Adopted by the State Transportation Commission August 12, 2010 Effective: October 1, 2010 Version 08/12/2010 Table of Contents Introduction and Purpose ............................................................................................. 3 Mobility Plan ............................................................................................................. 3 Program Development Process ..................................................................................... 4 Act 120 of 1970 .......................................................................................................... 4 Twelve Year Program ................................................................................................ 5 State Transportation Commission .............................................................................. 6 Metropolitan Planning Organization .......................................................................... 7 Rural Planning Organization ...................................................................................... 8 Public Input Process ................................................................................................. 10 2011 Program ............................................................................................................... 10 Funding Level Summary .......................................................................................... 12 Linking Planning and NEPA .................................................................................. 13 Transportation Funding Crisis ................................................................................. 14 Planning Partner Regions ........................................................................................... 16 Adams ...................................................................................................................... 17 Altoona ..................................................................................................................... 19 Centre ....................................................................................................................... 21 Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) .................................. 23 Erie ........................................................................................................................... 26 Franklin .................................................................................................................... 28 Harrisburg ................................................................................................................ 30 Johnstown ................................................................................................................. 32 Lancaster .................................................................................................................. 34 Lebanon .................................................................................................................... 36 Lehigh Valley ........................................................................................................... 38 1 Northeastern Pennsylvania ....................................................................................... 40 North Central ............................................................................................................ 42 Northwest ................................................................................................................. 45 Northern Tier ............................................................................................................ 47 Reading .....................................................................................................................4 9 Scranton-Wilkes Barre ............................................................................................. 51 Shenango Valley ...................................................................................................... 53 SEDA-COG .............................................................................................................. 55 Southern Alleghenies ............................................................................................... 57 Southwestern Pennsylvania ...................................................................................... 59 Williamsport ............................................................................................................. 63 York .......................................................................................................................... 65 Appendix I Planning Partner Contacts ........................................................................................ 67 Appendix II STC Membership ..................................................................................................... 70 Appendix III 2011-2022 Twelve Year Program ............................................................................ 72 2 his document provides an overview of the Commonwealth’s 2011 Twelve Introduction and Year Transportation Program. Information related to federal and state T requirements and regulations is included, as are the program goals, stakeholders involved in the process and highlights of regional priorities. Purpose The Commonwealth’s Transportation Program reflects transportation priorities for the next twelve-year period. In Pennsylvania as elsewhere, the demand for transportation improvements far exceeds available resources. The programming process is designed to help Pennsylvania prioritize its many transportation projects within the available funding. It is a collaboration among the State Transportation Commission (STC), Metropolitan and Rural Planning Organizations, Federal Transportation Agencies and owners and operators of transportation services. he Pennsylvania Mobility Plan is the state’s current long-range transportation plan. The plan was completed in June of 2007. The Mobility Plan provides a framework to guide Mobility Plan T the development of specific transportation programs and projects, including the Twelve Year Program. Thus, each series of investments will have a common reference point aimed at shared goals. Over time, the effectiveness of the plan and the ensuing investments can be measured by the extent to which the Mobility Plan’s objectives are being achieved. The Mobility Plan covers all major modes of transportation in the state. This approach will be particularly important as we consider how to best achieve the plan’s broad goals on a mode-by- mode basis. The Plan’s vision which is to, “Provide the best performing transportation system for people, business, and places” is supported by five goals: 1. Move people and goods safely and securely. 2. Improve quality of life by linking transportation, land use, economic development, and environmental stewardship. 3. Develop and sustain quality transportation infrastructure. 4. Provide mobility for people, goods, and commerce. 5. Maximize the benefits of transportation investments. 3 A Mobility Plan User’s Guide has been developed to assist in integrating the statewide long-range plan into the work activities of the many entities involved in planning and programming process. The User’s Guide and other Plan documents are available at www.pamobilityplan.com. The Mobility Plan will be successfully implemented only with the active involvement of all entities that influence transportation in Pennsylvania. This begins by using our vision and goals as the umbrella direction under which plans and programs are developed. he first four years of the Program is referenced as the Transportation Program Improvement Program (TIP), which coincides with the federally required T Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP). The TIP lists highway, bridge, transit, rail freight, and aviation projects that intend to use federal Development Process and/or state matching funds excluding specified maintenance funds. Each MPO and RPO is responsible for developing a TIP. Public involvement is required when developing a TIP and public involvement activities are specified in each MPO/ RPO’s adopted Public Participation Plan (PPP). This plan provides the public with an active role in the development of transportation plans, programs, and projects beginning in the early stages of plan development and continuing throughout the planning process. As needs and priorities change, the TIP may be modified or amended. The State Transportation Commission (STC) reviews and approves the Twelve Year Program every two years and when finalized, the STC adopts the program. It is then forwarded to the Governor, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for their approval prior to the start of the federal fiscal year which is October 1 of each year. ct 120 of 1970 created PennDOT and the State Transportation Commission. Act Act 120 of 1970 120, as amended, requires the Department of Transportation to prepare and submit A to the State Transportation Commission (STC) every two years, a program of transportation improvements which it recommends be undertaken during the next twelve years, listing only programs and projects that are reasonably expected to be funded over the twelve-year period. 4 he Commonwealth’s Twelve Year Transportation Program (TYP) is Pennsylvania's official transportation program. It addresses all transportation Twelve Year Program T modes, including highways