- 2021-2024 Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Program SACOG MISSION BOARD MEMBERS AND MEMBER JURISDICTIONS Provide leadership and a Karm Bains, Sutter County dynamic, collaborative public Krista Bernasconi, City of Roseville forum for achieving an efficient regional transportation system, Gary Bradford, Yuba County innovative and integrated Chris Branscum, City of Marysville regional planning, and high quality of life within the greater Pamela Bulahan, City of Isleton Sacramento region. Trinity Burruss, City of Colfax Jan Clark-Crets, Town of Loomis Rich Desmond, Sacramento County Lucas Frerichs, City of Davis Sue Frost, Sacramento County Jill Gayaldo, City of Rocklin Lakhvir Ghag, City of Live Oak Bonnie Gore, Placer County Martha Guerrero, City of West Sacramento Shon Harris, City of Yuba City Rick Jennings, City of Sacramento Paul Joiner, City of Lincoln Patrick Kennedy, Sacramento County Mike Kozlowski, City of Folsom Rich Lozano, City of Galt Porsche Middleton, City of Citrus Heights Pierre Neu, City of Winters David Sander, City of Rancho Cordova Michael Saragosa, City of Placerville Don Saylor, Yolo County Jay Schenirer, City of Sacramento Matt Spokely, City of Auburn Tom Stallard, City of Woodland Darren Suen, City of Elk Grove Wendy Thomas, El Dorado County Rick West, City of Wheatland Amarjeet Benipal, Ex-Officio Member 2021-2024 MTIP Contents A Guide to the Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Program Contents Page Number Introduction .................................................................................................................................. 2 The 2021-2024 MTIP: Features and Highlights ............................................................................. 2 Investment Decisions: 2020 MTP/SCS and the MTIP .................................................................... 3 2020 MTP/SCS Consistency ........................................................................................................... 3 MTIP Four Year Cycle .................................................................................................................... 5 MTIP Development & Public Participation Process ...................................................................... 5 Development Schedule ................................................................................................................... 6 Relationship of the MTIP to Other Federal and State Transportation Programs ......................... 7 Fund Sources Programmed in the MTIP ....................................................................................... 8 Air Quality Conformity .................................................................................................................. 9 Grouped Project Listings in the MTIP ......................................................................................... 10 Revisions to the MTIP – Administrative Modifications and Amendments ................................. 10 Project Selection in the MTIP ...................................................................................................... 10 Financial Constraint .................................................................................................................... 11 Targets for Encumbering Transportation Funds ......................................................................... 12 Title VI Compliance ..................................................................................................................... 12 System Preservation, Operation, and Maintenance Costs ......................................................... 14 Performance Based Planning ...................................................................................................... 16 How to Read the Project Listings ................................................................................................ 22 Endnotes and Electronic References .......................................................................................... 39 Appendices Resolution ................................................................................................................................. A-1 Public Notice ............................................................................................................................ A-2 Financial Summary .................................................................................................................... A-3 Understanding Grouped and Individually Listed Project Reports ............................................ A-4 Summary of Project Listing (Individual and Grouped) ............................................................. A-5 Detailed Project Listing (Individual and Grouped) .................................................................... A-6 Projects from Previous MTIP (2019-22) that have been Completed ........................................ A-7 Amendment #1 to the 2020 Metropolitan Transportation Plan/ Sustainable Communities Strategy ........................................................................................... A-8 Glossary of Commonly Used Terms and Acronyms .................................................................. A-9 Map of the Sacramento Metropolitan Planning Area ............................................................ A-10 Public Comments and Responses ........................................................................................... A-11 1 A Guide to the Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Program Introduction The federally required Transportation Improvement Program (TIP or FTIP), called the Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Program (MTIP)1 in the Sacramento Region, is a comprehensive listing of transportation projects that receive federal funds, require a federal action, or are regionally significant. The Sacramento Area Council of Governments (SACOG),2 as the federally designated Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for the six-county Sacramento Region, prepares and adopts the MTIP every two years. The MTIP covers a four-year period and must be financially constrained by year, meaning that the amount of dollars committed to the projects (also referred to as “programmed”) must not exceed the amount of dollars estimated to be available. The MTIP must include a financial plan that demonstrates that programmed projects can be implemented. Adoption of the MTIP must be accompanied by an evaluation and determination of air quality conformity.3 Federal regulations also require an opportunity for public comment prior to MTIP approval. Transit, highway, local roadway, bicycle and pedestrian investments are included in the MTIP. Apart from some improvements to the region’s airports and the Port of Sacramento, all regionally significant transportation projects or projects requiring federal action are part of the MTIP. All projects included in the MTIP must be consistent with the long-range regional transportation plan. The current plan for the SACOG region is the 2020 Metropolitan Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy (2020 MTP/SCS).4 The 2021-2024 MTIP: Features and Highlights Below are some features and highlights of the 2021-2024 MTIP: 1. Addresses the federal requirements as identified in the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act), enacted December 4, 2015. Approximately every four to six years, Congress adopts, and the President signs a transportation act—an authorization to spend tax dollars on highways, streets, roads, transit and other transportation related projects. 2. Covers four years of programming: federal fiscal years (FFY) 2021 through 2024. 3. Includes approximately 520 projects total (126 individually listed transportation projects and 394 grouped projects in 28 grouped project listing categories). 4. Programs over $2.4 billion of the over $3.9 billion of reasonably available federal, state, and local funding during the four years of the MTIP. 5. Refer to Chart 1 below, which breaks down the 2021-2024 MTIP Expenditure Summary across five project categories- Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation; Transit Operations and Maintenance; Road and Highway Expansion; Transit Expansion; and bicycle and pedestrian projects, safety projects, system operations projects, and other related projects. 2 Chart 1. 2021-2024 MTIP Expenditure Summary by Project Category 2021-2024 MTIP Expenditure Summary Transit Operations and Maintenance Road Maintenance 7% and Rehabilitation 36% Road and Highway Expansion 35% Bicycle and pedestrian, safety, system operations, etc. Transit Expansion 13% 9% Investment Decisions: 2020 MTP/SCS and the MTIP The 2020 MTP/SCS, which was approved by SACOG in November 2019, guides and prioritizes all SACOG’s programming decisions. The plan lays out a transportation investment and land use strategy to support a prosperous region, with access to jobs and economic opportunity, transportation options, and affordable housing that works for all residents. The plan also lays out a path for improving our air quality, preserving open space and natural resources, and helping California achieve its goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to climate change. The 2020 MTP/SCS invests $35 billion and proactively links transportation, land use and air quality. Additionally, the 2020 MTP/SCS gives individuals more options for how to get around, with investments in walking, biking, and transit as well as roadway improvements. It focuses on four priority policy areas: 1. Build vibrant places for today’s and tomorrow’s