2021 FEDERAL TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM Federal Fiscal Years 2020/21 – 2023/24 Adopted Per Resolution 20-21 February 17, 2021 StanCOG 2021 Federal Transportation Improvement Program Table of Contents Executive Summary .....................................................................................................................1 Resumen Ejecutivo ....................................................................................................................2 Introduction ..................................................................................................................................3 Details of the Stanislaus Region ................................................................................................3 About the Stanislaus Council of Governments ..........................................................................4 The StanCOG Policy Board .......................................................................................................4 Overview of the 2021 Federal Transportation Program ............................................................5 FTIP Importance to the Stanislaus Region ...........................................................................5 The FTIP is How Projects in the RTP/SCS are Implemented ...................................................5 FTIP Contributors ...................................................................................................................5 Federal Government/United States Department of Transportation .......................................... 6 State Government/Caltrans ........................................................................................................6 Regional Government/Stanislaus Council of Governments ......................................................6 Local Governments and Transit Operators ................................................................................7 The People of the Stanislaus Region .........................................................................................8 FTIP Requirements......................................................................................................................8 Federal Planning Factors and Goals ..........................................................................................9 Performance-Based Planning ...................................................................................................10 Congestion Management Process ............................................................................................10 Programmed Projects and Fiscal Constraint ............................................................................11 The State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) & Regional Transportation Improvement Program (RTIP) .........................................................12 Air Quality Conformity............................................................................................................12 Regionally Significant Projects................................................................................................13 Urbanized Areas and Federal-Aid Eligible Roadways ............................................................13 The Annual List of Federal Obligated Projects .......................................................................13 Environmental Justice & Title VI Communities .....................................................................14 System Preservation, Operations and Maintenance .................................................................14 FTIP Development and Management ..................................................................................15 FTIP Development ...................................................................................................................15 Amendments & Modifications .................................................................................................15 FTIP Programming Approach ..................................................................................................17 Consultation and Coordination ............................................................................................17 Planning Coordination with the Eight San Joaquin Valley Council of Governments .............18 Expanded Consultation ............................................................................................................18 FHWA and FTA Performance Measures .................................................................................18 StanCOG’s Approach to Performance-Based Planning and Programming ...........................22 Safety Performance Management (PM1).................................................................................22 Transit Operators’ Safety Plans ...............................................................................................24 Asset Management Performance Measures (PM2)..................................................................28 Transit Asset Management ......................................................................................................30 System Performance (PM3) .....................................................................................................35 FTIP Funding ............................................................................................................................39 Congestion Mitigation Air Quality (CMAQ) ..........................................................................39 Surface Transportation Block Grant (STBG) ..........................................................................40 Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) ......................................................................40 Active Transportation Program (ATP) ....................................................................................40 Highway Bridge Program (HBP) .............................................................................................41 State Highway Operations & Protection Program (SHOPP) ...................................................41 FTA 5307 – Transit/Urbanized Area Formula Grants .............................................................41 FTA 5310 – Transit/Enhanced Mobility of Seniors & Individuals with Disabilities ..............41 FTA 5311 – Transit/Non-Urbanized Area Formula Grants .....................................................41 FTA 5337 – Transit/State of Good Repair Grants ...................................................................42 FTA 5339 – Transit/Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Formula Program ...........................42 Measure L – Stanislaus Regions’ Self-Help Tax to Support Transportation Investments ...... 42 FTIP Project Selection Process ................................................................................................. 42 StanCOG’s CMAQ Apportionment Methodology .................................................................. 43 StanCOG’s STBG Apportionment Methodology .................................................................... 44 Expedited Project Selection Procedures (EPSP)...................................................................... 45 Appendices Project Listings for the 2021 Federal Transportation Improvement Program ............................. A 2021 Fiscal Constraint ................................................................................................................. B Congestion Mitigation Air Quality Back-up Lists ....................................................................... C Surface Transportation Block Grant Program Back-up List ........................................................ D 2020 State Transportation Improvement Program Project List ................................................... E Active Transportation Program Back-up List .............................................................................. F Highway Bridge Program Back-up List ....................................................................................... G Highway Safety Improvement Program Back-up List ................................................................. H State Highway Operation and Protection Program (SHOPP) – Back-up List .............................. I Exempt Categories and Grouped Classifications .......................................................................... J Authority Delegation to StanCOG Executive Director to Approve Administrative Modifications ............................................................................................................................. K Public Engagement - Notice/Proof of Publication ....................................................................... L StanCOG Responses to Comments Received During Public Review Period & Hearing........... M Regionally Significant Project Listings for Possible Federal Environmental Action during the “TIP” Period ............................................................................................................. N Air Quality Conformity Analysis ................................................................................................. O Environmental Justice Analysis ................................................................................................... P 2018 RTP Policies and Performance Measures ........................................................................... Q 2021 FTIP Checklist ...................................................................................................................