Member Orientation Manual 2018 Fredericksburg Area Metropolitan Planning Organization 406 Princess Anne Street Fredericksburg, VA 22401 540.373.2890 www.fampo.gwregion.org 1 [THIS PAGE LEFT INTENTIONALLY BLANK] 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS GWRC/FAMPO Title VI Nondiscrimination Statement .................................................................................................. 5 FAMPO Mission Statement ............................................................................................................................................ 6 Chapter 1 introduction ............................................................................................................................................. 7 1.1 About the Fredericksburg Area Metroplitan Planning ORganization .................................................................. 7 PART I: OVERVIEW OF TRANSPORTATION PLANNING ................................................................................................... 8 What is the Transportation Planning Process? ......................................................................................................... 8 What is Performance-Based Planning? ..................................................................................................................... 9 What is a Metropolitan Planning Organization? ....................................................................................................... 9 What Other Responsibilities do Some MPOs Have? ............................................................................................... 11 What is a State Department of Transportation? ..................................................................................................... 12 What is a Regional Transportation Planning Organization? .................................................................................... 13 What is a Public Transportation Operator? ............................................................................................................ 13 How do Agencies Cooperate? ................................................................................................................................. 14 Regional Models of Cooperation ........................................................................................................................ 14 What are the Key Products of the Transportation Planning Process? .................................................................... 14 The Unified Planning Work Program .................................................................................................................. 15 The long range transportation Plan .................................................................................................................... 16 Transportation Improvement Program .............................................................................................................. 17 The Long-Range Statewide Transportation Plan ................................................................................................. 17 The State Planning and Research Work Program ............................................................................................... 18 Statewide Transportation Improvement Program ............................................................................................. 18 How does Federal Transportation Funding Reach States and Metropolitan Areas? .............................................. 18 How is Federal Funding Used? ................................................................................................................................ 19 What Are Flexible Funds? ........................................................................................................................................ 20 PART II: MAJOR POLICY AND PLANNING ISSUES ......................................................................................................... 22 Statutory Requirements .......................................................................................................................................... 22 Air Quality ........................................................................................................................................................... 22 Congestion Management Process ...................................................................................................................... 27 Transportation Equity ......................................................................................................................................... 29 Financial Planning and Programming.................................................................................................................. 32 Performance-Based Planning: Programming Measures and Targets ................................................................. 35 Planning Data and Tools: Models, GIS, and Visualization ................................................................................... 39 3 Public Involvement ............................................................................................................................................. 44 Safety .................................................................................................................................................................. 45 Security ............................................................................................................................................................... 48 Transportation Asset Management .................................................................................................................... 48 Transportation System Management and Operations ....................................................................................... 51 Other Policy and Planning Considerations .......................................................................................................... 53 Freight Movement .............................................................................................................................................. 54 Land Use and Transportation .............................................................................................................................. 56 Planning and Environment Linkages ................................................................................................................... 60 Scenario Planning ................................................................................................................................................ 64 Travel Model Improvement Program ................................................................................................................. 65 Appendices .................................................................................................................................................................. 67 Recent Highway Reauthorizations .......................................................................................................................... 67 Acronyms................................................................................................................................................................. 69 Glossary ................................................................................................................................................................... 78 Federal Aid Transportation Programs ................................................................................................................... 102 Smart Scale ............................................................................................................................................................ 111 How a road gets built in Virginia ........................................................................................................................... 113 Road Building: Frequently Asked Questions ......................................................................................................... 119 History of FAMPO .................................................................................................................................................. 121 4 GWRC/FAMPO TITLE VI NONDISCRIMINATION STATEMENT “The George Washington Regional Commission and the Fredericksburg Area Metropolitan Planning Organization fully comply with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and its related statutes and regulations in all programs and activities. 5 FAMPO MISSION STATEMENT The MPO’s mission is to provide a cooperative, continuous and comprehensive (“3C”) transportation planning process to build regional agreement on transportation investments, that balance roadway, public transit, bicycle, pedestrian, and other transportation needs and support regional land use, economic, and environmental goals for the safe and efficient movement of people and goods. Special emphasis is placed on providing equal access to a variety of transportation choices and effective public involvement in the transportation planning process. 6 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 About the Fredericksburg Area Metropolitan Planning Organization Established in 1992, the Fredericksburg Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (FAMPO) is the federally designated Metropolitan Planning Organization for the Fredericksburg Urbanized Area. United States Code, part 23 CFR Parts 450 and 500 and 49 CFR Part 613 - Statewide Transportation Planning; Metropolitan Transportation Planning