodology in place for the distribution of the 1800 points we need to assign at the regional and division tiers. The MPO staff will run the projects through it and bring it back to the committee at the next meeting. We will then send those rankings out again to NCDOT and hopefully they will then be ready to be assigned sometime in August.

The following 5 committee members volunteered to serve on the subcommittee to develop rankings and points recommendations within the next month: Mr. Miller, Mr. Krouse, Mr. DuPont, Mr. Scharer, Mr. Bost.

Mr. Miller made the motion to recommend this process to the MPO Board at their May 22, 2014 meeting. Mr. Krouse seconded the motion and the motion passed unanimously.

12. 2013 Socio-Economic Baseline Update for Regional Travel Demand Model Presenter: Nadine Bennett, Planner, Centralina COG Ms. Bennett informed the committee that the MPO has begun the process of updating socio- economic baseline estimates for all Transportation Analysis Zones (TAZs) currently in the Metrolina Regional Travel Demand Model. The group has updated most of the baseline numbers. They will return in July to provide the updated totals for recommendation to the Board. As this item was for information and discussion only, no further action was required at this time.

13. CONNECT Our Future, Phase III Results for Cleveland, Gaston, and Lincoln Presenter: Michelle Nance, Planning Director, Centralina COG Ms. Nance presented the public engagement results from input collected by COG from a cross-section of citizens from Cleveland, Gaston, and Lincoln counties concerning the progression of our future growth based on priorities identified by residents. As this item was for information and discussion only, no further action was required at this time.

14. FY 2015 Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) Amendment Presenter: Hank Graham, AICP, Principal Transportation Planner Mr. Graham covered a draft of the approved FY 2015 UPWP with some additional increases In the overall costs related to indirect costs as well as the purchase of software (Community Viz) which is intended to improve the socio-economic estimate update process for\ Transportation Analysis Zones in the MPO. Even though there is a cost increase, the cost share percentages remained the same. Further discussion ensued. Since this item was for information and discussion only, no further action was required at this time.

15. Bicycle and Pedestrian Count Program Presenter: Taylor Marcantel, Transportation Planner I Mr. Marcantel stated that the overall goal of the count program will mainly be focused on Downtown Development. A subcommittee of 5 TCC members decided that the counters should be set in place for at least 7 days and to center count sites near downtown areas, areas that are planned for improvements, as well as bridges. They also decided to place counters at the greenways in Gastonia and Lincolnton for permanent count sites for at least a year, because of their high volume of usage. These locations will serve as baselines to compare with data collected at other count sites. As this item was for information and discussion only, no further action was required at this time.

16. Congestion Mitigation & Air Quality (CMAQ) Program Funding in FYs 2015, 2016, & 2017 Presenter: Taylor Marcantel, Transportation Planner I Mr. Marcantel stated that the NCDOT will be updating its CMAQ program based on Guidance from the new federal surface transportation bill, MAP-21. In October 2014,NCDOT should provide the MPO with new funding targets for FY 2015, 2016, and 2017.Due to an anticipated decrease in funding, some more expensive projects may need to be removed from the MPO’s CMAQ program and new, less expensive projects may take their place. Beginning in the summer of 2014, the MPO will begin evaluating it’s currently programmed CMAQ projects. If anyone is interested in a CMAQ project, go ahead and start planning and preparing your requests because a formal deadline will be set in the near future for applications. As this item was for information and discussion only, no further action was required at this time.

17. Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Section 5307 Grant Allocation Presenter: Taylor Marcantel, Transportation Planner I Mr. Marcantel stated that the 5307 Grant funding assists urban transit systems operating costs. The Gastonia urbanized area now extends into Cleveland County and the Charlotte urbanized area extends into both Lincoln and Gaston counties. These funds have been mainly used for capital expenditures but can now also be used for operating expenses. Further implications of urbanized areas expanding are that now in addition to Gaston Transit & Gaston Access being eligible to use these funds; Cleveland and Lincoln County are also eligible. In order to request these funds, the transit agencies for these additional counties would have to commit to additional responsibilities for reporting and Civil Rights. They also would have to be authorized to do these things. It is a long process to get there, but it is available. As this item was for information and discussion only, no further action was required at this time.

18. Adjournment There being no further business to be discussed, Mr. DuPont entertained a motion to adjourn the meeting.

Mr. Bernhardt made the motion to adjourn the meeting with Mr. Miller seconding the motion. The motion passed unanimously.

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CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS

Agenda Item #6

To: TCC Members From: Bernie Yacobucci, Transportation Planner I Date: August 13, 2014 Subject: Administrative Modifications to the 2012-2020 Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Program (MTIP)

BACKGROUND: Project I-5000 - Delay Right-Of-Way from FY14 to FY15 and construction from FY16 to FY17 to allow additional time for planning. Project W-5311 (US 321 at SR 2416-Robinson Rd) – Delay Right-Of-Way from FY14 to FY15 to allow additional time for coordination with railroad.

ACTION REQUESTED: For Information Only.

ATTACHMENTS:

1. Item N from NC Board of Transportation July and August Meetings

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HIGHWAY PROGRAM STIP MODIFICATIONS

DIVISION 10 * U-0209BA - CHARLOTTE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION US 74 (INDEPENDENCE BOULEVARD), SEPARATE ITS CONSTRUCTION FY 2016 - $1,400,000 (CMAQ) MECKLENBURG PLANNING ORGANIZATION CONTRACT FOR U-209 B $1,400,000 PROJ.CATEGORY DELAY CONSTRUCTION FROM FY 14 TO FY 16 TO STATEWIDE BETTER ALIGN THE SCHEDULE WITH THE MAIN CONTRACT COMPLETION.

DIVISION 12 I-5000 - GASTON CLEVELAND LINCOLN URBAN I-85, I-85/US 321. GEOMETRIC SAFETY RIGHT-OF-WAY FY 2015 - $4,700,000 (NHP) GASTON AREA METROPOLITAN PLANNING IMPROVEMENTS TO INTERCHANGE. UTILITIES FY 2015 - $2,600,000 (NHP) PROJ.CATEGORY ORGANIZATION DELAY RIGHT-OF-WAY FROM FY 14 TO FY 15 AND CONSTRUCTION FY 2017 - $6,900,000 (NHP) STATEWIDE CONSTRUCTION FROM FY 16 TO FY 17 TO ALLOW FY 2018 - $6,900,000 (NHP) ADDITIONAL TIME FOR PLANNING. $21,100,000

DIVISION 13 * I-4759 - FRENCH BROAD RIVER METROPOLITAN I-40, I-40/SR 1228 (LIBERTY ROAD). CONVERT GRADE RIGHT-OF-WAY FY 2019 - $16,100,000 (STP) BUNCOMBE PLANNING ORGANIZATION SEPARATION TO AN INTERCHANGE AND CONSTRUCT UTILITIES FY 2019 - $2,300,000 (STP) PROJ.CATEGORY TWO LANE ROADWAY, US 19/US 23/NC 151 TO SR 1224 CONSTRUCTION FY 2021 - $7,067,000 (STP) STATEWIDE WITH PART ON NEW LOCATION. FY 2022 - $7,066,000 (STP) DELAY RIGHT-OF-WAY FROM FY 15 TO FY 19 AND FY 2023 - $7,067,000 (STP) CONSTRUCTION FROM FY 17 TO FY 21 TO ALLOW $39,600,000 ADDITIONAL TIME FOR PLANNING.

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HIGHWAY PROGRAM STIP MODIFICATIONS

DIVISION 10 U-5507B - CHARLOTTE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION RIDGE ROAD TO PROSPERITY CHURCH ROAD. CONSTRUCTION FY 2015 - $2,000,000 (STPDA) MECKLENBURG PLANNING ORGANIZATION DELAY CONSTRUCTION FROM FY 14 TO FY 15 AS FY 2015 - $2,580,000 (C) PROJ.CATEGORY REQUESTED BY THE CITY OF CHARLOTTE TO ALLOW $4,580,000 DIVISION ADDITIONAL TIME TO ACQUIRE RIGHTS OF WAY.

DIVISION 12 U-4700A - GREATER HICKORY METROPOLITAN US 321, US 70 IN HICKORY TO US 321A RIGHT-OF-WAY FY 2018 - $50,750,000 (NHP) CALDWELL PLANNING ORGANIZATION DELAY CONSTRUCTION FROM FY 20 TO FY 21 TO FY 2019 - $50,750,000 (NHP) BURKE ALLOW ADDITIONAL TIME FOR PLANNING. NOTE MITIGATION FY 2020 - $586,000 (NHP) CATAWBA THAT DUE TO THE TIME HORIZON OF THE CURRENT CONSTRUCTION POST YR- $8,350,000 (HP) PROJ.CATEGORY STIP, PROJECT IS SHOWN IN POST YEARS. POST YR- $61,750,000 (NHP) STATEWIDE $172,186,000

W-5311 - GASTON CLEVELAND LINCOLN URBAN US 321, US 321 AT SR 2416 (ROBINSON ROAD), AND US CONSTRUCTION FY 2015 - $1,900,000 (HSIP) GASTON AREA METROPOLITAN PLANNING 321 JUST NORTH OF SR 2416. REPLACE OVERHEAD $1,900,000 PROJ.CATEGORY ORGANIZATION RAILROAD BRIDGE TO ALLOW FOR CONSTRUCTION STATEWIDE OF TWO-LANE, TWO-WAY ROAD FOR SR 2416, CONSTRUCT RIGHT TURN LANE FOR US 321 NORTHBOUND APPROACH AND CONSTRUCT TWO LIMITED MOVEMENT CROSSOVERS, AND REVISE EXISTING FLASHER. DELAY RIGHT-OF-WAY FROM FY 14 TO FY 15 TO ALLOW ADDITIONAL TIME FOR COORDINATION WITH RAILROAD.

STIP DELETIONS

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Agenda Item #7

To: TCC Members From: Bernie Yacobucci, Transportation Planner I Date: August 13, 2014 Subject: Approve Conformity Analysis for projects R-2248G (I-485 / Oakdale Road Interchange) and U-2507AA (Baucom Road Extension)

BACKGROUND: Funding for projects R-2248G and U-2507AA has become available and the projects are being added to the CRTPO MTIP.

R-2248G (I-485 / Oakdale Road Interchange) – Construct interchange at I-485 and Oakdale Road.

U-2507AA (Baucom Road Extension) – New collector road and multi-use path from Mallard Creek Road to IBM Drive. Its purpose is to provide better access to the local street network, improve bicycle and pedestrian connectivity and relieve left truning movement at IBM/W.T. Harris Blvd and at W.T. Harris Blvd and Mallarc Creek Church Road.

The conformity determination for these two projects is relying on the previous regional emission analysis and the FY 2012 to 2018 MTIP is a direct subset of the 2040 plan.

ACTION REQUESTED: Recommend Approval to MPO Board.

ATTACHMENTS:

1. CRTPO Amended Projects 2. Conformity Determination Report-Short Form

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NCDOT Emissions WSMPO ID Project Title Programming Changes Explanation of Need for Amendment Requested by TIP Analysis Status Number 276 R-2248G I-485 (Western Outer Loop)/Oakdale This project was NCDOT has secured funding for the Moving funds into the 4 Year NCDOT Road – New Interchange included in the projects and is being added to the funding horizon in the STIP conforming 2040 TIP requires TIP amendment and MTP completed Conformity Determination on on 5/2/14. FY 2015 Non-Exempt projects. ROW 200 This project will require a TIP

Construction 3100 Amendment

288 U- IBM Connector-Mallard Creek Road to This project was NCDOT has secured funding for the Moving funds into the 4 Year NCDOT 2507AA IPM Drive included in the projects and is being added to the funding horizon in the STIP conforming 2040 TIP requires TIP amendment and MTP completed FY 2015 Conformity Determination on on 5/2/14 ROW 100 Non-Exempt projects.

Construction 1700 This project will require a TIP

Total 1800 Amendment

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Metropolitan Transportation Plan: 2040 Transportation Improvement Program: FY 2012‐2018

Nature of Action:

Administrative Modification Amendment ‐ Number TIP# 01 Planning Action Only New Emissions Analysis Required

A full list of all proposed changes is provided in Appendix A. Administrative Modifications and Planning Action Amendments do not impact financial constraint of the TIP or MTP, as any increase in federal funds will be drawn from existing program balances, as verified by the North Carolina Department of Transportation. There are also no changes to the scope or schedule of any non‐exempt status project, as defined in 40 Code of Federal Regulations Part 93, so there is no need to update the regional emissions analysis. Therefore, this conformity determination is relying on the previous regional emissions analysis and the FY 2012 to 2018 TIP is a direct subset of the 2040 Plan.

Emissions Analysis:

Date: May 2, 2014 ‐ 2040 MTP and FY 2012‐2018 TIP

The above dated Conformity Determination Report was found by FHWA and EPA to meet the transportation requirements of the Clean Air Act set forth in 40 Code of Federal Regulations Part 93. Effective July 20, 2012, the EPA designated Mecklenburg in its entirety and portions of Cabarrus, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Rowan, and Union counties in North Carolina, and a portion of York County (excluding the Catawba Indian Nation), as nonattainment for the 2008 8-Hour ozone standard. On June 20, 2013, the EPA approved a maintenance plan, known as a “limited maintenance plan,” for Mecklenburg County, North Carolina CO maintenance area. This limited maintenance plan has a 2015 horizon year. Because of the approved limited maintenance plan, the CRTPO no longer has to complete a regional emissions analysis for the CO standard pursuant to 40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 93.109(e). However, all other transportation conformity requirements under 40 CFR 93.109(b) continue to apply.

Proposed Approval Dates:

See attached conformity process schedule in Appendix B

Appendices: A. Proposed Project Changes...... 2 B. Conformity Process Schedule...... 4 C. Interagency Consultation...... 6 D. Public Participation Ads...... 15 E. Public/Agency Comments and Responses...... 20 F. Adoption, Endorsement Resolutions and Agency Determinations....28

Report Preparation:

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RESOLUTION FINDING THE GASTON-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN URBAN AREA METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION (GCLMPO) 2040 METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLAN AND THE 2012-2018 METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE CLEAN AIR ACT AMENDMENTS OF 1990 AND THE MOVING AHEAD FOR PROGRESS IN THE 21ST CENTURY ACT (MAP-21)

WHEREAS, the GCLMPO Board is the duly recognized decision making body of the 3- C transportation planning process for the Gaston-Cleveland-Lincoln MPO; and

WHEREAS, the GCLMPO 2040 Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP) meets the planning requirements of 23 CFR Part 450.322; and

WHEREAS, the GCLMPO 2012-2018 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) is a direct subset of the 2040 MTP; and

WHEREAS, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) designated GCLMPO as a marginal nonattainment area for the 2008 ozone standard effective on July 20, 2012; and

WHEREAS, the transportation conformity analysis of the GCLMPO 2040 MTP is based on the most recent estimates of population, employment, travel, and congestion; and

WHEREAS, the GCLMPO 2040 MTP is financially constrained; and

WHEREAS, projects R-2248G and U-2507AA are being added to the Charlotte Region Transportation Planning Organization (CRTPO) 2012-2018 TIP and does not impact the GCLMPO 2040 MTP or the 2012-2018 TIP

WHEREAS, there are no transportation control measures in the North Carolina State Implementation Plan (SIP) that pertain to the GCLMPO area; and

WHEREAS, the most recent vehicle emissions model was used to prepared the quantitative emissions analysis; and

WHEREAS, those projects and programs included in the GCLMPO 2040 MTP contribute to annual emissions reductions as shown by the quantitative emissions analysis,

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the GCLMPO Board finds that both the GCLMPO 2040 MTP and GCLMPO 2012-2018 TIP conform to the purpose of the North Carolina State Implementation Plan (or base year emissions, in areas where no State Implementation Plan is approved or found adequate by EPA) in accordance with Clean Air Act as Amended (CAAA) and MAP-21

______Joe D. Carpenter, GCLMPO Board Chairman Gaston-Cleveland-Lincoln MPO

ATTESTED:

______James H. Graham, Jr. AICP, Principal Transportation Planner Gaston-Cleveland-Lincoln MPO Coordinator

Resolution adopted upon a motion of ______, seconded by______, by a vote of the majority of the Gaston-Cleveland-Lincoln MPO Board

North Carolina Gaston County

I, Sovara G. Wright, a Notary Public for said County and State, do hereby certify that Joe D. Carpenter personally appeared before me on this the 24th day of July, 2014, and acknowledge the due execution of the foregoing instrument.

Witness my hand and official seal, this the 24th day of July, 2014.

______Sovara G. Wright Notary Public

Post Office Box 1748 150 South York Street Gastonia, North Carolina 28053 Gastonia, North Carolina 28052 Phone (704) 866-6837 Fax (704) 869-1960

Agenda Item #8

To: TCC Members From: Hank Graham, AICP, Principal Transportation Planner Date: August 13, 2014 Subject: Gaston Urban Area Comprehensive Transportation Plan (CTP) Amendment

BACKGROUND: Memorandum of agreement between GCLMPO and RFATS and the CRTPO for the transfer of planning responsibility and authority for the portions of the CRTPO and RFATS urbanized areas located within Gaston County.

ACTION REQUESTED: Recommend MPO Board release the proposed CTP map amendment for 30 day public comment and for TCC and MPO Board consideration at September 2014 meetings.

ATTACHMENTS:

1. Map

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Post Office Box 1748 150 South York Street Gastonia, North Carolina 28053 Gastonia, North Carolina 28052 Phone (704) 866-6837 Fax (704) 869-1960

Agenda Item #9

To: TCC Members From: Hank Graham, AICP, Principal Transportation Planner Date: August 13, 2014 Subject: GCLMPO, RFATS and CRTPO Memorandum of Agreement

BACKGROUND: As a result of the 2010 Census, a portion of the Gastonia, NC-SC Urbanized Area is located within York County, South Carolina. The newly designated (2010 Census) Gastonia, NC-SC Urbanized Area in York County, South Carolina is not currently located within an existing MPO boundary – but RFATS is in the process of amending their Metropolitan Planning Area (MPA) boundary to cover this area. This agreement is intended to document and transfer transportation planning responsibilities and activities for this area from GCLMPO to RFATS. Also, as a result of the 2010 Census, portions of the Charlotte, NC-SC Urbanized Area are located within Gaston County and Lincoln County. The portions of the Charlotte, NC-SC Urbanized Area in Lincoln County are newly designated and are not currently located within an existing MPO boundary. The portions of the Charlotte, NC-SC Urbanized Area in Gaston County are newly designated and are currently located within the GCLMPO (formerly Gaston Urban Area Metropolitan Planning Organization) boundary.

ACTION REQUESTED: Recommend Approval to MPO Board.

ATTACHMENTS:

1. MOU’s

Page left blank intentionally. Memorandum of Agreement between the Gaston‐Cleveland‐Lincoln Metropolitan Planning Organization (GCLMPO) and the Rock Hill‐Fort Mill Transportation Study (RFATS) for the Transfer of Planning Responsibility and Authority for the Portion of the Gastonia, NC‐SC Urbanized Area located within York County, South Carolina

23 USC 134 and Section 8 of the Federal Transit Act require that a Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) be designated for each Census‐defined Urbanized Area; and that if necessary, the boundaries of the MPO be expanded after each decennial Census to cover the Census‐defined Urbanized Area.

As a result of the 2010 Census, a portion of the Gastonia, NC‐SC Urbanized Area is located within York County, South Carolina. The newly designated (2010 Census) Gastonia, NC‐SC Urbanized Area in York County, South Carolina is not currently located within an existing MPO boundary – but RFATS is in the process of amending their Metropolitan Planning Area (MPA) boundary to cover this area. This agreement is intended to document and transfer transportation planning responsibilities and activities for this area from GCLMPO to RFATS.

It has been mutually agreed upon that both GCLMPO and RFATS will each continue to carry out federal planning requirements required by the Safe Accountable Flexible Transportation Equity Act and Legacy for Users (SAFETEA‐LU) and the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP‐21) for the Urbanized Areas, or portions thereof, currently within their respective Metropolitan Planning Area (MPA) boundaries, pursuant to 23 USC 134, 49 USC 5305 and 23 CFR Part 450, as follows:

1. Federal transportation planning requirements for the portion of the Gastonia, NC‐SC Urbanized Area that lies within York County, South Carolina and not currently included within the MPA boundary of GCLMPO shall be provided by RFATS; and

2. Allocation and distribution of federal (PL) planning funds for GCLMPO will be based upon the Gastonia, NC‐SC Urbanized Area as defined by the 2010 Census and may be utilized anywhere within the GCLMPO MPA boundary; and

3. Allocation and distribution of federal (PL) planning funds and STP‐DA funds for RFATS will be based upon the Urbanized Areas within the RFATS MPA boundary as defined by the 2010 Census and may be utilized anywhere within the RFATS MPA boundary; and

4. Allocation and distribution of federal transit planning funds for GCLMPO will be based upon the Gastonia, NC‐SC Urbanized Area as defined by the 2010 Census and may be utilized anywhere within the GCLMPO MPA boundary. The MPO and local transit providers mutually develop a distribution of transit planning funding among the Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) and Gastonia Transit; and

5. Allocation and distribution of federal transit planning funds for RFATS will be based upon the Urbanized Areas within the RFATS MPA boundary as defined by the 2010 Census and may be utilized anywhere within the RFATS MPA boundary. Additionally, it should be noted that, consistent with US Code 49, Section 5307 and Section 5340 funds are allocated directly to the lead transit agency within GCLMPO. A portion of these funds are based upon the population and area in the South Carolina portion of the Gastonia, NC‐SC Urbanized Area. GCLMPO and RFATS agree that the portion of these funds that are attributable to the population and area in York County, South Carolina will be eligible for sub‐allocation from the lead transit agency in the GCLMPO to the eligible RFATS designated transit providers/operators in the South Carolina portion of the Gastonia, NC‐SC Urbanized Area.

GCLMPO and RFATS further agree that the sub‐allocation formula will be determined in the future by mutual agreement of the GCLMPO transit agency and eligible sub‐recipients and that they will share grant monies on a pro‐rata basis among eligible transit operators providing service within the South Carolina portion of the Gastonia, NC‐SC Urbanized Area. Sub‐allocation will be through a formal agreement between the GCLMPO lead transit agency and the eligible transit providers in York County, South Carolina and will be subject to the rules, regulations, and laws governing the use and accounting of these funds, including administrative costs; and

6. Data collection for planning activities shall be conducted jointly by the MPOs to support development of transportation planning activities, including but not limited to development of performance measures, Metropolitan Transportation Plans, Congestion Management Processes and the Metrolina Regional Travel Demand Model, which is housed at the Charlotte Department of Transportation and NCDOT.

7. The Gaston‐Cleveland‐Lincoln Metropolitan Planning Organization (GCLMPO) and the Rock Hill‐Fort Mill Transportation Study (RFATS) have entered into Memoranda of Agreement with the North and South Carolina Divisions of Air Quality, North and South Carolina Departments of Transportation, the United States Environmental Protection Agency, the Federal Highway Administration and the Federal Transit Administration to satisfy the requirement in Clean Air Act section 176(c)(4)(E) to create a state conformity SIP containing the following three requirements of the Federal Transportation Conformity Rule, 40 CFR part 93 subpart A: (1) 40 CFR 93.105, which addresses consultation procedures; (2) 40 CFR 93.122(a)(4)(ii), which states that conformity SIPs must require written commitments to control measures to be obtained prior to a conformity determination if the control measures are not included in an Metropolitan Planning Organization’s transportation plan and transportation improvement program, and that such commitments be fulfilled; and (3) 40 CFR 93.125(c), which states that conformity SIPs must require written commitments to mitigation measures to be obtained prior to a project‐level conformity determination, and that project sponsors comply with such commitments.

SIGNATURES OF AGREEMENT

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Joe D. Carpenter, Chair Hon. A. Douglas Echols, Chair MPO Board Policy Committee Gaston‐Cleveland‐Lincoln Rock Hill‐Fort Mill Metropolitan Planning Organization Transportation Study

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Date Date Memorandum of Agreement between the Gaston‐Cleveland‐Lincoln Metropolitan Planning Organization (GCLMPO) and the Charlotte Regional Transportation Planning Organization (CRTPO) for the Transfer of Planning Responsibility and Authority for the Portion of the Charlotte, NC‐SC Urbanized Area Located within Gaston County, North Carolina and Lincoln County, North Carolina

23 USC 134 and Section 8 of the Federal Transit Act require that a Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) be designated for each Census‐defined Urbanized Area; and that if necessary, the boundaries of the MPO be expanded after each decennial Census to cover the Census‐defined Urbanized Area.

As a result of the 2010 Census, portions of the Charlotte, NC‐SC Urbanized Area are located within Gaston County and Lincoln County. The portions of the Charlotte, NC‐SC Urbanized Area in Lincoln County are newly designated and are not currently located within an existing MPO boundary. The portions of the Charlotte, NC‐SC Urbanized Area in Gaston County are newly designated and are currently located within the GCLMPO (formerly Gaston Urban Area Metropolitan Planning Organization) boundary.

It has been mutually agreed upon that both GCLMPO and CRTPO will each continue to carry out federal planning requirements required by the Safe Accountable Flexible Transportation Equity Act and Legacy for Users (SAFETEA‐LU) and the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP‐21) for the Urbanized Areas, or portions thereof, currently within their respective Metropolitan Planning Area (MPA) boundaries, pursuant to 23 USC 134, 49 USC 5305 and 23 CFR Part 450, as follows:

1. Federal transportation planning requirements for the portions of the Charlotte, NC‐SC Urbanized Area that lie within Gaston County and Lincoln County and thus within the MPA boundary of GCLMPO shall be provided by GCLMPO with the exception of Congestion Management responsibilities, which shall be provided by CRTPO; and

2. Allocation and distribution of federal (PL) planning funds and STP‐DA funds for CRTPO will be based upon the Charlotte, NC‐SC Urbanized Area as defined by the 2010 Census and may be utilized anywhere within the CRTPO MPA boundary; and

3. Allocation and distribution of federal (PL) planning funds for GCLMPO will be based upon the Gastonia, NC‐SC Urbanized Area as defined by the 2010 Census and may be utilized anywhere within the GCLMPO MPA boundary; and

4. Allocation and distribution of federal transit planning funds for CRTPO will be based upon the Charlotte, NC‐SC Urbanized Area as defined by the 2010 Census and may be utilized anywhere within the CRTPO MPA boundary. GCLMPO, CRTPO and local transit providers have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding through which transit planning funding is shared among transit providers including the Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) and Gastonia Transit; and

5. Allocation and distribution of federal transit planning funds for GCLMPO will be based upon the Gastonia, NC‐SC Urbanized Area as defined by the 2010 Census and may be utilized anywhere within the GCLMPO MPA boundary. GCLMPO, CRTPO and local transit providers mutually develop a distribution of transit planning funding among the Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) and Gastonia Transit; and

6. Data collection for planning activities shall be conducted jointly by GCLMPO and CRTPO to support development of transportation planning activities, including but not limited to development of performance measures, Metropolitan Transportation Plans, Congestion Management Processes and the Metrolina Regional Travel Demand Model, which is housed at the Charlotte Department of Transportation and NCDOT.

7. The Gaston‐Cleveland‐Lincoln Metropolitan Planning Organization (GCLMPO) and the Charlotte Regional Transportation Planning Organization (CRTPO) have entered into Memoranda of Agreement with the North Carolina Division of Air Quality, North Carolina Department of Transportation, US Environmental Protection Agency, Federal Highway Administration and Federal Transit Administration to satisfy the requirement in Clean Air Act section 176(c)(4)(E) to create a state conformity SIP containing the following three requirements of the Federal Transportation Conformity Rule, 40 CFR part 93 subpart A: (1) 40 CFR 93.105, which addresses consultation procedures; (2) 40 CFR 93.122(a)(4)(ii), which states that conformity SIPs must require written commitments to control measures to be obtained prior to a conformity determination if the control measures are not included in an Metropolitan Planning Organization’s transportation plan and transportation improvement program, and that such commitments be fulfilled; and (3) 40 CFR 93.125(c), which states that conformity SIPs must require written commitments to mitigation measures to be obtained prior to a project‐level conformity determination, and that project sponsors comply with such commitments.

SIGNATURES OF AGREEMENT

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Joe D. Carpenter, Chair Sarah McAulay, Chair MPO Board MPO Gaston‐Cleveland‐Lincoln Charlotte Regional Metropolitan Planning Organization Transportation Planning Organization

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Date Date

Post Office Box 1748 150 South York Street Gastonia, North Carolina 28053 Gastonia, North Carolina 28052 Phone (704) 866-6837 Fax (704) 869-1960

Agenda Item #10

To: TCC Members From: Hank Graham, AICP, Principal Transportation Planner Date: August 13, 2014 Subject: Resolution Endorsing Statewide Tier Projects in the Metrolina Region

BACKGROUND:

The Technical Committee of the Charlotte Regional Alliance for Transportation (CRAFT) met on May 27, 2014 and discussed the results NCDOT’s scoring of statewide tier projects. The Technical Committee determined that a regional statement of support would be beneficial for the various Statewide tier projects that were fully or partially funded. The Cabarrus Rowan MPO has endorsed the resolution and the Charlotte Regional Transportation Planning Organization is scheduled to do so at its August meeting.

Adjacent contiguous MPO support for across MPO boundary statewide projects will benefit everyone within the Metrolina region.

ACTION REQUESTED: Recommend Approval to MPO Board

ATTACHMENTS:

1. Resolution

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Construct overpass at the intersection with on/off ramps between US 70 and service road, Install coordinated signals at service Included in Project and cost included in H141085 FUNDED IN U-5713 2 56.55 N/A N/A Craven US-70 SR 1131 (Airport Road) road and side road intersections, Widen $ 23,870,000 U-5713 U-5713 Williams Road and Airport Road, Upgrade Old Cherry Point Road and Terminal Drive and construct other connector streets

Construct overpass at the intersection with Included in on/off ramps between US 70 and service Project and cost included in H141612 FUNDED IN U-5713 2 68.37 N/A N/A Craven US-70 SR 1167 (Williams Rd) $ 23,870,000 U-5713 road, Install coordinated signals at service U-5713 road and side road intersections

H090770 U-5713 FUNDED 2 55.42 FY 21 FY 23 Craven US-70 Neuse River Bridge Grantham Road Upgrade Roadway to Freeway. $ 66,000,000 Estimated best schedule

Cost shown reflects ILM - Rehabilitate General Aviation north A130508 AV-5702 FUNDED 3 73.27 N/A FY 15 New Hanover $ 500,000 NCDOT's share of $3.5M apron project Cost shown reflects ILM - Pipe ditches in FBO #2 area - A130512 AV-5713 FUNDED 3 60.43 N/A FY 16 New Hanover $ 500,000 NCDOT's share of $1.5M construction project NC-24 Lejeune Existing project with schedule Intersection of NC 24 & Upgrade intersection and drainage (U- H140840 U-5508 FUNDED 3 75.28 FY 16 FY 17 Onslow Blvd, NC-53 $ 2,170,000 adjusted to incorporate scope NC 53 (U-5508) 5508) Western Blvd change. NEPA in progress. Cost shown reflects A130515 AV-5704 FUNDED 3 68.87 N/A FY 17 New Hanover ILM - Upgrade airfield lighting vault $ 500,000 NCDOT's share of $2.4M project SR-1409 New $24.2 M is prior to FY 16. Route - Military SR 1409 (Military Cutoff Our cost includes $3.2 M in H129103 U-4751 FUNDED 3 58.46 FY 15 FY 17 New Hanover US 17 Bypass Construct Multi-Lanes on New Location. $ 106,650,000 Cutoff Road Road) at US 17 Business mitigation. Current schedule Extension in STIP. NEPA in progress. Cost shown reflects A13514 AV-5730 FUNDED 3 46.15 N/A FY 18 New Hanover ILM - Runway 6-24 extension $ 500,000 NCDOT's share of $2.5M project Coordinate with U-5701 B; H142236 U-5701 A FUNDED 3 81.73 FY 18 FY 19 Onslow US-17 Marine Blvd NC 53 (Western Blvd) Upgrade intersection $ 698,000 estimated best schedule SR 1406 (Piney Green H142237 U-5701 B FUNDED 3 61.97 FY 18 FY 19 Onslow US-17 Marine Blvd Upgrade to continuous green T-intersection $ 698,000 Coordinate with U-5701 A Rd) US-17-BUS-Market US 74 (Martin Luther SR 1409 (Military Cutoff Construct Access Management H090499-C U-4902 C FUNDED 3 45.25 FY 18 FY 20 New Hanover $ 3,375,000 Estimated best schedule Street King, Jr. Parkway) Road) Improvements. US-17-BUS-Market SR 1409 (Military Cutoff SR 1402 (Porters Neck Construct Access Management H090499-D U-4902 D FUNDED 3 44.97 FY 18 FY 20 New Hanover $ 6,250,000 Estimated best schedule Street Road) Road) Improvements. Construct on new location SR 1219 & SR US-258 Richlands SR 1219 (Blue Creek H142183 U-5719 FUNDED 3 45.64 FY 19 FY 21 Onslow SR 1396 (Ridge Road) 1396 to be re-aligned to form one at grade $ 1,860,000 Estimated best schedule Highway Road) signalized intersection on US 258 US-74 Eastwood SR1409 (Military Cutoff Convert at-grade intersection to an H141232 U-5710 FUNDED 3 58.84 FY 20 FY 22 New Hanover $ 25,110,000 Estimated best schedule Road Road) interchange Included in Upgrade intersection to accommodate H140347 FUNDED IN U-5716 3 67.77 N/A N/A Onslow US-258 , NC-24 NC 53 (Burgaw Hwy) $ 465,000 Included in U-5716 U-5716 AM/PM peak movements on US 258 US 258/NC 24 NC 53 (Burgaw H111198 U-5716 FUNDED 3 50.06 FY 20 FY 22 Onslow NC-24 Construct interchange. $ 37,416,000 Estimated best schedule (Richlands Highway) Highway) Coordinate with U-5702; PARTIALLY US-76 Oleander US117/NC132 (College $13.5 M cashflowed beyond H141231 U-5704 3 69.91 FY 23 FY 25 New Hanover Convert at-grade intersection to a SPUI $ 25,110,000 FUNDED Drive Road) FY 25; estimated best schedule

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Construct An Additional Northbound Included in NC-132 College H090489 FUNDED IN U-5702 3 49.81 N/A N/A New Hanover Shipyard Boulevard Wilshire Boulevard Through Lane on College Road from $ 13,986,000 Included in U-5702 U-5702 Road Shipyard Boulevard to Wilshire Boulevard Coordinate with U-5704; PARTIALLY NC-132 College US 421 (Carolina Beach Widen NC 132 (College Road) with access H142202 U-5702 3 45.51 FY 23 FY 25 New Hanover SR 2048 (Gordon Road) $ 42,943,000 $14.5 M cashflowed beyond FUNDED Road Road) improvements FY 25. Coordinate with I-5111. Access Improvements in the Vicinity of H090031 I-4739 FUNDED 4 56.70 FY 18 FY 20 Johnston I-40 NC 42 $ 6,670,000 Estimated best schedule. Existing I-40/NC 42 interchange. NEPA in progress. Cost shown reflects A130117 AV-5700 FUNDED 5 86.11 N/A FY 17 Wake RDU - Reconstruct Runway 5L-23R $ 500,000 NCDOT's share of $100M project SR 1002 (Aviation Construct Aviation Pkwy NB to I-40 WB Estimated best schedule. H128080 I-5506 FUNDED 5 84.51 FY 16 FY 17 Wake I-40 $ 3,600,000 Parkway) Loop Entrance Ramp in Ne Quadrant. NEPA in progress Project w/in limits of U-2719, H090574 U-2719 A FUNDED 5 69.92 N/A FY 18 Wake I-440 , US-1 I-40/US 64 Wade Avenue Install Ramp Meters. $ 901,000 which is also funded

South of SR 1313 North of SR 1728 Design-Build. Estimated best H090358 U-2719 FUNDED 5 49.82 FY 18 FY 18 Wake I-440 , US-1 Add Additional Lanes. $ 108,510,000 (Walnut Street) (Wade Avenue) schedule. NEPA in progress.

SR 2000 (Falls of the Install Ramp Meters at 4 Interchange H141301 I-5710 FUNDED 5 65.05 N/A FY 18 Wake I-540 SR 1829 (Leesville Rd) $ 600,000 Schedule under review. Neuse Rd) locations along Westbound I-540 NC-540 New Route FUNDING SUBJECT NCTA Design-Build project. - Southern Wake H129615 R-2721 TO TURNPIKE CAP 5 52.70 FY 18 FY 18 Wake NC 55 (South) US 401 Construct Freeway on New Location (toll) $ 354,086,000 Estimated best schedule. Freeway/Triangle BEING MODIFIED NEPA in progress. Expressway (Toll)

Estimated best schedule. H090044-A I-5111 A FUNDED 5 45.91 FY 16 FY 18 Wake I-40 I-440/US 64 US 70 Business Add Additional Lanes. $ 58,000,000 NEPA in progress.

Estimated best schedule. H090044-BA I-5111 BA FUNDED 5 47.20 FY 16 FY 18 Wake I-40 US 70 Business US 70 Bypass Add Additional Lanes. $ 58,000,000 NEPA in progress.

SR 3015 (Airport Convert Existing interchange to a Diverging H128081 I-5700 FUNDED 5 83.51 FY 19 FY 20 Wake I-40 $ 6,670,000 Estimated best schedule Boulevard) Diamond SR 2000 (Wake Forest H140761 I-5708 FUNDED 5 78.54 FY 19 FY 20 Wake I-440 Revise Interchange to DDI $ 6,670,000 Schedule under review Rd) 16-20 programmed cost Upgrade Existing at-Grade intersection to includes mitigation. H128081-C U-5518 C FUNDED 5 74.73 FY 19 FY 20 Wake US-70 Brier Creek Parkway $ 13,400,000 interchange. Estimated best schedule. NEPA in progress.

West of SR 3067 (TW Schedule under review. H128081-A U-5518 A FUNDED 5 62.85 N/A FY 20 Wake US-70 I-540 Upgrade Arterial to Freeway. $ 13,200,000 Alexander Drive) NEPA in progress.

H140722 I-5707 FUNDED 5 49.78 FY 20 FY 21 Durham I-40 NC 147 NC 55 Widen for a westbound Auxiliary lane $ 24,406,000 Schedule under review.

H090045 I-5701 FUNDED 5 64.80 N/A FY 22 Wake I-40 I-440/US 1/64 Lake Wheeler Road Widen 6-Lane Freeway to 8 Lanes $ 25,500,000 Schedule under review.

NC-540 New Route FUNDING SUBJECT NCTA Design-Build project. - Southern Wake H129616 R-2828 TO TURNPIKE CAP 5 52.70 FY 22 FY 22 Wake US 401 I-40 Construct Freeway on New Location (toll) $ 502,750,000 NEPA in progress. Schedule Freeway/Triangle BEING MODIFIED reflects cap constraints. Expressway (Toll)

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SR 1521 (Lake Pine H090524-C U-5301C FUNDED 5 49.14 FY 21 FY 22 Wake US-64 US 1 Upgrade Roadway to Superstreet. $ 12,600,000 Estimated best schedule. Drive)

H140659 I-5705 FUNDED 5 70.35 FY 22 FY 23 Durham I-40 NC 54 Improve interchange. $ 1,160,000 Schedule under review

North of SR 2006 North of SR 2045 Schedule under review. H090967-B U-5307 B FUNDED 5 60.60 FY 21 FY 23 Wake US-1 Capital Blvd Upgrade Roadway to Freeway. $ 60,600,000 (Durant Road) (Burlington Mills Road) NEPA in progress.

North of SR 2006 Schedule under review. H090967-A U-5307 A FUNDED 5 56.19 FY 21 FY 23 Wake US-1 Capital Blvd I-540 Upgrade Roadway to Freeway. $ 82,200,000 (Durant Road) NEPA in progress.

North of SR 2045 Schedule under review. H090967-C U-5307C FUNDED 5 53.00 FY 21 FY 23 Wake US-1 Capital Blvd South of NC 98 Bypass Upgrade Roadway to Freeway. $ 62,700,000 (Burlington Mills Road) NEPA in progress.

East of US 1/64 (Limits Widen Roadway to 8 Lanes and H110998 I-5704 FUNDED 5 46.70 N/A FY 23 Wake I-40 West of Wade Ave $ 37,734,000 Schedule under review. of I-5338) Rehabilitate Pavement.

Upgrade At-grade Intersection to H090366-A U-5717 FUNDED 5 47.21 FY 23 FY 24 Durham US-15 , US-501 Garrett Road $ 23,870,000 Schedule under review. Interchange.

Upgrade Existing at-Grade intersection to H128086 U-5720 FUNDED 5 45.59 FY 22 FY 24 Durham US-70 Miami Boulevard $ 25,104,000 Schedule under review. interchange. Realign and widen Crabtree Valley Avenue, construct new interchange at I-440 to PARTIALLY East of US 70 (Glenwood connect to Ridge Road, realign interchange H140788 I-5870 5 46.84 FY 23 FY 25 Wake I-440/US 1 West of Ridge Road $ 59,052,000 Schedule under review. FUNDED Ave) at I-440 and US 70 to relieve US 70/Glenwood Ave and interchange with I- 440. Construct 1 Managed Lane Per Direction Combined w/ 2 adjacent I-40 PARTIALLY (Additional 16Ft of Pavement - 12Ft Lanes managed lane projects for H111131 I-5702 A 5 48.76 FY 24 Beyond FY 25 Durham I-40 NC 147 US 15/501 $ 526,780,000 FUNDED + 4Ft Pavement For Separation with programming purposes. General Purpose Lanes). Schedule under review.

Combined w/ 2 adjacent I-40 PARTIALLY managed lane projects for H111013 I-5702B 5 61.11 FY 24 Beyond FY 25 Wake I-40 NC 147 Wade Avenue Construct Managed Lanes. $ 733,800,000 FUNDED programming purposes. Schedule under review.

Combined w/ 2 adjacent I-40 PARTIALLY managed lane projects for H140728 I-5702 C 5 52.47 FY 24 Beyond FY 25 Wake I-40 SR 1728 (Wade Ave) I-440 Construct Managed Lanes in each direction $ 562,200,000 FUNDED programming purposes. Schedule under review. Combined with H111299 for programming purposes. PARTIALLY Reconstruct interchange;ultimate H140771 I-5703 5 52.75 FY 23 Beyond FY 25 Wake I-40 I-440/US1/64 $ 169,500,000 Programmed cost is R/W FUNDED interchange Improvements. phase only. Schedule under review. Combined with H140771 for programming purposes. Included in I- PARTIALLY Reconstruct interchange; initial interchange H111299 5 52.43 FY 23 Beyond FY 25 Wake I-40 I-440/US1/64 $ 74,000,000 Programmed cost is for R/W 5703 FUNDED Improvements. phase only. Schedule under review.

Data subject to change based on continued evaluation Data and costs are for prioritization purposes only DRAFT: SUBJECT TO CHANGE 3 Statewide Mobility PRELIMINARY FUNDING PRELIMINARY RIGHT SPOT ID TIP Primary Division Quantiative Score CONSTRUCTION Primary County Route From / Cross Street To Description Total Cost COMMENTS COMMENTS OF WAY DATE (Out of 100) DATE

FUNDING SUBJECT NC-540 New Route NCTA Design-Build project. H129617 R-2829 TO TURNPIKE CAP 5 44.60 FY 25 Beyond FY 25 Wake - Eastern Wake I-40 US 64/264 Bypass Construct Freeway on New Location (toll) $ 472,272,000 NEPA in progress. Schedule BEING MODIFIED Freeway (Toll) reflects cap constraints. I-295 Fayetteville South of SR 1400 Estimated best schedule. H129619-CA U-2519CA FUNDED 6 50.46 FY 16 FY 16 Cumberland South of US 401 Construct Freeway on New Location. $ 79,900,000 Outer Loop (Cliffdale Road) NEPA complete. Cost shown reflects A130246 AV-5708 FUNDED 7 64.27 N/A FY 15 Guilford GSO - Taxiway over I-73 $ 500,000 NCDOT's share of $15.5M project Cost shown reflects A130252 AV-5707 FUNDED 7 64.33 N/A FY 16 Guilford GSO - Taxiway G $ 500,000 NCDOT's share of $15.9M project Programmed costs assume RIGHT OF WAY I-840 Greensboro US 220 (Battleground SR 2303 (Lawndale H129623-D U-2524 D FUNDED 7 53.56 FY 16 Guilford Construct Freeway on New Location. $ 54,600,000 continued status as GARVEE COMPLETE Western Loop Avenue) Drive) project. NEPA complete. Cost shown reflects GSO - Surface Movement Guidance and A130240 AV-5711 FUNDED 7 62.05 N/A FY 17 Guilford $ 500,000 NCDOT's share of $8M Control System (SMGCS) update project Cost shown reflects GSO - High-speed taxiway to Runway 5R- A130253 AV-5718 FUNDED 7 58.56 N/A FY 18 Guilford $ 500,000 NCDOT's share of $3M 23L project Cost shown reflects A130254 AV-5701 FUNDED 7 75.31 N/A FY 19 Guilford GSO - Extend Runway 5R-23L to northeast $ 500,000 NCDOT's share of $20M project Programmed costs reflect recent construction estimate I-840 Greensboro US 29 North of SR 2303 (Lawndale H129624-C U-2525 C FUNDED 7 53.56 FY 16 FY 19 Guilford Construct Freeway on New Location. $ 162,145,000 update. SEPA complete. Eastern Loop Greensboro Drive) Schedule was affected by corridor cap considerations.

Construct loops in northeast and southwest quadrants. Realign EB and WB ramps and widen Sandy Ridge through the SR 1850 (Sandy Ridge interchange. Attached Feasibility Study H141053 I-5712 FUNDED 7 80.28 FY 19 FY 20 Guilford I-40 $ 2,175,000 Schedule under review Road) includes the improvements for the interchange. Improvements for the roadway from I-40 to W. Market Street is an existing project in SPOT. Cost shown reflects A130233 AV-5715 FUNDED 7 60.28 N/A FY 20 Guilford GSO - Runway 5R-23L Group VI upgrade $ 500,000 NCDOT's share of $10M project H140348 I-5711 FUNDED 7 60.20 FY 19 FY 20 Alamance I-40, I-85 Mebane Oaks Road Upgrade Interchange $ 1,160,000 Schedule under review

US-15 Fordham Schedule under review. H111143-B U-5304 B FUNDED 7 67.47 N/A FY 24 Orange East Lakeview Drive Sage Road Upgrade Road to "Superstreet". $ 2,052,000 Boulevard, US-501 Feasibility study in progress.

Project w/in limits of current H141545 U-5304 D FUNDED 7 66.02 FY 23 FY 24 Orange US-15 , US-501 NC 54 (Raleigh Road) Improve Interchange $ 1,160,000 project U-5304. Schedule under review.

SR 1742 (Ephesus Schedule under review. H111143-C U-5304 C FUNDED 7 50.92 FY 23 FY 24 Orange US-15 , US-501 Intersection Improvements $ 2,170,000 Church Road) Feasibility study in progress. Capacity improvements and possible PARTIALLY US-15 Fordham SR 1742 (Ephesus NC 86 (Columbia interchange at Manning Drive, with Schedule under review. H111143-A U-5304 A 7 44.55 FY 24 Beyond FY 25 Orange $ 95,330,000 FUNDED Boulevard, US-501 Church Road) Street) Sidewalks, Wide-Outside Lanes, and Feasibility study in progress. Transit Accommodations. Project scope is covered SR 1140 (Peace Haven under R-2247 ROD. NEPA H111219 R-2247CD FUNDED 9 61.37 FY 16 FY 16 Forsyth US-421 Reconstruct interchange $ 11,165,000 Road) complete. Schedule under review. Project scope is covered NC 65 (Bethania-Rural under R-2247 ROD. NEPA H111220 R-2247EC FUNDED 9 49.31 FY 16 FY 16 Forsyth US-52 Reconstruct interchange $ 15,660,000 Hall Road) complete. Schedule under review. Data subject to change based on continued evaluation Data and costs are for prioritization purposes only DRAFT: SUBJECT TO CHANGE 4 Statewide Mobility PRELIMINARY FUNDING PRELIMINARY RIGHT SPOT ID TIP Primary Division Quantiative Score CONSTRUCTION Primary County Route From / Cross Street To Description Total Cost COMMENTS COMMENTS OF WAY DATE (Out of 100) DATE 16-20 programmed cost US 29/NC 152 Lane Street in Cabarrus includes mitigation. H090014-B I-3802 B FUNDED 9 51.10 FY 19 FY 21 Rowan I-85 Connector in Rowan Add Additional Lanes. $ 140,353,000 County Schedule reflects funds County balancing constraints. US-74 Convert bus lanes to reversible managed Independence (HOT) lanes. Laneage and jersey barriers I-277 (Belk/Brookshire H140272 U-5526 A FUNDED 10 74.50 N/A FY 17 Mecklenburg Boulevard, NC-27 NC 27 (Albemarle Road) are already in place. The scope of this $ 13,620,000 Estimated best schedule Freeways) Independence project would include the new gantries, Boulevard striping and gates.

FUNDING SUBJECT US 74 (Independence Construct one Express toll Lane in Each H128073 I-5507 TO TURNPIKE CAP 10 56.88 FY 17 FY 18 Mecklenburg I-485 I-77 $ 201,340,000 Estimated best schedule Boulevard) Direction within the Existing Median. BEING MODIFIED

Upgrade existing to a diverging diamond interchange with improvements to include bicycle lanes and I-77 , SR-2136 H140195 I-5714 FUNDED 10 82.89 N/A FY 19 Mecklenburg SR 2136 (Gilead Road) sidewalks. Interchange congestion is $ 10,439,000 Schedule under review Gilead Road affecting main line operations. Local destination traffic needs to be removed from regional traffic. Upgrade existing interchange to Split H141928 I-5715 FUNDED 10 82.46 FY 19 FY 21 Mecklenburg I-77 NC 73 $ 11,165,000 Schedule under review Diamond configuration.

US-74 Roosevelt SR-1514 (Rocky River Reconfigure existing intersection to H141897 U-5703 FUNDED 10 70.85 FY 19 FY 21 Union $ 2,170,000 Schedule under review Blvd Road) Superstreet. Upgrade Corridor to Provide Additional Capacity and Safety Improvements. Includes Improvements to extend Krefeld US-74 Drive from existing Krefeld Drive to Sardis Managed lane project. H090962-A U-2509 B FUNDED 10 60.36 FY 19 FY 21 Mecklenburg Independence I-485 Sardis Road North $ 178,827,000 Road North, and improvements to Estimated best schedule Boulevard Arequipa Drive/Northeast Parkway from Margaret Wallace Road to Sam Newell Road Upgrade Corridor to Provide Additional Capacity and Safety Improvements. Includes Improvements to Krefeld Drive/Independence Pointe Parkway from Crownpoint Executive Drive to Sam Newell US-74 Road, improvements to Northeast Parkway Managed lane project. H090962-B U-2509 A FUNDED 10 57.58 FY 19 FY 21 Mecklenburg Independence Sardis Road North Conference Drive $ 130,980,000 from Overcash Drive to Matthews-Mint Hill Estimated best schedule Boulevard Road, improvements to Independence Point Parkway from Same Newell Road to NC 51, and improvments to Independence Pointe Parkway from Matthews-Mint Hill Road to Campus Ridge Road

Improve the Existing US 74-US 601 H090455-C FUNDED 10 69.81 FY 20 FY 22 Union US-601 Existing US 74 $ 2,175,000 Estimated best schedule U-5723 interchange.

SR-5901 Billy NC 160 (West Upgrade At-Grade Intersection to H090593 U-5712 FUNDED 10 56.23 FY 20 FY 22 Mecklenburg $ 8,370,000 Estimated best schedule Graham Parkway Boulevard) Interchange Construct Grade Separation at the SR-5901 Billy H111180 U-5714 FUNDED 10 54.23 FY 20 FY 22 Mecklenburg Morris Field Drive intersection of SR 5901 (Billy Graham $ 11,315,000 Estimated best schedule Graham Parkway Parkway) and Morris Field Drive. Widen six-lane freeway to a ten-lane freeway by constructing four managed lanes (2 in each direction). This project $48.6 M cashflowed beyond (Governor PARTIALLY improves I-77 south of Charlotte to I-485, FY 25; Schedule was H140359 I-5718 A 10 59.21 FY 24 Beyond FY 25 Mecklenburg I-77 , US-21 James G Martin Woodlawn Road [Exit 6] $ 418,300,000 FUNDED which serves the area. The affected by corridor cap Freeway) [Exit 1] project will add capacity to this congested considerations corridor and upgrade the existing interchanges to modern design standards.

Data subject to change based on continued evaluation Data and costs are for prioritization purposes only DRAFT: SUBJECT TO CHANGE 5 Statewide Mobility PRELIMINARY FUNDING PRELIMINARY RIGHT SPOT ID TIP Primary Division Quantiative Score CONSTRUCTION Primary County Route From / Cross Street To Description Total Cost COMMENTS COMMENTS OF WAY DATE (Out of 100) DATE Widen six-lane freeway to a ten-lane PARTIALLY I-277/US 74 (Belk Schedule was affected by H140369 I-5718 B 10 68.64 FY 24 Beyond FY 25 Mecklenburg I-77 , US-21 Woodlawn Road [Exit 6] freeway by constructing four managed $ 219,300,000 FUNDED Freeway) [Exit 9] corridor cap considerations lanes (2 in each direction) Widen existing freeway from eight lanes to ten lanes with interchange improvements. Interchanges proposed in uptown freeway PARTIALLY I-277/US 74 (Belk I-277/NC 16 (Brookshire Schedule was affected by H140273 I-5718 C 10 58.65 FY 24 Beyond FY 25 Mecklenburg I-77 , US-21 loop study do not match selections in $ 350,500,000 FUNDED Freeway) [Exit 9] Freeway) [Exit 11] corridor cap considerations details section. See link below for zip file containing problem statement, concept drawing and cost estimate.

PARTIALLY Schedule was affected by H140261 I-5718 D 10 49.45 FY 24 Beyond FY 25 Mecklenburg I-77 I-277/US 74/NC 27 Improve Interchange. $ 129,600,000 FUNDED corridor cap considerations Improve interchange. This interchange functions as the main entrance into for drivers heading from the west and north. The interchange is undersized I-77 , I-277 Brookshire PARTIALLY for the amount of traffic that uses it and Schedule was affected by H140271 I-5718 E 10 57.24 FY 24 Beyond FY 25 Mecklenburg I-77 Freeway, US-21 , NC-16 $ 101,600,000 FUNDED needs to provide a safer and more efficient corridor cap considerations Brookshire Freeway way to handle this traffic. The project would also include a facility for HOT traffic to connect I-77 and I-277. See supporting documents in link below: US-221 Blowing Rock Road, US- 221-TRUCK- Upgrade intersection of US 221/321 and H142037 U-5705 FUNDED 11 68.71 FY 19 FY 21 Watauga NC 105 $ 2,325,000 Schedule under review Blowing Rock NC 105. Road, US-321 Blowing Rock Road US-321 King Construct left-turn lane or construct Street, NC-194 miniroundabout. Project is needed to H141977 U-5715 FUNDED 11 50.31 FY 19 FY 21 Watauga College Street $ 233,000 Schedule under review King Street, US- prevent buses from blocking through lanes 421 King Street of King Street. $7.3 M in FY 15. Estimated H129089 I-5000 FUNDED 12 60.99 FY 15 FY 17 Gaston I-85 US 321 Modify interchange $ 20,600,000 best schedule H141902 I-5713 FUNDED 12 83.41 FY 18 FY 20 Gaston I-85 SR-2200 (Cox Road) Add 1 lane to each off ramp. $ 1,160,000 Schedule under review

South of SR 1314 (Old Project work and cost H090474-AB U-4700AB FUNDED IN U-4700A 11 49.82 N/A N/A Caldwell US-321 US 321A Add Additional Lanes. $ 29,360,000 Lenoir Road) included in U-4700A

Our cost includes $586,000 H090474-A U-4700 A FUNDED 12 47.67 FY 18 FY 20 Catawba US-321 US 70 in Hickory US 321A Add Additional Lanes. $ 171,600,000 in mitigation; Estimated best schedule

I-40 , SR 1007 Construct clover ramp in the northeast H142224 I-5716 FUNDED 12 76.19 FY 19 FY 21 Catawba Lenoir Rhyne Lenoir Rhyne Boulevard quadrant of interchange 125 on Interstate $ 1,160,000 Schedule under review Boulevard 40.

H111182 I-5717 FUNDED 12 71.02 FY 19 FY 21 Iredell I-77 NC 150 Reconstruct interchange to DDI $ 6,670,000 Estimated best schedule

US-74 Dixon US 74-NC 150 (Dekalb Street). Construct H090349 U-2567 FUNDED 12 44.21 FY 20 FY 22 Cleveland NC 150 (Dekalb Street) $ 13,476,000 Estimated best schedule Boulevard interchange. $59.5 M cashflowed beyond PARTIALLY H129671 I-5719 12 59.44 FY 22 FY 24 Gaston I-85 NC 273 US 321 Widen to 8 Lanes. $ 197,507,000 FY 25; Estimated best FUNDED schedule Schedule set to coordinate Sam Wilson Road (Exit Main Street in Lowell Deploy ITS along I-85 from Exit 29 to Exit H141887 I-5869 FUNDED 12 48.43 N/A FY 24 Gaston I-85 $ 1,705,000 construction with I-85 29) (Exit 22) 22 widening (I-5719)

Data subject to change based on continued evaluation Data and costs are for prioritization purposes only DRAFT: SUBJECT TO CHANGE 6 Statewide Mobility PRELIMINARY FUNDING PRELIMINARY RIGHT SPOT ID TIP Primary Division Quantiative Score CONSTRUCTION Primary County Route From / Cross Street To Description Total Cost COMMENTS COMMENTS OF WAY DATE (Out of 100) DATE

NOT FUNDED DUE Reconstruct interchange (Final H090018-B I-3819 B 12 47.70 N/A N/A Iredell I-40 I-77 $ 168,200,000 Exceeds corridor cap TO CORRIDOR CAP Improvements).

Schedule under review. H128038 I-5504 FUNDED 13 52.53 FY 17 FY 19 Buncombe I-26 NC 191 Upgrade interchange $ 5,655,000 NEPA in progress.

NC 146 (Long Shoals H090028-B I-4700 B FUNDED 13 55.00 FY 18 FY 20 Buncombe I-26 I-40 Add Additional Lanes. $ 98,768,000 Estimated best schedule Road)

NC 146 (Long Shoals H090028-A I-4700 A FUNDED 13 49.32 FY 18 FY 20 Buncombe I-26 NC 280 Add Additional Lanes. $ 53,630,000 Estimated best schedule Road)

H129600-C I-2513 C FUNDED 13 52.72 FY 19 FY 21 Buncombe I-26 I-40/I-240 Reconstruct interchange $ 105,400,000 Estimated best schedule Convert Grade Separation to An interchange and Construct Two Lane H129090 I-4759 FUNDED 13 49.99 FY 20 FY 22 Buncombe I-40 Liberty Road $ 39,600,000 Estimated best schedule Roadway, US 19/23/NC 151 to SR 1224, Part on New Location. $45.1 M cashflowed beyond PARTIALLY North of SR 3548 Construct Multi-Lane Freeway, Part on FY 25; Schedule was H129600-B I-2513 B 13 46.63 FY 21 FY 24 Buncombe I-26 US 19/23/70 $ 230,000,000 FUNDED (Haywood Road) New Location affected by corridor cap considerations

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RESOLUTION ENDORSING THE STATEWIDE TIER PROJECTS IN THE METROLINA REGION .

WHEREAS, The Charlotte Regional Alliance for Transportation (CRAFT) includes the active participation of the 3 NC MPO’s (Charlotte Regional Transportation Planning Organization, Cabarrus Rowan MPO, and the Gaston Cleveland Lincoln MPO) and 1 RPO (Rocky River RPO) in the Metrolina Region; and

WHEREAS, The Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century promotes regional transportation planning that includes development of projects that promote safe movements of people and vehicles; and

WHEREAS, The federal regulations jointly issued by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) require in Title 23 US Code Section 134 and 450 Code of Federal Regulation (CFR) that the Urban Areas prepare a comprehensive plan as part of the continuing, cooperative, and comprehensive (3-C) planning process as stated in their respective Memorandum of Understandings; and

WHEREAS, The Charlotte Regional Alliance for Transportation (CRAFT), as stated in the constituting Memorandum of Agreement, will fulfill the role of integrating the 3-C concept into the transportation planning process for those projects and programs of a regional scope; and

WHEREAS, The State of North Carolina has released preliminary scores for all statewide tier projects as part of the Governor McCrory’s initiative to maximize existing transportation funding under the Strategic Mobility Formula; and

WHEREAS, There are several critical statewide tier eligible projects in the Metrolina Region that support the local economy and enhance mobility for the traveling public.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT:

The GCLMPO hereby endorses and requests acceleration of the following statewide tier eligible projects: I-85 in Rowan County, I-77 in Mecklenburg County, I-85 in Gaston County as examples. Additional requested statewide tier projects are included in attachment A.

______Joe D. Carpenter, GCLMPO Board Chairman Gaston-Cleveland-Lincoln MPO

ATTESTED:

______James H. Graham, Jr. AICP, Principal Transportation Planner Gaston-Cleveland-Lincoln MPO Coordinator

Resolution adopted upon a motion of ______, seconded by______, by a vote of the majority of the Gaston-Cleveland- Lincoln MPO Board

North Carolina Gaston County

I, Sovara G. Wright, a Notary Public for said County and State, do hereby certify that Joe D. Carpenter personally appeared before me on this the 28th day of August, 2014, and acknowledge the due execution of the foregoing instrument.

Witness my hand and official seal, this the 28th day of August, 2014.

______Sovara G. Wright Notary Public

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REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS

Agenda Item #11

To: TCC Members From: Brian Wert, P.E., GCLMPO Coordinator, NCDOT – Transportation Planning Branch Date: August 13, 2014 Subject: Gaston-Cleveland-Lincoln Comprehensive Transportation Plan (CTP) Consolidation Process

BACKGROUND: Per North Carolina GS-136-66.2 “[e]ach MPO, with cooperation of the Department of Transportation, shall develop a comprehensive transportation plan in accordance with 23 U.S.C. § 134.” A Comprehensive Transportation Plan(CTP) is a multi-modal transportation plan and represents a community’s consensus on the future transportation system needed to support anticipated growth and development over a 30+ year timeframe. With the recent adoption of the financially constrained Gaston-Cleveland-Lincoln MPO 2040 Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP) it is now time to update the MPO’s longer range CTP. NCDOT will be kicking off the CTP process at the August TCC meeting. By now you should have received an e-mail inquiring if you desire to participate in the CTP Steering Committee. If you have not received said e-mail please e-mail the new GCLMPO Coordinator Brian Wert, P.E. at [email protected].

ACTION REQUESTED: For Information Only.

ATTACHMENTS:

1. NC G.S. 136-66.2

Page left blank intentionally. § 136-66.2. Development of a coordinated transportation system and provisions for streets and highways in and around municipalities. (a) Each municipality, not located within a metropolitan planning organization (MPO) as recognized in G.S. 136-200.1, with the cooperation of the Department of Transportation, shall develop a comprehensive transportation plan that will serve present and anticipated travel demand in and around the municipality. The plan shall be based on the best information available including, but not limited to, population growth, economic conditions and prospects, and patterns of land development in and around the municipality, and shall provide for the safe and effective use of the transportation system. In the development of the plan, consideration shall be given to all transportation modes including, but not limited to, the street system, transit alternatives, bicycle, pedestrian, and operating strategies. The Department of Transportation may provide financial and technical assistance in the preparation of such plans. Each MPO, with cooperation of the Department of Transportation, shall develop a comprehensive transportation plan in accordance with 23 U.S.C. § 134. In addition, an MPO may include projects in its transportation plan that are not included in a financially constrained plan or are anticipated to be needed beyond the horizon year as required by 23 U.S.C. § 134. For municipalities located within an MPO, the development of a comprehensive transportation plan will take place through the metropolitan planning organization. For purposes of transportation planning and programming, the MPO shall represent the municipality's interests to the Department of Transportation. (b) After completion and analysis of the plan, the plan shall be adopted by both the governing body of the municipality or MPO and the Department of Transportation as the basis for future transportation improvements in and around the municipality or within the MPO. The governing body of the municipality and the Department of Transportation shall reach agreement as to which of the existing and proposed streets and highways included in the adopted plan will be a part of the State highway system and which streets will be a part of the municipal street system. As used in this Article, the State highway system shall mean both the primary highway system of the State and the secondary road system of the State within municipalities. (b1) The Department of Transportation may participate in the development and adoption of a transportation plan or updated transportation plan when all local governments within the area covered by the transportation plan have adopted land development plans within the previous five years. The Department of Transportation may participate in the development of a transportation plan if all the municipalities and counties within the area covered by the transportation plan are in the process of developing a land development plan. The Department of Transportation may not adopt or update a transportation plan until a local land development plan has been adopted. A qualifying land development plan may be a comprehensive plan, land use plan, master plan, strategic plan, or any type of plan or policy document that expresses a jurisdiction's goals and objectives for the development of land within that jurisdiction. At the request of the local jurisdiction, the Department may review and provide comments on the plan but shall not provide approval of the land development plan.

G.S. 136-66.2 Page 1 (b2) The municipality or the MPO shall provide opportunity for public comments prior to adoption of the transportation plan. (b3) Each county, with the cooperation of the Department of Transportation, may develop a comprehensive transportation plan utilizing the procedures specified for municipalities in subsection (a) of this section. This plan may be adopted by both the governing body of the county and the Department of Transportation. For portions of a county located within an MPO, the development of a comprehensive transportation plan shall take place through the metropolitan planning organization. (b4) To complement the roadway element of the transportation plan, municipalities and MPOs may develop a collector street plan to assist in developing the roadway network. The Department of Transportation may review and provide comments but is not required to provide approval of the collector street plan. (c) From and after the date that the plan is adopted, the streets and highways designated in the plan as the responsibility of the Department of Transportation shall become a part of the State highway system and all such system streets shall be subject to the provisions of G.S. 136-93, and all streets designated in the plan as the responsibility of the municipality shall become a part of the municipal street system. (d) For municipalities not located within an MPO, either the municipality or the Department of Transportation may propose changes in the plan at any time by giving notice to the other party, but no change shall be effective until it is adopted by both the Department of Transportation and the municipal governing board. For MPOs, either the MPO or the Department of Transportation may propose changes in the plan at any time by giving notice to the other party, but no change shall be effective until it is adopted by both the Department of Transportation and the MPO. (e) Until the adoption of a comprehensive transportation plan that includes future development of the street system in and around municipalities, the Department of Transportation and any municipality may reach an agreement as to which existing or proposed streets and highways within the municipal boundaries shall be added to or removed from the State highway system. (f) Streets within municipalities which are on the State highway system as of July 1, 1959, shall continue to be on that system until changes are made as provided in this section. (g) The street and highway elements of the plans developed pursuant to G.S. 136-66.2 shall serve as the plan referenced in G.S. 136-66.10(a). (1959, c. 687, s. 2; 1969, c. 794, s. 3; 1973, c. 507, s. 5; 1977, c. 464, s. 7.1; 2001-168, s. 1.)

G.S. 136-66.2 Page 2

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Agenda Item #12

To: TCC Members From: Bjorn Hansen, AICP-CTP, Senior Transportation Planner Date: August 13, 2014 Subject: SPOT 3.0 Methodology and Point Assignment

BACKGROUND: Staff will present the recommended modifications to the MPO’s adopted Local Input scoring processes for projects in the Regional Impact tier and Division Needs tier. The TCC must recommend a project list and ranking process to the MPO Board for their action at their August 28 meeting in order for MPO staff to submit the projects and points assignments by the August 29 deadline.

ACTION REQUESTED: Recommend Approval to MPO Board of the Revised Ranking Process, Points Rankings, and Point Assignments

ATTACHMENTS:

1. Point Assignment Methodology 2. Maps 3. Public Comments and Responses 4. Memo

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Gaston-Cleveland-Lincoln MPO 2014 STIP Project Solicitation and Ranking Process Adoption Date: December 4, 2013 Amended: July 24, 2014

Introduction: The NCDOT and North Carolina legislature have required that all metropolitan and rural planning organizations develop a project solicitation and ranking process to evaluate all eligible project categories (highway, non-motorized, public transportation, aviation, rail and ferry). This process has been approved by the NCDOT to ensure compliance with the legislative intent of the mandate.

Applicability: This process would apply to all projects ranked by the MPO in Cleveland, Gaston, or Lincoln counties that fall in the “regional” and “division” levels, as defined in the 2013 Strategic Highway Investments (STI) legislation and depicted in the map below.

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Schedule Project Solicitation: The MPO will solicit candidate projects for 30 days in November 2013. The results of this process were presented to the TAC MPO Board at its December 4, 2013 meeting, where the TAC MPO Board reviewed the list. The TAC MPO Board will then endorse a project list at its January 28, 2014 meeting for submittal to NCDOT. In the event that the number of new projects exceeds the maximum possible the TAC MPO Board will choose projects to submit based on Division 12 and MPO staff recommendations. MPO staff will subsequently submit the TAC MPO Board endorsed projects into NCDOT’s SPOT On!ine tool (web based system) for project evaluation and quantitative scoring.

Project Ranking Timeline: The TCC and TAC MPO Board of the MPO will evaluate the full list of new and previously-evaluated projects for the three counties between May and JulyJune 2 and August 29 2014, with local points assigned and submitted to the SPOT office by August July 2931, 2014.

Public Input Process Project Solicitation: The MPO announced a 30-day project solicitation period to all member governments and interested persons. The MPO issued press releases in newspapers of general circulation in Cleveland, Gaston, and Lincoln counties soliciting candidate projects. The MPO also held a public input session in each of the three counties in November 2013. Information regarding the public input sessions and this solicitation period was also advertised through the MPO website. The results of the input sessions and all submitted projects were presented to the TAC MPO Board for their review at their December 4th meeting, who will use the input in determining which projects to submit for technical evaluation by the NCDOT’s Strategic Prioritization Office for Transportation (SPOT), who develops the technical scores for candidate projects. The MPO will be able to submit up to 14 new projects, with the ability to replace five previously submitted projects with new candidate projects.

Project Ranking: The MPO will present the recommended local points assignments to a subcommittee of the TCC and MPO Board at their Maya Special Meeting in June 2014 meeting. Upon the approval of the TACsubcommittee, the MPO will release the recommended projects, points assignments, and the methodology used to assign the points for a 30-day public comment period. 30-day period will also be advertised on the MPO website. The results of the public comment period will be presented to the TCC and TAC MPO Board at their July 2014 meetings. At that time the TAC MPO Board will be asked to approve a project list and final points assignment and after this approval the project list and points assigned will be available on the MPO website.

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Regional and Division Level projects will be ranked based on the criteria listed in the table below. While most criteria are self-explanatory, some do merit additional explanation.

The safety score is a calculation based on the crash frequency and severity along sections of a particular roadway. The crashes are then normalized based on traffic volumes to establish rates. These rates are compared to statewide averages for similar facilities to determine how the road performs compared to its peers.

Cost-Effectiveness is a calculation of the cost per vehicle or user to improve a road facility one mile. This calculation allows different types of roads or projects to be compared based on how much it costs to improve the road per individual vehicle or implement the project per individual user.

Transportation Plan Consistency is a yes or no question to determine if the proposed project is found in an existing adopted transportation plan for the area. Intersection projects are typically not identified in transportation plans, and so these projects will receive 5 points.

Addressing Environmental Justice (EJ), Land Use and Economic Development is a goal of the GCL MPO. The MPO wants to help implement projects that increase mobility and accessibility to communities with concentrations of lower-income households, persons of color, and households without access to automobiles. The MPO also wants to help implement projects that support local land use and economic development plans and initiatives.

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Ranking Process Regional Level Projects: All NC routes, US 29, and US 74 east of I-85 in Gaston County are found on the Regional Level. These projects would be evaluated by the criteria, weighting, and scoring as detailed in the table below. Only highway and multi-county public transportation capital projects would fall under this category.

Regional Level Projects

Criteria 0 points 5 points 10 points 15 points 20 points

Existing Volume to Volume to Volume to capacity Volume to capacity Volume to capacity Congestion capacity btw capacity over less than 0.5 btw 0.51 and 0.75 btw 0.76 and 0.9 (20 max) 0.91 and 1.0 1.0

SPOT safety SPOT safety Existing Safety SPOT safety points SPOT safety points SPOT safety points points btw 66‐ points over (20 max) less than 30 btw 31‐50 btw 51‐65 80 80

Cost per Cost per Cost per Cost per Cost- vehicle/ vehicle/equivalent vehicle/equivalent vehicle/equivalent Effectiveness equivalent less greater than $1,500 btw $1,000‐$1,500 btw $500‐$999 per than $499 per (15 max) per mile per mile mile mile

Less than 500 Btw 500‐1,000 More than 1,000 Freight Volume trucks/equivalent trucks/equivalent trucks/equivalent per (10 max) per day per day day

Transportation Project type, such as Project is not in CTP Plan Consistency intersections, not Project in CTP or TP or TP (10 max) considered in plans

Cost over $50 Cost less than $25 Cost (10 max) Cost $25‐49 million million million

Project does not Multimodal Project includes include Accommodations bike/ped/transit bike/ped/transit facilities (5 max) facilities

Supports Project adds Project adds some Environmental Project adds significant new new capacity or Justice (EJ), Land capacity or capacity or accessibility in Use and accessibility where accessibility in support of EJ, land growth is not support of EJ, land Economic use or economic encouraged use or economic Development development (10 max) development

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Division Level Projects: All highway projects on SR roads, and all other modes (public transportation, bicycle/pedestrian, and ferry projects) would be evaluated through the process detailed below.

Division Level Projects

Criteria 0 points 5 points 10 points 15 points 20 points

Volume to capacity btw Volume to capacity Volume to capacity 0.51 and 0.75 (roads over 0.75 (roads and Existing Lack of less than 0.5 (roads and rail), intermittent or rail), no Capacity and rail), existing incomplete facilities/transit facilities available (20 max) facilities/transit available (other (other modes) available (other modes) modes)

Cost per Cost per daily user Cost per daily daily user Cost- Cost per daily user btw Cost per daily user greater than $4,000 user btw $2,000‐ btw $1,000‐ Effectiveness $1,500‐$1,999 per user less than $999 per per user per unit $4,000 per user $1,499 per per unit per mile user per unit per mile (20 max) per mile per unit per mile user per unit per mile

Total Cost Cost over $10 Cost $5‐10 Cost less than $5 million (10 max) million million

Project type, Project is not in an Project is in an adopted such as Plan Consistency adopted land use, land use, intersections, not transportation, transportation, transit (10 max) considered in transit or other plan or other plan plans

Moderate ROW, Significant ROW, EJ Project Feasibility EJ or No ROW, EJ or or environmental environmental environmental concerns (10 max) concerns concerns

Project does not Multimodal Project includes include Accommodations bike/ped/transit bike/ped/transit (10 max) facilities facilities

Supports Project adds Environmental Project adds Project adds some new significant new Justice (EJ), Land capacity or capacity or accessibility capacity or accessibility where in support of EJ, land accessibility in Use and Economic growth is not use or economic support of EJ, land Development encouraged development use or economic (20 max) development

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Use of Public Input and Comments in Final Rankings: The TCC and TAC MPO Board will review all input received through the public input process to confirm the individual candidate project descriptions and details. The TCC and TAC MPO Board may choose remove or modify projects before ultimately approving the points assignments, but no new projects will be added after the NCDOT deadline for submitting candidate projects for evaluation through the SPOT process.

Tie Breakers: Priority shall be given to low-cost projects in the event of a tie for projects at the bottom of the regional and division priority lists for point assignment by the GCL MPO.

Project Continuity: For projects split in phases, the GCL MPO will give consideration to assigning points to phases in the order already proposed by the NCDOT. This will only apply to project phases that are within 10 points of each other according to the adopted GCL MPO’s ranking process.

Grandfathering: Follow-on phases of projects, such as a paving phase after a grading phase, will not be evaluated by the MPO if the NCDOT states that the follow-on phase is a committed project.

Project Scheduling and Implementation: Projects partially funded at the Statewide Tier will be evaluated for implementation schedule. The GCL MPO will not consider assigning points to projects where additional funds will not advance completion due to project design, right-of-way, or other project development requirements.

Project Competitiveness: Candidate projects that score well within the GCL MPO process, but are in the bottom half for the applicable tier through the NCDOT’s SPOT process will be removed from consideration if their composite with MPO and/or Division points is not competitive for funding. It will be replaced with the highest scoring project not yet assigned MPO points.

Final Ranking and Local Points Assignment: The GCL MPO receives 1,800 points to allocate to projects for local prioritization. All eligible projects by level (Regional or Division) would receive the maximum points, based on the weighting provided to the MPO within the STI legislation. The MPO would assign maximum points to the top 18 projects in the Regional and Division levels based on rankings created through the processes described in this document. The GCL MPO will assign a proportional number of points to any project that is also partially located in another transportation planning organization’s study area based on the percent of mileage within the GCL MPO’s study area. The remaining points shall be assigned to a new project added at the end of the applicable tier’s priority list. Newton

Mooresville Rank Route / Cost BURKE Order Facility BURKE CATAWBA CATAWBA Maiden IIREDELL 1 NC 73 $44,258,000 Maiden

NC 273 (South 2 $16,250,000 Main Street)

NC 279 (Lower 3 $2,325,000 Dallas Highway) Davidson

4 US-74 $12,312,000 Casar LIINCOLN Cornelius

5 NC 279 $14,718,000 Belwood Lincolnton 14 US-74-BUS- 6 $1,560,000 1 Marion St

7 NC 180 $19,504,000 Huntersville Fallston NC 279 (New 8 $28,131,000 Hope Road) Polkville Lawndale High Shoals US-29 9 $2,170,000 RU(TFrHanEkliRn BFlvOd)RD Dellview US-29 (Franklin Cherryville GASTON 10 Boulevard), US- $8,438,000 CLEVELAND Stanley 74 Waco NC 274 (Union Kingstown Bosti1c1 $22,538,000 Spindale Road) Gastonia US-74 NEelwle nboro 16 5 18 Dallas Mount 12 Route - Shelby $41,700,000 Spencer Mtn Forest City Bypass Holly US-74 New Lattimore 7 Shelby 2 13 Route - Shelby $45,500,000 6 Ranlo Lowell Bypass Bessemer City 19 1 NC 73 and Bus Mooresboro 4 3 9 10 14 NC 16 $930,000 McAdenville

intersection 1 2 NC 27 (West Belmont 15 $2,325,000 Cramerton Charlotte Ave) Boiling Springs Kings Mountain Gastonia MECKLENBURG NC 279 (Dallas Patterson Springs 8 16 Cherryville $7,400,000 Charlotte Highway)

NC 273 1 1 17 (Highland $17,914,000 Street) Earl US-74 New 18 Route - Shelby $69,101,000 Grover Bypass

19 I-85 $124,485,000 CHEROKEE YORK

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Mooresville Rank Route / Facility Cost BURKE Order CATAWBA CATAWBA Maiden IIREDELL 1 NC 273 (S Main St) $487,600 Maiden

2 NC 27 (E Charlotte Ave) $160,000

SR1255 (Hudson Blvd); SR2446 3 $254,800 (Redbud Dr) Davidson

4 US 29/74 (E Franklin Blvd) $276,000 Casar LIINCOLN Cornelius NC 279 (Lower Dallas 5 $2,325,000 Highway) Belwood Lincolnton ^_ 9 Wilkinson Blvd and Lakewood 1 6 Rd; Wilkinson Blvd and Market $128,000 6 Lincolnton-Lincoln County Airport St; and Eighth Ave and Market St. Obstruction Removal (#17) 7 NC 279 (N New Hope Road) $322,000 Huntersville Fallston 8 NC 279 (S New Hope Rd) $380,400 Polkville Lawndale High Shoals NC 73 and Bus NC 16 9 $930,000 RUTHERIFntOersRecDtion Dellview Cherryville GASTON 10 Gaston Mall Drive $2,270,000 CLEVELAND Stanley Waco Kingstown Bostic Spindale 11 NC 273 (South Main Street) $16,250,000 Gastonia 5 Ellenboro Mount 12 SR 2200 (Cox Rd) $230,400 Dallas 1 Forest City Spencer Mtn Ho4lly2 Lattimore 1 Shelby 1 13 US-74-BUS-Marion St $1,560,000 13 Ranlo Lowell 1 Bessemer City 7 18 Mooresboro 112 19 0 4 14 NC 27 (West Charlotte Ave) $2,325,000 McAdenville 8 6 Belmont 15 NC 279 (New Hope Road) $28,131,000 3 Cramerton Boiling Springs Kings Mountain MECKLENBURG Gastonia 1 Patterson Springs 5 16 NC 73 $44,258,000 Charlotte

Lincolnton-Lincoln County 17 $158,040 Airport Earl

18 Beaty Rd $255,200 Grover

19 Second Ave $33C6,4H00EROKEE YORK

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The time has come to move forward into the new millennium with the planning of feasible road projects that can realistically be funded and allow perimeters within a fiscally restrained budget. H817's new STI formula allows competition for funding of worthy projects and discourages the requests for marginal, expensive projects that cost a lot, but offer relatively few objective benefits.

The recent scoring of projects under STI reveals a glaring truth for the GCLMPO: the Garden Parkway will never qualify for funding due to its low score. Commiting funding in the fiscally constrained budget to this project needs to end now. It should be removed from the MTIP to make way for other projects in the three county region.

As you know, the widening of I-85 is divided in to three project sections; NC 273 to US 321, US 321 to US29/74 and US29/74 to the SC State line. 100% of the first two project sections are in Gaston County. The third section is 81% in Cleveland County and 19% in Gaston County.

Each of these I-85 widening project sections outscored the Garden Parkway in the State, Regional and Division tiers of funding. In other words, with funding determined by ranking, the Garden Parkway is last in line. All three I-85 widening project sections are funded before the Garden Parkway is even considered. This is the remarkable status that the I-85 projects enjoy.

1 Since the MPO was expanded to include Gaston, Cleveland and Lincoln Counties, this Board should consider the needs of the other Counties in its budget. The Garden Parkway wipes out a huge portion of the fiscally constrained planning, not only for Gaston, but now for the other two counties as well. This is unacceptable. It needs to stop now. Repeal the Garden Parkway from the MTIP.

Pursuant to Article V, Section 6 of the Bylaws of the Gaston-Cleveland-Loncoln Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) TAC and Bylaws of the GCLMPO, TCC, as a citizen I am moving the Board to add this item to the next agenda of the TCC's regularly scheduled meeting on July 9, 2014 and the TAC's regularly scheduled meeting on July 24, 2014.

With Highest Regards,

-James S. Walker

James S. Walker Attorney at Law/Certified Mediator P. O. Box 240057 Charlotte, NC 28224-0057 Phone) 704-552-7276 Fax) 704-552-5324 Email) [email protected]

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150 South York Street Gastonia, NC 28053 Phone (704) 866-6837 MEMORANDUM

TO: Gaston‐Cleveland‐Lincoln MPO TCC Members and Interested Persons FROM: Bjorn E. Hansen, MPO Staff Date: August 7, 2014 RE: SPOT 3.0 Ranking Process, Public Comment, Project Rankings, and Project Points Assignments

The NCDOT Strategic Prioritization Office of Transportation (SPOT) staff released all NCDOT‐ generated scores for all prior and newly submitted projects, for all modes, on May 14, 2014. Project rankings and point assignments for Regional and Division tier projects are required to be submitted to the NCDOT by August 29, 2014. The MPO staff analyzed the requirements for meeting this deadline and recommended a process to review the candidate project scores, develop rankings, make points assignments, and release the project lists for a 30‐day public comment period in time for a July MPO Board meeting. Based on a recommendation from the FHWA for the public comment period to be complete before the TCC made a recommendation, the MPO staff later delayed the July TCC and Board meetings until August. The timeline used for this process is shown below.

 May 14: TCC identifies sub‐committee to develop rankings and points recommendations for July TCC meeting and review public comments during 30‐day public comment period  May 22: MPO Board reviews initial project data, approves the use of a subcommittee to evaluate projects, and develop rankings and points assignment for a 30‐day public comment period  May 15‐early June: MPO staff analyze project scores  June 16 and June 20: MPO staff met with subcommittee to review scores and recommend points assignments for public comment period  June 21‐July 21: Public comment period open  July 15: Public comment meeting held  August 13: MPO TCC meets and recommends scores and points assignments to MPO Board (anticipated)  August 29: MPO Board meets and responds to any public comments and approves project scores, rankings, and point assignments (anticipated)

The sub‐committee members identified by the TCC and MPO board to review the project scores and recommend project rankings and points assignments for public comment and who attended one or both meetings were as follows:

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 NCDOT‐ Rueben Chandler, Division 12 Engineer; Patrick Norman, Division 12 Operations Engineer; David Keilson, Division 12 Planning Engineer  Cleveland County‐ Johnny Hutchins and Bill McCarter  Shelby‐ Walt Scharer  Mt. Holly‐ Brian DuPont  Belmont‐ Adrian Miller  Gaston County‐ Joe Carpenter  Gastonia‐ Rusty Bost  GCLMPO staff‐ Hank Graham, Taylor Marcantel, Bjorn Hansen, Bernie Yacobucci

The sub‐committee met on June 16 and 20. The group made several recommendations to modify the ranking process based on feedback from Division 12 staff and clarifications to address ties in project scores. The revisions are below:

 Scoring intersection projects for plan consistency: Intersection improvements are typically not identified in CTPs, and so the MPO staff and subcommittee recommended giving an intermediate score of five points to such projects.  Tiebreakers: In the event of equal scores for projects near the bottom of the project list, the lower cost project shall be assigned points to reflect the fiscal constraint of the STIP development process  Project Continuity: In the event of a multi‐phase project, such as the Shelby Bypass, with an established phasing schedule, this schedule shall be respected in the points assignment process when not all phases may qualify for points assignment.  Project Competitiveness: Since SPOT data scores comprise 50‐70% of the score of a project, the MPO will not consider assigning points to any project that scores in the bottom half of its respective tier as they are unlikely to be funded.  Projects that cross study area boundaries: The MPO will assign proportional points to projects that are partially located in another transportation planning organization’s study area based on the percent of the project found within the GCLMPO.

The subcommittee evaluated the candidate projects in the three counties and established rankings and points assignments that are detailed on the attached slides. The rankings are based on the amended ranking process (attached).

Public comments received: The MPO received written comments (attached) from the Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC), dated July 21, 2014, and from Mr. James Walker (attached), dated June 10, 2014. These were the only written comments received. The comments are below, with MPO staff responses in italics.

150 South York Street Gastonia, NC 28053 Phone (704) 866-6837 1. (Submitted by the SELC) Low dollar value of non‐highway projects: The SELC noted that the MPO had a goal in its 2040 Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP) of 13 percent non‐highway projects for Division‐tier funds, yet only three percent of Division‐tier funds are allocated towards non‐highway projects in the MPO’s Division‐tier rankings, and only 0.5% of all funds are recommended for non‐highway projects.

MPO response: The MPO is only able to rank submitted projects, which typically require a 20 percent local match from the sponsoring municipality or county. No non‐highway Statewide or Regional‐tier projects were available to rank within the MPO’s study area, meaning only the Division‐tier was available to allocate funds for non‐highway projects. The total cost of all non‐ highway projects was approximately $41 million, compared to approximately $1.7 billion in highway projects not funded at the statewide tier. Furthermore, the average highway project was over $20 million, while the average non‐highway project was approximately one million dollars. This lack of projects, as well as the low cost per project, meant it was impossible for the MPO to meet the 13 percent goal within the current framework.

The MPO does note that several of the Regional and Division‐tier highway projects include multimodal design elements, including bicycle lanes and sidewalks. The additional cost of including these elements in the projects will increase the percent of funds dedicated towards non‐highway projects.

2. (Submittted by the SELC) Garden Parkway project scoring: The SELC commended the MPO for not assigning points to the Garden Parkway at either the Regional or Division tiers, but questioned the points assignments given the project through the MPO’s project ranking process. The SELC specifically questioned the cost effectiveness, congestion, safety, and Land Use/Environmental Justice/Economic Development aspects of the project’s composite score.

MPO response: The MPO’s ranking process relies on NCDOT‐generated scores for several of its criteria, including congestion, safety, and cost. For projects on new alignments, such as the Garden Parkway, the typical process is to assume benefits to parallel corridors, which in this instance is I‐85. The MPO therefore assumed congestion and safety benefits to users of I‐85 by providing a modern controlled‐access facility that would divert some traffic from the I‐85 corridor. Regarding cost and cost‐effectiveness, the MPO relied on NCDOT‐generated costs, which the MPO acknowledges are lower than what was previously referenced in the MTP and 2012 Record of Decision for the project. Questions about the cost and toll revenue generated by the project should be directed to the NCDOT SPOT office.

The MPO relied on local land use plans and economic development agency positions as to whether this project would provide significant new capacity or accessibility to help implement land use and economic development plans in the area. The southeastern part of Gaston County

150 South York Street Gastonia, NC 28053 Phone (704) 866-6837 is projected to grow faster than the county as a whole into the foreseeable future, and additional east‐west mobility is supportive of accommodating new growth and attracting businesses based on new proximity to the Mecklenburg County market. The maximum score of 10 points given to the Garden Parkway is a qualitative rather than a quantitative assessment based on an evaluation of area land use plans and discussions with area economic development agencies.

3. (Submitted by James Walker) Request Removal of the Garden Parkway: Mr. Walker asked the MPO to consider removing the Garden Parkway from the MTIP for the MPO based on its low NCDOT‐calculated score in the SPOT process.

MPO response: The MPO removed over a dozen projects from the existing candidate project list earlier in 2014 based on input from MPO members. The Garden Parkway was not included in this list of projects for removal. While the project is not currently recommended for local points assignment by either the MPO or NCDOT Division 12, the NCDOT may release a draft STIP later in 2014 that includes the Garden Parkway. The MPO supports the Garden Parkway and is adhering to the results of its ranking process, which does not include assigning local points to this project. The project will be removed from the STIP, and the MTIP, in 2015 if the NCDOT does not include it in the funded project list. The MPO therefore is relying on the results of the STIP development process to respond to this request.

The MPO staff does not recommend changing the project scores, rankings or points assignments based on public comments received.

ACTION REQUESTED: 1. Recommend modified ranking process to MPO board 2. Recommend MPO response to public comments to MPO board 3. Recommend project rankings and points assignments to MPO board

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Agenda Item #13

To: TCC Members From: Nadine Bennett, Planner, Centralina COG Date: August 13, 2014 Subject: 2013 Socio-Economic Baseline Update for Regional Travel Demand Model

BACKGROUND: The MPO is required to provide employment change figures for eight individual employment types, intended to group jobs based on travel characteristics. Unfortunately the data source used for the 2010 baseline update was not available for the 2013 update, and so MPO staff used NC Department of Commerce county-level employment totals at the county level for the individual employment types, shown on the attached table. The 2010 and 2013 totals were analyzed, with a county-level growth factor created from these totals, which was then applied to the 2010 totals for the individual TAZs. In a limited number of TAZs in Cleveland County, staff provided employment increases and decreases. The remaining employment changes at the individual TAZ levels were based on proportional growth at the employment category level for that individual county.

ACTION REQUESTED: Recommend Approval of updated baseline population, employment, and school enrollment totals to the MPO Board.

ATTACHMENTS:

1. Memo 2. Maps of changes in employment, households, population, and school enrollments

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MEMORANDUM

TO: Technical Coordinating Committee (TCC) and Interested Persons FROM: Nadine Bennett, MPO Staff Date: July 31, 2014 RE: 2013 Socio‐Economic Baseline Update

All of Gaston and Lincoln counties, as well as the southeastern half of Cleveland County, are a part of the Metrolina Regional Travel Demand Model. In order to run the model, the area MPOs and RPOs provide updates to the “baseline” existing population, employment and school enrollment data. The MPOs and RPOs then provide future year projections to determine how travel demand will change in the future. The region’s current baseline is from 2010, and this is considered somewhat dated for transportation modeling. The Model Custodian, housed within the Charlotte DOT, has asked that the MPOs and RPOs begin updating their baseline totals to represent the information as of December 31, 2013. This work is to be complete by mid‐2014.

The MPO chose to rely on a subcommittee to provide information and review staff work on this process. The following TCC members participated in this sub‐committee:

Lincoln County: Josh Grant and Andrew Bryant Cleveland County: Walt Scharer Kings Mountain: Steve Killian Cramerton: Kevin Krouse Dallas: David Kahler Gaston County: Juan Garcia

This group met a total of four times between April and June. At these meetings MPO staff reviewed the data collection process, preliminary totals, and solicited local information on known housing demolitions and construction, as well as known employment openings, expansions, and closings.

Housing and population updates were based on known permits and demolitions provided by the counties and municipalities, and the subcommittee was confident in the results for the individual counties as well as at the TAZ levels.

The MPO is required to provide employment change figures for eight individual employment types, intended to group jobs based on travel characteristics. Unfortunately the data source used for the 2010 baseline update was not available for the 2013 update, and so MPO staff used NC Department of Commerce county‐level employment totals at the county level for the individual employment types, shown on the attached table. The 2010 and 2013 totals were analyzed, with a county‐level growth factor created from these totals, which was then applied to the 2010 totals for the individual TAZs. In a limited number of TAZs in Cleveland County, staff provided employment increases and decreases. The remaining employment changes at the individual TAZ levels were based on proportional growth at the employment category level for that individual county.

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School populations were taken from the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction’s Principals Monthly Report. This covered all public schools, including charters. Private schools were called individually. Each college in the area was also called for enrollment numbers.

The subcommittee confirmed population, housing, employment, and K‐12 student enrollment changes at the county levels and reviewed TAZ‐level maps for population, employment, and school numbers.

Population County 2010 Population in 2013 Population in Change Households Households Cleveland (partial) 72,950 72,201 ‐749 Gaston 202,769 205,988 3,219 Lincoln 77,586 79,318 1,732 TOTAL 353,305 357,507 4,202

Households County 2010 Households 2013 Households Change Cleveland (partial) 29,474 29,170 ‐304 Gaston 80,197 81,456 1,259 Lincoln 30,343 30,998 655 TOTAL 140,014 141,624 1,610

Jobs County 2010 Jobs 2013 Jobs Change Cleveland (partial) 29,502 34,473 4,971 Gaston 79,116 91,536 12,420 Lincoln 25,159 28,938 3,779 TOTAL 133,777 154,947 21,170

K‐12 Student Enrollment County 2010 K‐12 Enrollment 2013 K‐12 Enrollment Change Cleveland (partial) 13,925 13,770 ‐155 Gaston 35,790 35,289 ‐501 Lincoln 13,318 13,209 ‐109 TOTAL 63,033 62,268 ‐765

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College Enrollment County 2010 Enrollment 2013 Enrollment Change Cleveland (CCC) 4,011 3,398 ‐613 Gaston (Gaston College 10,093 9,483 ‐610 and Belmont Abbey) Lincoln (Gaston 1,189 1,300 111 College) TOTAL 15,293 14,181 ‐1,112

Requested action: The TCC is asked to recommend these updates to the MPO Board for approval.

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Agenda Item #14

To: TCC Members From: Matt Noonkester, Principal, Seven Hills Town Planning Group, Inc Date: August 13, 2014 Subject: CommunityViz Software for Updating Socioeconomic Data in Regional Travel Demand Model

BACKGROUND: This item includes a brief presentation about the utility of CommunityViz software to allocate future year socioeconomic data in the GCL MPO portion of the study area for the Metrolina Regional Travel Demand Model. The focus of the presentation will be on the ‘nuts and bolts’ of the software, the process to maintain it, and its applications for other local government initiatives. The discussion will cover costs, benefits, and concerns that should be considered if the GCLMPO decides to incorporate the software into their normal planning routines.

ACTION REQUESTED: For Information Only.

ATTACHMENTS:

1. None

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Agenda Item #15

To: TCC Members From: Hank Graham, AICP, Principal Transportation Planner Date: August 13, 2014 Subject: FY 2015 Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) Amendment

BACKGROUND:

The adopted FY2015 GCLMPO-UPWP outlines MPO work to be completed in Fiscal Year 2014- 2015 by task code category. The UPWP also includes the dollar amount budgeted by grant funding source for each task code for the fiscal year.

The total approved UPWP budget is $677,221. This is comprised of $643,381 from Transportation Planning grant funds and $33,840 from Transit Planning grant funds. Transit Planning grant funds and Special Studies funded by Transportation Planning grant funds will not be subject to local match cost sharing as Gastonia is the only local government currently utilizing these funds.

Since the 2014-2015 UPWP was adopted in March GCLMPO staff have received additional funding requests. The proposed amendment to the FY2015 UPWP includes the addition of indirect cost ($26,999.00) spread across all GCLMPO local governments and a recent “Regional” funding request to use the CommunityViz software for collection of new data input and updating our annual regional socio-economic data in the amount of $26,703.11.

Transportation Agency Cost Share (%) Cost Share ($) NCDOT 45.000% $135,000.00 SCDOT 5.000% $ 15,000.00 RFATS 4.664% $ 13,992.31 CRMPO* 7.365% $ 22,095.43 GCLMPO 8.901% $ 26,703.11 CRTPO 29.070% $ 87,209.15 Total 100.000% $ 300,000.00

The current UPWP, adopted in March 2014 uses the maximum amount of eligible Transportation Grant funds, all additional funding requests must be shared on a per capita basis across all participating local governments. The proposed amendments will increase the local share for each member government proportionally. New cost share allocation tables are attached.

ACTION REQUESTED: Discuss and Approve UPWP Amendment(s) as Presented.

ATTACHMENTS:

1. 2014-2015 Unified Planning Work Program cost share Tables

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% Share Dollar Share Gastonia 18.8% $20,635 Gaston County 20.7% $22,721 Belmont 2.6% $2,854 Bessemer City 1.4% $1,537 Boiling Springs 1.2% $1,317 Cherryville 1.5% $1,646 Cleveland County 16.7% $18,330 Cramerton 1.1% $1,207 Dallas 1.2% $1,317 Kings Mountain 2.7% $2,964 Lincoln County 17.7% $19,428 Lincolnton 2.8% $3,073 Lowell 0.9% $988 Mount Holly 3.6% $3,951 Ranlo 0.9% $988 Shelby 5.3% $5,817 Stanley 0.9% $988 Total: 100.0% $109,763

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% Share Dollar Share Gastonia 18.80% $25,656 Gaston County 20.70% $28,248 Belmont 2.60% $3,548 Bessemer City 1.40% $1,911 Boiling Springs 1.20% $1,638 Cherryville 1.50% $2,047 Cleveland County 16.70% $22,790 Cramerton 1.10% $1,501 Dallas 1.20% $1,638 Kings Mountain 2.70% $3,685 Lincoln County 17.70% $24,154 Lincolnton 2.80% $3,821 Lowell 0.90% $1,228 Mount Holly 3.60% $4,913 Ranlo 0.90% $1,228 Shelby 5.30% $7,233 Stanley 0.90% $1,228 Total: 100.00% $136,466

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Agenda Item #16

To: TCC Members From: Hank Graham, AICP, Principal Transportation Planner Date: August 13, 2014 Subject: Charlotte Regional Alliance For Transportation (CRAFT) Memorandum of Agreement (MOA)

BACKGROUND:

CRAFT is made up of the four MPOs and one RPO in the Charlotte region, and was created in 1999 to facilitate regional transportation planning in the greater Charlotte area. CRAFT’s role is to enhance communication among jurisdictions, promote awareness of regional concerns, and to provide an educational forum in the Charlotte region that addresses significant common issues.

The organizational model is that of an MPO: An Executive Committee consisting of the MPO and RPO chairs, as well as representatives from the Metropolitan Transit Commission (MTC), the NC Board of Transportation and the SC Transportation Commission, and a Technical Committee consisting of staff and TCC members. The Executive Committee meets on average once per year, whereas the Technical Committee, made up of staff and TCC members, meets three to four times a year. It is at the Technical Committee level that most of the crucial information exchanges take place, ensuring that what is planned in one agency’s jurisdiction is not in conflict with what is planned in another.

Since 1999, the Charlotte Region has changed significantly as our transportation Planning Organizations have grown and changed compositions. The attached Memorandum of Understanding is provided to account for changes in organizational compositions and reaffirm each participating Transportation Planning Agency’s commitment to Regional Transportation Planning efforts and interests.

ACTION REQUESTED: Recommend Approval to MPO Board.

ATTACHMENTS:

1. MOA

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Agenda Item #17

To: TCC Members From: Sushil Nepal Date: August 13, 2014 Subject: Freight Mobility Plan

BACKGROUND: The Steering Committee for the Freight Mobility Plan will include representatives from all entities critical to implementing the Freight Mobility Plan, to ensure commitment to its implementation. The steering committee would be comprised of public and private sector representatives of transportation, land use, economic development, workforce development, and freight movement sectors. One representative from each of the area transportation planning organizations’ technical and policy-level boards will be requested to serve on the steering committee.

ACTION REQUESTED: Consider identifying GCLMPO TCC member to the freight mobility plan steering committee

ATTACHMENTS:

1. Memo 2. Handout

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MEMORANDUM

FROM: Sushil Nepal, Centralina COG TO: GCLMPO Technical Coordinating Committee DATE: August 5, 2014 RE: TIGER Freight Mobility Plan Update and Steering Committee Member Solicitation

The Centralina Council of Governments (CCOG) successfully submitted a planning grant application for Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) funds on April 28, 2014. There is no set schedule for the US Department of Transportation to announce grant awards, but we expect results announced by later in the summer. In advance of the grant announcement, Centralina COG is continuing fundraising and developing the steering committee to help define a detailed scope of the Freight Mobility Plan and oversee the development of the freight mobility plan, details are yet to be determined. An informational handout describing the process and deliverables is attached for your reference.

How is the Freight Mobility Plan funded? Centralina committed to raising a combined $110,000 in public and private funds to help pay for this $600,000 plan. This $110,000 would also be used to augment a locally-funded freight mobility plan. TIGER funds are $315,000 of the total, with area transportation planning organizations committing $150,000. Centralina also committed $25,000 in in-kind staff support to this plan. The City of Charlotte approved a “challenge grant” of $30,000 for other area local governments, meaning they will match dollar for dollar every local commitment up to $30,000. The TIGER grant application budget also includes a commitment to raise $50,000 in private sector funds.

Public sector: Centralina has developed a funding level request spreadsheet for all nine Centralina counties, all county seats, and all municipalities with 10,000 or more population. This spreadsheet with proposed funding request levels is attached. The total amount requested exceeds the minimum required as it is unlikely we receive commitments from all local governments. Funds raised above the $60,000 would be used to augment the overall budget.

Private sector: Centralina is using a two-tiered strategy in order to raise the $50,000 private sector funds. Centralina staff, working with area economic development agencies and local government representatives, will approach large firms, such as Lowes and Family Dollar, to request support for this plan. Local governments who commit funds to this plan will be asked to also approach businesses in their communities to solicit funding support to match the local government commitment.

What happens if we don’t receive the TIGER grant? As mentioned earlier, there is strong competition for TIGER grants. The Charlotte, Gaston, and Rock Hill MPOs, along with the Rocky River RPO, have already committed $150,000 to develop a locally-funded transportation- focused freight plan. A phased contingency plan would remove most of the non-transportation components of

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the TIGER application and focus on meeting transportation planning requirements for freight planning. The process for this plan would begin soon after an announcement that we were not selected for a TIGER grant. The timeline would be approximately six to nine months shorter than the TIGER process. The Centralina Executive Board has recommended that any local and private sector funds raised through this process should be applied to this locally-funded plan in order to increase the scope as much as possible. This would require approval from the City of Charlotte, as their commitment of $30,000 was earmarked for the TIGER application.

Who is on the proposed Steering Committee? The TIGER planning grant process includes a broad-based steering committee to oversee the work of this project. The committee would be made up of a mix of public and private sector representatives of transportation, land use, economic development, workforce development, and freight movement sectors. Centralina staff would like to begin inviting area representatives to serve on this committee. Centralina is soliciting representatives from the following organizations and areas of interest.

• Councils of Governments: One representative from each of the three councils of government in the 14-county region • State Departments of Transportation: Three to four representatives of the state departments of transportation from both North and South Carolina, representing both technical and policy-level interests • Transportation Planning: One representative from each of the area transportation planning organizations’ technical and policy-level boards • Land Use and Development: Three to four North and South Carolina land use planners and developers representing both urban and rural communities • Economic Development: Three to four North and South Carolina economic development professionals and board members representing both urban and rural communities • Workforce Development: Three to four North and South Carolina workforce development professionals and board members representing both urban and rural communities • Private Sector: Three to four private sector representatives from both North and South Carolina who have an interest in this plan

GCLMPO’s technical and policy boards represent many of the interests listed above and hereby is requested to consider identifying representatives interested in serving on this steering committee.

Please contact me at (704) 688-6509 or [email protected] with any questions.

ACTION REQUESTED: Consider identifying GCLMPO’s TCC members to serve on the freight mobility plan Steering Committee

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FLOW FREIGHT • LOGISTICS • OPPORTUNITIES • WORKFORCE A Freight Mobility Plan for the Greater Charlotte Bi-State Region

TIGER Planning Grant Application Centralina Council of Governments (CCOG) Regional Planning Organization TIGER Planning Grant Funding Request: $315,000 FLOW: A Regional Freight Mobility Plan for the Greater Charlotte Bi-State Region

Overview The 14-county Greater Charlotte Bi-State Region is embarking on a process to develop FLOW, a Regional Freight Mobility Plan that will integrate across the disciplines of transportation, land use, economic development, and workforce development. The Plan will include an assessment of our regional freight systems’ capability to meet current and future needs of freight-related businesses. It will recommend strategies for each component of the system: transportation, land use, economic development, and workforce development. The development of the Regional Freight Mobility Plan is expected to be a two-year process beginning early in 2015 with a $600,000 budget. It will be overseen by a Steering Committee and conducted by CCOG with assistance from professional transportation consultants selected through an open procurement process. The Steering Committee will include representatives of private and public interests in transportation, land use and development, economic development, and workforce development. The project will be funded through a combination a federal grant and contributions from the MPOs/RPO, CCOG, local governments, and private businesses. Identifying the Need for a Regional Freight Mobility Plan The region has invested significant resources of time and money over the past several years in identifying the need for a Regional Freight Mobility Plan. With the release in 2012 of the Prosperity for Greater Charlotte report (identifying Logistics – the freight and distribution industry – as one of the region’s top six industry clusters targeted for competitive economic growth) it is evident, now more than ever, that we need such a plan: Many businesses in our communities depend heavily on our regional freight systems which include our highways, railroads, air cargo and intermodal facilities, as well as our freight-related workforce, and freight-oriented land use and zoning. As our region grows, a Freight Mobility Plan will ensure that these systems grow in a coordinated and cost-efficient way to meet the needs of those businesses that are so critical to ensuring our region’s future prosperity. Companies whose business depends on efficient movement of freight will see smoother flow and fewer bottlenecks, a more reliable “talent pipeline” of workers with relevant skills, and more predictability in local ordinances governing freight- oriented land uses.

Freight  Logistics  Opportunity  Workforce FLOW: A Regional Freight Mobility Plan for the Greater Charlotte Bi-State Region

Key Partners: Centralina COG, Catawba Regional COG, CRTPO, CRMPO, GCLMPO, RFATS, RRRPO, City of Charlotte, CONNECT are collaborating with state and local governments and private sector organizations.

FLOW Steering Committee The Steering Committee will include representatives from the public and private sectors, and will oversee development of the Plan from January 2015 through December 2016. Members will provide guidance and direction to CCOG as the project manager, and will ensure that their constituents’ interests are well-represented in the process and in the final recommendations, and that there is adequate buy-in for successful implementation of the resulting Plan. We anticipate the Committee will meet bi-monthly and at major milestones over the two-year time period.

FLOW Budget The development of the Regional Freight Mobility Plan is estimated to cost $600,000, including $325,000 for a comprehensive Assessment and Gap Analysis, $150,000 for Strategy Development, $25,000 for Plan Writing and Presentation, $25,000 for Steering Committee and Revenue Sources Stakeholder Engagement, and $75,000 for Project Management. CCOG has applied for a $315,000 TIGER Planning Grant and the region’s MPOs and RPO have pledged $150,000 toward the project. We need to raise a cost-match of $60,000+ from local municipalities and counties, and $50,000+ from local businesses and trade groups. CCOG has committed $25,000 in staff time for project management.

For More Information To learn more about how to support this important project, contact Sushil Nepal, Centralina’s Project Manager, at th (704) 688-6509 or [email protected]. (CCOG: 525 North Tryon Street – 12 Floor, Charlotte, North Carolina 28202, Phone: 704-372-2416 Fax: 704-347-4710, www.centralina.org)

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FLOW: A Regional Freight Mobility Plan for the Greater Charlotte Bi-State Region

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Agenda Item #19

To: TCC Members From: MPO Staff Date: August 13, 2014 Subject: Transit Ridership Update

Gastonia Express Bus Ridership Trends

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Jan 1,833 3,090 4,795 5,094 5,574 5,577 4,426 3,873 4,451 4,382 3,581 Feb 2,208 2,943 4,500 4,749 5,613 5,306 4,553 4,279 4,213 4,266 3,372

March 2,644 3,357 5,096 5,284 5,881 5,527 5,407 4,844 4,161 4,165 3,348 April 2,708 3,282 4,177 5,175 6,427 5,386 5,077 4,370 4,031 4,205 3,444 May 2,758 3,609 5,323 5,705 6,440 4,859 4,666 4,530 4,240 4,328 3,544 June 3,024 3,669 5,068 5,522 7,020 5,221 5,163 4,419 3,857 3,858 3,743 July 3,159 3,396 4,713 5,776 7,408 5,206 5,343 3,982 4,172 4,181 Aug 3,173 4,080 5,681 6,745 6,775 4,838 5,371 5,394 4,978 4,221 Sept 3,250 5,291 4,996 5,760 7,038 4,880 4,870 4,692 3,490 3,987 Oct 3,105 5,004 5,164 6,743 6,932 5,104 4,644 4,608 4,616 4,271 Nov 3,040 4,440 4,680 5,637 5,245 4,252 4,013 4,273 4,144 3,493 Dec 2,726 4,116 3,863 4,296 5,158 4,248 3,574 3,689 3,541 3,256

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