2010 upwp

CENTRAL ARKANSAS REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION STUDY

DRAFT Fiscal Year 2010

Unified Planning Work Program

Prepared by METROPLAN

Metropolitan Planning Organization & Council of Local Governments

In cooperation with: United States Department of Transportation

Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department Central Arkansas Transit Authority

and

City of Alexander City of Austin City of Bauxite City of Benton City of Bryant City of Cabot

City of Cammack Village City of Conway

City of Haskell

City of Jacksonville City of Little Rock City of Maumelle City of Mayflower

City of North Little Rock City of Shannon Hills

City of Sherwood City of Vilonia City of Ward

City of Wrightsville Faulkner County Lonoke County Pulaski County Saline County

May 2009

The preparation and publication of this document was financed in part by funds provided by the United States Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration and Federal Transit Administration. The provision of Federal financial assistance should not be construed as denoting

U. S. Government approval of any plans, policies, programs or projects contained herein.

2009 METROPLAN BOARD OF DIRECTORS President ...................................... Mayor Art Brooke Vice President ............................. Mayor Mark Stodola Secretary ..................................... Mayor Larry Mitchell Treasurer ..................................... Judge Preston Scroggin

City of Alexander Mayor Shirley Johnson

City of Austin Mayor Bernadette Chamberlain

City of Bauxite Mayor Gary Duncan

City of Benton Mayor Rick Holland

City of Bryant Mayor Larry Mitchell

City of Cammack Village Mayor Harry Light

City of Cabot Mayor Eddie Joe Williams

City of Conway Mayor Tab Townsell

City of Greenbrier Mayor Melton Cotton

City of Haskell Mayor Jeff Arey

City of Jacksonville Mayor Tommy Swaim

City of Little Rock Mayor Mark Stodola

City of Maumelle Mayor Mike Watson

City of Mayflower Mayor Randy Holland

City of North Little Rock Mayor Patrick Hays

City of Shannon Hills Interim Mayor Sandra Vosburg

City of Sheridan Mayor Joe Wise, Jr.

City of Sherwood Mayor Virginia Hillman

City of Vilonia Mayor Ken Belote

City of Ward Mayor Art Brooke

City of Wooster Mayor Terry Don Robinson

City of Wrightsville Interim Mayor Pat Rogers-Ward

Faulkner County Judge Preston Scroggin

Grant County Judge Kemp Nall

Lonoke County Judge Charlie Troutman

Pulaski County Judge F. G. “Buddy” Villines

Saline County Judge Lanny Fite

Hot Springs Village Mr. Paul Day

Central Arkansas Transit Authority Ms. Betty Wineland

Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department

Mr. Scott Bennett, Assistant Chief Engineer - Planning

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Text, Tables and Layout: John Hoffpauer and Richard Magee Report Production and Illustrations: Jean Dahms Secretarial: Iris Woods

Central Arkansas Regional Transportation Study


FISCAL YEAR 2010 UNIFIED PLANNING WORK PROGRAM

TABLE OF CONTENTS

page PART I CARTS Planning Process...........................………….............................. 1

Figure 1, Transportation Planning Structure.............………..................... 1

Figure 2, The MSA and CARTS Area ......................................................... 3

PART II Fiscal Year 2009 Accomplishments...........……….....................………. 4 PART III Metropolitan Planning Factors and Priorities …….......................... 11

Table 1, Planning Factors and Tasks Matrix .................………..............… 19 PART IV Fiscal Year 2010 Project Task Descriptions..............….....………...... 20

FY 2010 UPWP Project Task Summary......................................………….. 21 Program Support and Administration…..................................………...….. 23 General Development and Comprehensive Planning....................……….... 25 Long-Range Transportation Planning................................……….........…. 28 Major Transportation Investment Planning…................................………... 31 Short-Range Transportation Planning..............………...........................…. 34 Transportation Improvement Program........................…………..............…. 43

PART V Fiscal Year 2010 CARTS Budget ........................................………......... 44

Table 2, Summary of FY 2010 CARTS Staff Resources ..………..........….. 45 Figure 3, Percent Total CARTS Budget by Project ........................……….. 46 Table 3, Summary of FY 2010 CARTS UPWP Budget ........................…... 46 Table 4, CARTS FY 2010 Project Task Budget .............................………. 48


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PART I CARTS PLANNING PROCESS

This Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) describes officially endorsed surface

transportation planning activities and budgets applicable to fiscal year (FY) 2010 of the Central Arkansas Regional Transportation Study (CARTS) beginning July 1, 2010 and ending June 30, 2010.

Enactment of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible Efficient Transportation Equity Act – A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) in 2005 and its predecessors, the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21) in 1998 and the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA) of 1991, has greatly impacted transportation planning in the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway metropolitan area. Under SAFETEA-LU, eight (8) planning factors are considered by the metropolitan planning organization when developing transportation plans and programs (refer to Part III of this UPWP).

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The CARTS transportation planning structure is illustrated in Figure 1. Metroplan

is a council of local governments and the designated Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). The Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department (AHTD) and the Central Arkansas Transit Authority (CATA) are partners with Metroplan in the CARTS planning process. Metroplan membership is restricted to municipal and county governments in the MSA, the AHTD and CATA. MPO decision-making authority resides


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with the Metroplan Board of Directors. Under this structure, municipal and county governments in the CARTS area can have voting representation on CARTS technical and advisory committees without becoming members of Metroplan; but only Metroplan member governments, the AHTD and CATA have voting representation on the Metroplan Board for transportation issues. Local jurisdictions that have approved and submitted a Resolution of Participation in the CARTS are identified on the title page of this document. Current voting members of the Metroplan Board of Directors are identified following the title page. Figure 2 illustrates the location of local government jurisdictions within the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway MSA and CARTS transportation planning and management area.


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Figure 2


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PART II FISCAL YEAR 2009 ACCOMPLISHMENTS

This part of the Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) summarizes the progress achieved during fiscal year (FY) 2009 of the Central Arkansas Regional Transportation Study (CARTS). Staff and/or consultants of Metroplan, the AHTD and CATA have coop-eratively carried out approved metropolitan transportation planning activities during the UPWP fiscal year that began July 1, 2008 and ends June 30, 2009. The following pages summarize work produced and planning activities performed during FY 2009 to implement the approved CARTS planning projects and consultant tasks listed below. Project #44.21.00 PROGRAM SUPPORT & ADMINISTRATION

Task #1 Work Program Development & Administration Task #2 Public Information & Citizen Participation

Project #44.22.00 GENERAL DEVELOPMENT & COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING

Task #10 Technical Assistance to Local Governments Task #11 Geographical Information System, Graphics & Mapping Task #12 Land Use/Socioeconomic Data Development

Project #44.23.01 LONG-RANGE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING Task #20 Metropolitan Transportation Plan Task #21 Travel Demand Modeling & Emissions Analysis Task #22 Strategic Regional Network

Project #44.23.02 MAJOR TRANSPORTATION INVESTMENT PLANNING

Task #30 Initiation of New Corridor/Subarea Studies Task #31 Revision/Completion of Ongoing Corridor Studies Task #32 Planning Studies Related To Major Transportation Investments

Project #44.24.00 SHORT-RANGE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING

Task #40 Traffic Monitoring & Analysis of Existing Conditions Task #41 Traffic Congestion & Safety Planning Task #42 Public Transportation, Goods Movement & Intermodal Planning Task #43 Facility Maintenance, Preservation & Enhancement Planning Task #44 Air Quality Planning & Public Awareness Task #45 Intelligent Transportation Systems Task #46 Public Transit/Human Services Coordination Planning

Project #44.25.00 TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM Task #50 TIP Development, Project Selection & Monitoring


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Because only three-quarters of FY 2009 of the Central Arkansas Regional

Transportation Study (CARTS) had elapsed at the time this document was being drafted, this part of the UPWP is temporarily incomplete. A revised FY 2010 UPWP Accomplishments section will be added prior to publication of the final FY 2010 UPWP document.

1st thru 3rd QUARTERS, FISCAL YEAR 2009

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Project 44.21.00 Program Support and Administration This UPWP project was subdivided into two (2) tasks. Metroplan achieved all major goals and

objectives established for this planning project. Task #1, Work Program Development and Administration: In cooperation with the AHTD, CATA,

local governments, and other interested parties, Metroplan staffed and supported a total of sixteen (16) meetings through first three-quarters of the year; seven (7) Metroplan Board/MPO meetings, five (5) Technical Coordinating Committee (TCC) meetings, two (2) Transportation Advisory Council (TAC) meetings, one (1) meeting of the Ozone Action Day Committee and the final meeting of the Clean Cities Coalition. Among the various staff activities undertaken during FY 2009 were: 1) consultant selection, contract administration and coordination, 3) procurement of office equipment and planning tools, 4) administrative and accounting activities, 5) the preparation of progress and staff reports, and 6) coordination and participation in staff meetings and work sessions, as well as various conferences, workshops and training. To date, the MPO Board has passed thirteen (13) transportation-related resolutions. Work products completed include publication of the 2007 Metroplan Annual Report, 2008 METROTRENDS Economic Review and Outlook, and 2008 Annual List of Projects (ALOP).

Staff participated with, made presentations to or received training thus far this year at the following meetings/conferences/workshops: 1) annual meeting of the American Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations (AAMPO); 2) AR APA Fall and Spring Planning Conferences; 3) UALR Quarterly Economic Forecast Conferences; 4) the LR Sustainability Commission; 5) AR Coalition for Obesity Prevention-Built Environment Subcommittee; 5) the Transportation Roundtable sponsored by Partners for Livable Committee at UAMS; 6) Governor’s Developmental Disabilities Council; 7) the Natural State Expo; 8) Safe Routes to School webinar; 9) Cross Cutting Issues Technical Work Group of the Governor’s Commission on Global Warming; 10) several webinars associated with the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act; 11) webinar entitled “Data Set Preparation for Model Estimation” and 12) a webinar sponsored by the Center for Transportation and the Environment entitled “Transportation and Climate Change: Time to Think, Plan, Mitigate and Adapt”. During the period, staff drafted and issued four RFQ/RFPs; the first was the I-630 Fixed Guideway Alignment Study, the second was for consulting services related to the OAD 2009 season, the third was


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for the Planning and Design for Traffic Control at the Harris Road/Main Street Intersection in Jacksonville; and the third was for Right-of-Way Acquisition Services for the CARTS area.

Task #2, Public Information and Citizen Participation: Prior notice of all public meetings directly

staffed by Metroplan were provided to area newspapers and other news media organizations and posted on our website throughout the year. Metroplan presents all legal notices and public information notices, whether in English or Spanish, as non-technical or "plain” language as possible. In addition to the dissemination of public information and compliance with FOI requests throughout the year, Metroplan routinely solicits public comment, documents citizen participation in the planning process, and continues development of our website. Metroplan is testing the use of Twitter to expand public notice and involvement in our planning processes.

. Project 44.22.00 General Development & Comprehensive Planning

This UPWP project was subdivided into three (3) tasks. Metroplan achieved all major goals and

objectives established for this planning project. Task #10, Technical Assistance to Local Governments: Technical assistance to member local

governments is a central focus area of our work program, since it is through the provision of this technical assistance that the regional long-range transportation plan elements are incorporated into local planning products. The types of technical assistance provided during FY 2009 included: provision of requested maps; graphics and socioeconomic data for use by CARTS jurisdictions; the development or revision of planning area boundaries, annexation feasibility studies, comprehensive plans, land use plans, master street and/or road plans, zoning ordinances and subdivision regulations for the cities of Benton, Cabot, Haskell, Mayflower, Maumelle, Ward, and the counties of Faulkner, Pulaski and Saline were undertaken during the year; plus routine maintenance of zoning maps and/or master street plan maps for the cities of Benton, Bryant, Sherwood, Mayflower. On numerous occasions, Metroplan generated and provided requested data and maps to the general public, private businesses, AHTD, CATA, and other agencies. The provision of technical assistance to member jurisdictions in the area of corridor specific access management plans and/or site-specific joint-access agreements also continued during the year. Task #11, Geographical Information System, Graphics and Mapping: The provision of ArcView© software and training; ongoing GIS data development; coordination with other GIS providers in the CARTS area; and the preparation of digital maps, coverages and themes in support of other UPWP tasks continued. Desktop publishing, PowerPoint© presentations and other types of graphics support were also provided.

Task #12, Land Use/Socioeconomic Data Development: Metroplan continued ongoing socioeconomic data collection activities, including the tracking of: population and employment trends, building permits and demolitions, and local transportation infrastructure improvements during FY 2009. Land use and socioeconomic data were provided to CARTS Area jurisdictions and the general public on request. Data were provided in support of other UPWP tasks, as needed. Work products completed so far during FY 2009 include the 2008 Metrotrends Economic Review and Outlook, publication of the 2007 Metroplan Annual Report.


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Project 44.23.01 Long-Range Transportation Planning This UPWP project was subdivided into four (4) tasks. Overall, the goals and objectives under this

planning project were advanced in a satisfactory manner. Task #20, Metropolitan Transportation Plan: During the month of September, the TAC

came to the same conclusion as staff. There are too many unknowns to warrant a full-blown update of the long-range plan. The TAC elected to pursue development of METRO 2030.2 instead. METRO 2030.2 is envisioned as a “simple” revisit of the current plan; with the likelihood that many transportation projects will need to be removed from the current “constrained” plan due to financial issues. Following the decision by the TAC to pursue the long-range plan update as METRO 2030, staff began the process of modifying the TELUM model to provide more detailed intervening year land use scenarios for input into the travel demand model. Staff also developed and the TCC approved both census tract and traffic zone splits and consolidations for the CARTS area in preparation for the decennial census and subsequent CTPP. Operation Bottleneck kicked off in September. The program was designed to accomplish two goals: 1) early and meaningful public outreach effort for METRO 2030.2 and 2) the mechanism by which local jurisdictions could identify transportation issues and projects that might be addressed with the standing up of locally funded regional mobility authorities (RMAs). Summary results of Operation Bottleneck in the form of total number of participants, category type and location of identified problems, and respondent’s locales were made available to the Board in November and draft preliminary reports by corridor for individual jurisdiction were available during the third quarter. At the request of the bicycle community, the City of NLR and Pulaski County, consideration for amending the CARTS Design Standards to include the option of utilizing “SHARROWS” markings/decals on bicycle routes within the area was requested and approved by the TCC and MPO Board. CATA and Metroplan staff began work on a comprehensive transit expansion plan for METRO 2030.2. The plan will incorporate definite phases on how the transit system can move incrementally from the current limited bus system to an ultimate multi-modal system by 2030.

Task #21, Travel Demand Modeling and Emissions Analysis: During the first quarter, MPO staff

worked with AHTD to review source code changes for transit and impact of cost modifications (per mile) on transit ridership predictions.

Staff participated in a travel demand modeling webinar entitled “Data Set Preparation for Model Estimation” on November 06 and a webinar sponsored by the Center for Transportation and the Environment entitled “Transportation and Climate Change: Time to Think, Plan, Mitigate and Adapt” on December 03rd.

Task #22, Strategic Regional Network: Monitoring of the RAN via implementation of TIP projects and the conduct of congestion management travel time runs continued during the year.


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Acquisition/preservation of the Rock Island Railroad right-of-way was terminated at the request of the sponsors. Project 44.23.02 Major Transportation Investment Planning

This UPWP project was subdivided into three (3) tasks. Metroplan achieved all major goals and

objectives established for this planning project. Task #30, Initiation of New Corridor/Subarea Studies: Contract negotiations for the River Rail

Airport Study, formerly entitled the LR National Airport Fixed Guideway Feasibility Study were finalized, the contract accepted and a notice-to-proceed issued. A Stakeholders Kick-off Meeting is scheduled for April 21 at 3:30 PM in the Jeffery Hawkins Conference Room.

The RFQ/RFP for the I-630 Fixed Guideway Alignment Study was prepared and issued, a

consultant selected and a draft scope of work was under review as the third quarter came to a close. Task #31, Revision/Completion of Ongoing Corridor Studies: A Record-of-Decision (ROD) on the

Northbelt Freeway Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement was received by AHTD and the MPO Board amended the CARTS 2007-2010 TIP to include a project to acquire right-of-way along the corridor.

The Riverdale Traffic Study –No activity to date was reported by the City of Little Rock on Phase

II. The South Loop Feasibility Environmental Analysis Study was formally terminated by the City of Little Rock on March 1; followed by a request to release the $100,000 of LUZA funds programmed to the project.

Task #32, Planning Studies Related to Major Transportation Investments: Efforts undertaken on this task relate to: 1) continuation of the citizen-based U.S. 67/167 Task Force which was created as a result of the U.S. 67/167 MIS and 2) access management studies/plans along various corridors.

No activity was recorded for the US 67/167 Task Force. Completion of improvements occurred during the third quarter. Following review by AHTD, access management plans for Hwys. 5 and 321 were subsequently redrafted and provided back to the City and AHTD for further consideration.


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Project 44.24.00 Short-Range Transportation Planning

This UPWP project was subdivided into six (6) tasks, with five (5) tasks supported with PL funds.

Overall, the goals and objectives of this planning project were advanced in a satisfactory manner.

Task #40, Traffic Monitoring and Analysis of Existing Conditions: Metroplan continued to collect and disseminate traffic count data from AHTD and local sources for the functionally classified system. Maps and updated tables of the AHTD’s traffic counts were posted to Metroplan’s website throughout the year.

Task #41, Traffic Congestion and Safety Planning: The Central Arkansas Rideshare (CAR) Program and the CARTS’ Congestion Management System (CMS) continued during FY 2009. The CARTS 2009 Congestion Management System (CMS) travel times surveys were completed during the Fall and results presented to the TCC. As the third quarter ended, MPO staff began updating the CARTS Pedestrian/Bicycle Decade (1995-2005) Crash Analysis database (which now runs through 2006) by adding 2007 data. Staff conducted the annual congestion management travel time surveys on the targeted regional arterial and freeway facilities during Fall, 2008; documented and evaluated the results which were then presented to the TCC for review and comment. The longitudinal study of Dave Ward Drive which tracks the pre and post-construction accident, land use and value changes along the corridor associated with the improvement project was updated to provide the final year to complete the three-year pre and post construction timeframe. Task #42, Public Transportation, Goods Movement and Intermodal Planning: Primary efforts under this task are the responsibility of the AHTD and CATA. CATA staff continued to: 1) carry out short-range public transit system planning including capital needs and a system wide route modification study; 2) work with member government(s) in seeking a dedicated source of transit revenue; and 3) participate in the Ozone Action Days and Clean Cities programs. The Conway Transit Feasibility Study progressed during the year. The Steering Committee met for the first time on September 29th to review and comment on Technical Memo #1 – Existing Conditions. The draft Technical Memorandum #2 – Vision Plan was presented to the Committee in November following the studies’ first public involvement session. Following that session, work on the study was suspended in order to clarify the wording and deliverables under a work task element and which was provided through a supplemental agreement. Work resumed in March with a scheduled workshop with the Conway City Council. Task #43, Facility Maintenance, Preservation and Enhancement Planning: While primary responsibility for pavement and bridge management systems is the responsibility of the AHTD, Metroplan periodically receives and reviews updated data provided by the AHTD for ways to incorporate analysis of the data into specific project and plan development. Also during the year, Metroplan continued to assist local jurisdictions in the identifying pedestrian and bicycle facility needs on the Strategic Regional Network.


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The MPO Board requested staff to develop a regional bike ride map near the end of the previous fiscal year. With assistance from representatives of Bicycle Advocates of Central Arkansas (BACA) and city staffs, the MPO staff developed a “Bike Central Arkansas” Z-card® ride map which was published in time for the National Trails Symposium held in Little Rock in November.

Task #44, Air Quality Planning & Public Awareness: Staff coordinated with the ozone awareness consultant; continued to provide ozone action days notifications to those organizations requiring notification; and provided notifications of declared Ozone Action Days. Support of Ozone Action Days continued with 2008 OAD evaluation and close out. A new RFQ/RFP for 2009 consulting services was issues, consultant selected and contract negotiated by the end of the third quarter. MPO is in receipt of the Governor’s letter to EPA regarding his recommendation that Pulaski County should be the only central Arkansas county classified as non-attainment.

The Clean Cities Coalition met during early 2009 to endorse the transfer of the Clean Cities

Program from Metroplan to WinRock.

Task #45, Intelligent Transportation Systems: Monitoring the programming and development of projects for consistency with the CARTS ITS Plan. MPO, AHTD, and FHWA staffs met on August 5th to discuss update and revisions to the CARTS ITS Architecture Plan in response to comments made during the previous certification process and for incorporation into METRO 2030.2. Previous inventories by jurisdiction were made available to the TCC in March for their review and updating.

Task #46 Public Transit/Human Services Coordination Planning: CATA and AHTD continue

to monitor implementation/compliance of transit grants/funding requests with the recently approved Central Arkansas Public Transit/Human Services Coordination Plan and the Central Arkansas Local Coordination Plan covering the non-urbanized portion of the study area.

Project 44.25.00 Transportation Improvement Program

This UPWP project had only one (1) task. Metroplan achieved all major goals and objectives

established for this planning project.

Task #50, TIP Development, Project Selection and Monitoring: In order to support Metroplan Board selection and authorization of Federal-aid surface transportation projects in the CARTS Area, Metroplan staff solicited public comment, and coordinated and cooperated with CARTS committees, the AHTD, CATA and local governments to amend and implement the CARTS FY 2007-2010 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP). The 2008 Annual List of Projects (ALOP) for the CARTS FY 2007-2010 TIP was released to the general public for review and comment by the end of December. The staff processed and the Board passed eleven (11) TIP-related resolutions through the third-quarter of FY 2009.


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FISCAL YEAR 2010 UNIFIED PLANNING WORK PROGRAM PART III

METROPOLITAN PLANNING FACTORS AND PRIORITIES

This part of the Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) identifies FY 2010 CARTS planning priorities and summarizes the relationship between UPWP project tasks and the quantitative or qualitative consideration of eight metropolitan planning factors, as is required by the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act – A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU). The degree of consideration and analysis of these factors is based on the scale and complexity of many issues, including transportation system development, land use, employment, economic development, human and natural environment, and housing and community development ( 23 CFR 450.306(b)).

FY 2010 CARTS planning priorities, schedules and responsibilities are detailed in the project task descriptions included in Part IV of this UPWP, while resource allocation and the planning project budgets of Metroplan, the AHTD and the CATA are identified in Part V.

In developing multimodal and financially constrained transportation plans and improvement programs, the CARTS planning process must consider eight metropolitan planning factors. Further progress is anticipated during the UPWP fiscal year in considering these metropolitan planning factors in accordance with SAFETEA-LU planning regulations. What follows is a paraphrased description of each metropolitan planning factor to be considered (in bold type), accompanied by a summary of FY 2010 planning activities applicable to each factor. 1. Support the economic vitality of the metropolitan area, especially by enabling global

competitiveness, productivity, and efficiency;

• Task 12 includes monitoring of building permits and other socio-economic data characterizing the MSA and CARTS area conditions and trends, and the development and publication of the 2008 Economic Review and Outlook and the 2008 Demographic Review and Outlook.

• Tasks 20 and 22 include activities that help identify, evaluate and prioritize transportation projects that support the economic vitality of the metropolitan area.

• Tasks 31 and 32 includes studies for proposed major investments, including the Airport Rail Feasibility Study and I-630 Fixed Guideway Alignment Study.


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• Task 40 includes the collection, analysis and distribution of traffic related data, including the posting of CARTS traffic volumes online; as well as the analysis of existing and near term transportation system and travel conditions.

• Task 41 includes the development of travel demand reduction and operational management strategies to relieve and prevent traffic congestion, as well as Central Arkansas Rideshare Enhancements.

• Task 42 includes the Conway Transit Feasibility Study; short-range transit service and operations planning; public transit inventories; and inventories of and short-range planning for public and private intermodal facilities, equipment and systems.

• Task 43 includes pavement and bridge inventories, as well as other ROW, corridor and facility maintenance and preservation planning.

• Task 44 provides planning support for regional clean air and energy efficiency goals, thereby enhancing the quality of life and economic vitality of the metropolitan area.

• Task 45 includes an update of the CARTS ITS plan, thereby improving the efficiency and safety of transportation facilities and services.

• Task 50 staffs a decision making process for programming transportation projects that support the economic vitality of the metropolitan area.

2. Increase the safety of the transportation system for motorized and non-motorized users;

• Task 10 includes the provision of technical assistance in local traffic, transit, parking, and other transportation studies, as needed.

• Task 20 includes activities to refine the metropolitan transportation plan, including the development of safety element for METRO 2030.

• Task 22 includes planning for safety-related improvements to the strategic regional network, including the RAN and regional transit, bikeway and pedestrian elements.

• Task 32 includes consideration of safety issues in the access management studies. • Task 40 includes signal warrant analyses as requested by local jurisdictions. • Task 41 includes the identification of recurring congestion on selected facilities, the

identification of high traffic accident/crash locations on regional arterials, coordination of hazard reduction programs including highway/railway at-grade crossing safety improvements, and the development of a traffic incident management plan for the CARTS area.

• Task 42 includes the consideration of safety and security issues as part of short-range transit planning, as well as when planning for intermodal facilities and systems.


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• Task 43 includes pavement and bridge inventories, as well as other ROW, corridor and facility maintenance and preservation planning, including efforts to refine regional bikeway and walkway plans.

• Task 44 includes activities that encourage voluntary and targeted actions to reduce ozone precursor emissions and limit ozone exposure for persons in sensitive groups.

• Task 45 includes an update of the CARTS ITS plan, thus improving the efficiency and safety of transportation facilities and services.

• Task 50 staffs a decision making process for programming transportation projects wherein safety is considered during the project design review phase.

3. Increase the security of the transportation system for motorized and non-motorized users;

• Task 10 includes the provision of technical assistance in local traffic, transit, parking, and other transportation studies, as needed.

• Task 20 includes activities to update the metropolitan transportation plan. • Task 22 includes planning for security-related improvements to the strategic regional

network, including the RAN and regional transit, bikeway and pedestrian elements. • Task 32 includes consideration of security issues in the access management studies. • Task 42 includes the consideration of security issues as part of short-range transit

planning, as well as when planning for intermodal facilities and systems. • Task 45 includes an update of the CARTS ITS plan, thus improving the efficiency,

safety and security of transportation facilities and services. • Task 50 staffs a decision making process for programming transportation projects

wherein security is considered during the project design review phase.

4. Increase the accessibility and mobility of people and freight;

• Task 10 includes the provision of technical assistance in the development of local plans that could increase the accessibility and mobility of people and freight.

• Task 20 includes a periodic update of METRO 2030, which seeks to maintain and enhance accessibility and mobility.

• Task 21 includes the development of travel forecasts and micro-simulations that could identify network improvements that would increase accessibility and mobility.

• Task 22 involves planning for improvements to the strategic regional network, that would enhance the accessibility and mobility benefits of the RAN and regional transit, bikeway and pedestrian elements.


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• Tasks 31 and 32 involve consideration of actions that would improve mobility, manage access, and help relieve and/or prevent traffic congestion in selected corridors.

• Task 40 includes identifying the near-term transportation demands of persons and goods, including the demand for paratransit services serving disabled persons.

• Task 41 includes the CARTS congestion management system (CMS), wherein strategies to improve mobility, and relieve and/or prevent traffic congestion are developed.

• Task 42 includes the Conway Transit Feasibility Study, public transit inventories, and inventories of and short-range planning activities for intermodal facilities, equipment, and systems, including the modeling of truck trips.

• Task 43 includes pavement and bridge inventories, as well as other ROW, corridor and facility maintenance and preservation planning, including efforts to refine regional bikeway and walkway plans.

• Task 45 includes an update of the CARTS ITS plan, thus improving the efficiency and safety of the transportation system.

• Task 50 staffs a decision making process for programming transportation projects wherein limited resources are focused on maintaining and improving regional mobility.

5. Protect and enhance the environment, promote energy conservation, improve the quality of

life, and promote consistency between transportation improvements and State and local planned growth and economic development patterns;

• Task 2 includes public involvement and technical assessments in accordance with the Executive Order on Environmental Justice.

• Task 10 includes the provision of technical assistance to local governments in support of the comprehensively planned development of the CARTS area, and to bring local plans and ordinances into conformity with METRO 2030.

• Task 11 includes GIS data development, mapping and analysis. • Task 12 includes land use and socio-economic data development, maintenance and

analysis; and the identification and analysis of the impacts of plans and projects; • Task 20 includes consultation with land management, environmental protection,

natural resource, historic preservation, conservation, and regulatory agencies to develop potential METRO 2030 environmental mitigation activities, as well as inter-agency consultation and coordination when conducting any SIP conformity analyses;


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• Task 21 includes the development of on-road vehicle emissions estimates for any regional emissions inventories, SIP development, and sensitivity analysis potentially needed for a conformity determination.

• Task 31 includes consideration of environmental constraints in the Airport Rail Feasibility and I-630 Fixed Guideway Alignment studies.

• Task 32 includes development of access management plans as needed that promote consistency between arterial improvements and local land use patterns/plans.

• Task 40 includes analysis of the existing conditions of travel, transportation facilities, vehicle fuel consumption, on-road emissions, and systems management, as needed.

• Task 41 includes the development of strategies to improve mobility, and relieve and/or prevent traffic congestion; enhancements to the Central Arkansas Rideshare (CAR) Program; and the identification of high traffic accident/crash locations.

• Task 42 includes a consultant-led transit feasibility study for the City of Conway and short-range transit system planning activities to improve CATA’s services, including review and promotion of development standards to enhance transit.

• Task 43 includes activities to refine the regional bikeway and walkway plan. • Task 44 provides planning support for regional clean air and energy efficiency goals,

thereby enhancing the quality of life and economic vitality of the metropolitan area. • Task 45 includes an update of the CARTS ITS plan that could lead to efficiency

improvements effectively conserving transportation-related fuel consumption. • Task 50 staffs a decision making process for programming transportation projects

wherein protection and enhancement of regional environmental quality is a goal.

6. Enhance the integration and connectivity of the transportation system, across and between modes, for people and freight;

• Task 10 includes technical assistance, as needed, to encourage local governments and private developers to consider all modes of transportation in the development process.

• Task 11 includes roadway, transit, walkway and bikeway data collection for the GIS. • Tasks 20 thru 22, includes consideration of goods movement problem areas, as well as

access to ports, airports, intermodal facilities, freight routes, etc. • Task 31 will include consideration of intermodal connectivity during the Airport Rail

Feasibility and I-630 Fixed Guideway Alignment studies. • Task 32 includes access management studies, which must consider all existing and

planned modes in each corridor.


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• Task 40 collects and distributes vehicle classification data; reviews and amends the existing roadway functional classifications, and identifies the near-term transportation demands of persons and goods, including the demand for paratransit services serving disabled persons.

• Task 41 includes enhancements to the Central Arkansas Rideshare Program that will promote greater use of park and ride facilities, carpools, vanpools, fixed-route public transit, bicycle and pedestrian facilities; the coordination of hazard reduction at roadway – railway at-grade crossings; and the identification of high traffic accident/crash locations including the analysis of crashes involving both motor vehicles and pedestrians or bicyclists.

• Task 42 includes the Conway Transit Feasibility Study, public transit inventories, and inventories of and short-range planning activities for intermodal facilities, equipment, and systems, including the modeling of truck trips.

• Task 43 involves refinement of regional bikeway and walkway plans, as well as consideration of transportation enhancement and corridor preservation proposals.

• Task 45 involves the planning and coordinated development of ITS applications, which will in some cases will enhance integration and connectivity across and between modes.

• Task 50 staffs a decision making process for programming transportation projects, wherein the needs of motorized and non-motorized modes are routinely considered.

7. Promote efficient system management and operation; and

• Task 21 involves travel demand modeling, the development of network-based traffic forecasts and/or micro-simulation, as needed.

• Task 22 includes follow up studies or analyses of proposed RAN projects, as needed. • Task 31 includes consideration of the transportation system impacts as part of the

Airport Rail Feasibility Study. • Task 32 includes access management studies, which lead to more efficient operations. • Task 40 includes the collection and distribution of traffic related data, the

identification of the near-term transportation demands of persons and goods, review and amendment of existing roadway functional classifications, and analysis of the existing conditions of travel, transportation facilities, vehicle fuel consumption, on-road emissions, and systems management, as needed.


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• Task 41 includes the development of strategies to improve mobility and relieve and/or prevent traffic congestion; enhancement of the Central Arkansas Rideshare Program; and identification of high traffic accident/crash locations.

• Task 42 includes CATA's short-range planning activities to expand and enhance public transit services, and the Conway Transit Feasibility Study.

• Task 43 integrates the results of pavement, bridge and other management systems into the CARTS planning process.

• Task 45 includes an update of the CARTS ITS plan, thereby providing for more effective and efficient management and of transportation systems operation.

• Task 50 staffs a decision making process for programming transportation projects, wherein projects developed through the CARTS CMS and/or of regional importance are given priority.

8. Emphasize the preservation of the existing transportation system.

• Task 20 includes revision of the METRO 2030 financial plan in concert with the development of proposed project-estimates using inflation rates that reflect “year of expenditure dollars”, which may bring system preservation and system enhancement priorities into sharper focus, given the requirement for a financially constrained plan.

• Task 22 includes follow up studies or analyses of proposed RAN projects, most of which seek to maximize and optimize the use of existing facilities.

• Task 32 includes access management studies that will seek to preserve the throughput capacity resulting from the major widening of arterial roadways.

• Task 40 includes analysis of the existing conditions of travel, transportation facilities, vehicle fuel consumption, on-road emissions, and systems management, as needed.

• Task 41 includes the development of strategies to improve mobility, and relieve and/or prevent traffic congestion; enhancement of the Central Arkansas Rideshare program; the identification of high traffic accident/crash locations; and the development of a traffic incident management plan for the CARTS area.

• Task 42 includes inventories of and related short-range planning efforts for public transit and other intermodal facilities, equipment, and systems.

• Task 43 includes pavement and bridge inventories, as well as other ROW, corridor and facility maintenance and preservation planning.

• Task 44 provides planning support for regional clean air and energy efficiency goals, thereby enhancing the quality of life and economic vitality of the metropolitan area.


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• Task 45 includes an update of the CARTS ITS plan, which is focused on maximizing and optimizing usage of existing facilities.

• Task 50 staffs a decision making process for programming transportation projects, wherein facility preservation and efficient use of existing facilities are given priority.

Development of this FY 2010 UPWP has been guided by regulations requiring the

CARTS planning process to consider and implement projects, strategies, and services that address eight metropolitan planning factors. Table 1 summarizes the applicability of each UPWP tasks to each metropolitan planning factor. For additional information refer to the project task descriptions and budgets detailed in UPWP Parts IV and V.


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CARTS FY 2010 UNIFIED PLANNING WORK PROGRAMPROJECT TASKS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

44.21.00 Program Support & Administration 1. Work Program Development & Administration 2. Public Information & Citizen Participation X 44.22.00 General Development & Comprehensive Planning 10. Technical Assistance to Local Governments X X X X X 11. Geographical Information System, Graphics & Mapping X X 12. Land Use/Socioeconomic Data Development X X 44.23.01 Long-Range Transportation Planning 20. Metropolitan Transportation Plan X X X X X X X 21. Travel Demand Modeling & Emissions Analysis X X X X 22. Strategic Regional Network X X X X X X X44.23.02 Major Transportation Investment Planning 30. Initiation of New Corridor/ Subarea Studies 31. Revision/Completion of Ongoing Corridor Studies X X X X X 32. Planning Studies Related to Major Transport. Investments X X X X X X X X44.24.00 Short-Range Transportation Planning 40. Traffic Monitoring & Analysis of Existing Conditions X X X X X X X 41. Traffic Congestion & Safety Planning X X X X X X X 42. Public Transport., Goods Movement & Intermodal Planning X X X X X X X X 43. Facility Maintenance, Preservation & Enhancement Planning X X X X X X X 44. Air Quality Planning & Public Awareness X X X X 45. Intelligent Transportation Systems X X X X X X X X44.25.00 Transportation Improvement Program 50. TIP Development, Project Selection & Monitoring X X X X X X X X

Metropolitan Planning FactorsTable 1. PLANNING FACTORS AND TASKS MATRIX


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PART IV FISCAL YEAR 2010 PROJECT TASK DESCRIPTIONS

CARTS planning activities are divided into six major planning projects taken from Federal Transit Act Section 5303 Metropolitan Planning Program grant categories. While UPWP tasks may change from year to year, UPWP projects tend to remain the same. In this part of the UPWP, staff and/or consultant activities are detailed for each FY 2010 planning project task. A brief summary of the work program is followed by more detailed descriptions of each planning project task, which are delineated by task number, title, purpose, method and end product. Project #44.21.00 PROGRAM SUPPORT & ADMINISTRATION

Task #1 Work Program Development & Administration Task #2 Public Information & Citizen Participation

Project #44.22.00 GENERAL DEVELOPMENT & COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING

Task #10 Technical Assistance to Local Governments Task #11 Geographical Information System, Graphics & Mapping Task #12 Land Use/Socioeconomic Data Development

Project #44.23.01 LONG-RANGE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING

Task #20 Metropolitan Transportation Plan Task #21 Travel Demand Modeling & Emissions Analysis Task #22 Strategic Regional Network

Project #44.23.02 MAJOR TRANSPORTATION INVESTMENT PLANNING

Task #30 Initiation of New Corridor/Subarea Studies Task #31 Revision/Completion of Ongoing Corridor Studies Task #32 Planning Studies Related To Major Transportation Investments

Project #44.24.00 SHORT-RANGE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING

Task #40 Traffic Monitoring & Analysis of Existing Conditions Task #41 Traffic Congestion & Safety Planning Task #42 Public Transportation, Goods Movement & Intermodal Planning Task #43 Facility Maintenance, Preservation & Enhancement Planning Task #44 Air Quality Planning & Public Awareness Task #45 Intelligent Transportation Systems



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FY 2010 UPWP PROJECT TASK SUMMARY

Project #44.21.00 PROGRAM SUPPORT & ADMINISTRATION Task #1 Work Program Development & Administration

• Administration and coordination of consultant-led studies or consultant services: the Airport Rail Feasibility Study and the I-630 Fixed Guideway Alignment Study (Task #31); Central Arkansas Rideshare Enhancements (Task #41); the Conway Transit Feasibility Study (Task #42); and the 2009 Ozone Action Days Awareness Campaign (Task #44).

• Publication of CARTS FY 2010 UPWP and development of CARTS FY 2011 UPWP. • Modification of UPWP roles & responsibilities, as needed.

Task #2 Public Information & Citizen Participation • Publication of the FY 2009 CARTS Annual Report and the CY 2009 Metroplan Annual Report • Implementation of CARTS Public Participation Plan (PPP), amend as needed. • Public information is routinely posted online at www.metroplan.org and other websites.

Project #44.22.00 GENERAL DEVELOPMENT & COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING Task #10 Technical Assistance to Local Governments

• Assistance to update local plans and ordinances will be provided to the cities of Benton, Haskell, Mayflower, Ward and other requesting Metroplan members.

Task #11 Geographical Information System, Graphics & Mapping • This task focuses on GIS development, mapping, GPS and video data collection, desktop

publishing, website maintenance , and support for other UPWP tasks (e.g., Metro 2030).

Task #12 Land Use/Socioeconomic Data Development • This task focuses on data analysis of regional economic and demographic trends, population

and employment forecasts, and Metroplan Data Center development. • Publication of Economic Review & Outlook, and Demographic Review & Outlook.

Project #44.23.01 LONG-RANGE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING Task #20 Metropolitan Transportation Plan

• A periodic update of the long range transportation plan for the CARTS Area (METRO 2030) will be prepared. Plan adoption is scheduled for August 2010.

Task #21 Travel Demand Modeling & Emissions Analysis • Network based traffic forecasts and emissions analysis will be conducted for the METRO 2030

plan update and TIP development, as needed.

Task #22 Strategic Regional Network • Staff to oversee or conduct follow-up studies or analysis and conduct long-range transit

planning, as needed.


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FY 2010 UPWP PROJECT TASK SUMMARY

Project #44.23.02 MAJOR TRANSPORTATION INVESTMENT PLANNING Task #30 Initiation of New Corridor/Subarea Studies

• New studies will be initiated as needed. Task #31 Revision/Completion of Ongoing Corridor Studies

• Continuation of the consultant-led Airport Rail Feasibility Study. • Continuation of the consultant-led I-630 Fixed Guideway Feasibility Study.

Task #32 Planning Studies Related to Major Transportation Investments • MPO staff to continue public involvement effort following US 67/167 Subarea Study. • Access management studies/plans will be initiated as needed.

Project #44.24.00 SHORT-RANGE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING Task #40 Traffic Monitoring & Analysis of Existing Conditions

• Data collection and analysis activities for other UPWP tasks.

Task #41 Traffic Congestion & Safety Planning • Congestion Management System (CMS) will report results of 2009 GPS travel-time surveys. • Continuation of consultant-led online ride matching services for metro area commuters at

www.arkRide.com and initiation of a pilot project for selected primary and secondary schools to provide similar services at www.arkRideSchool.com.

Task #42 Public Transportation, Goods Movement & Intermodal Planning • Continuation of CATA's short-range transit system planning activities. • Continuation of the consultant-led Conway Transit Feasibility Study.

Task #43 Facility Maintenance, Preservation & Enhancement Planning • Regional bikeway and walkway plans to be refined in conjunction with Task #22.

Task #44 Air Quality Planning & Public Awareness • The Ozone Action Days consultant will continue Ozone Awareness activities. • An interagency MOA will be developed for potential transportation conformity determinations. • The Clean Cities host agency function has been transferred from Metroplan to WinRock.

Metroplan will continue to actively participate in the ACT Partnership, including administration of a potential truck stop electrification grant.

Task #45 Intelligent Transportation Systems • Refine the CARTS ITS Plan and regional ITS architecture, as needed.


• Revise CARTS policies and procedures for TIP development, as needed. • Development of the 2010-2013 TIP/STIP and 2009 ALOP.


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Project #44.21.00 Program Support & Administration

Task #1 Work Program Development & Administration

Purpose: To prepare and administer the Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) and support MPO, TAC, TCC & subcommittee meetings.

Method: As needed, MPO, AHTD and CATA staff will cooperatively develop and administer the UPWP, support MPO and CARTS committee meetings, and coordinate CARTS plan-ning activities in cooperation with UPWP funding agencies. AHTD staff is assigned primary responsibility for coordinating the CARTS planning process and the statewide planning process. CATA staff is assigned primary responsibility for administering CATA's transit planning activities in cooperation with the CARTS and statewide planning processes.

MPO staff is assigned primary responsibility for: 1. facilitating MPO, TAC, TCC, and subcommittee meetings; 2. CARTS correspondence, documentation, and record keeping; 3. CARTS related document acquisition and library development; 4. monitoring of CARTS related public policy developments, newspaper articles, and

professional and technical literature; 5. UPWP budget coordination, funding agreements, progress reports, grants

management, and any revisions/amendments; 6. preparing and distributing CARTS related RFQs/RFPs and any subsequent

consultant selections, contract management, and coordination; 7. MPO staff supervision and personnel management; 8. CARTS work group coordination and staff meetings; 9. UPWP related travel, training, and professional development; 10. the acquisition and management of office facilities, equipment and supplies, and

CARTS related inventories, maintenance and services; 11. modification of UPWP roles and responsibilities, as needed; 12. publishing the CARTS FY 2010 UPWP and preparing the CARTS FY 2011 UPWP; 13. documentation/development of Title VI and Section 504 Self-Evaluation/Transition

Plan, as needed; and 14. other UPWP development and administration activities, as needed.

End Product: Effective administration of the CARTS planning process, including coordination of consultant-related activities; CARTS FY 2010 UPWP publication and CARTS FY 2011 UPWP development; and modification of UPWP roles and responsibilities, as needed.


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Project #44.21.00 Program Support & Administration

Task #2 Public Information & Citizen Participation

Purpose: To disseminate public information regarding CARTS activities and current issues in metropolitan transportation planning, and to encourage and document citizen participation in the development of CARTS’ transportation plans, programs and policies via the approved CARTS Public Participation Plan.

Method: MPO, AHTD and CATA staff will coordinate and carry out, as needed, the dis-semination of public information, encouragement of citizen participation (including low-income and minority households, in compliance with the Executive Order on Environmental Justice), consultation with interested parties, and facilitation and documentation of public involvement in the CARTS planning process. AHTD and CATA staffs are primarily responsible for soliciting public input regarding their planning activities.

MPO, in cooperation with AHTD and CATA, will publish the CARTS Annual Report which details socio/economic and transportation-related changes within the transportation study area on an annual basis and work to improve the participation of minority and disabled communities in the CARTS committees and in both long-range and short-range planning activities.

Information about Metroplan and public participation in the CARTS planning process, including objectives, policies and procedures as described in the CARTS Public Participation Plan (PPP), is available to the general public at www.metroplan.org. Air quality and related information is available at www.ozoneactiondays.org (refer to Task 44). Transportation-related Green Agenda information is posted at the Green Central Arkansas wiki-site (sites.google.com/site/greencentralarkansas). Rideshare information is available at www.arkRide.com. The AHTD and CATA also post information on their Internet web sites at www.arkansashighways.com and www.cat.org, respectively.

End Product: Effective implementation and documentation of a public information and citizen participation program during FY 2010; maintenance and enhancement of the Metroplan Information Center and Internet site; and publication of the FY 2009 CARTS Annual Report, 2009 Metroplan Annual Report, and other public information documents, as needed.


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Project #44.22.00 General Development & Comprehensive Planning

Task #10 Technical Assistance to Local Governments

Purpose: To assist local governments with planning activities integral to the comprehensively planned development of the CARTS area, and to assist in bringing local plans and ordinances into conformity with METRO 2030.

Method: Consistent with MPO priorities and policies, MPO staff may provide technical assistance requested by a Metroplan member government to complete local planning activities integral to the comprehensively planned development of the CARTS Area. Consistent with Statewide planning priorities, AHTD staff may also provide planning assistance to CARTS area local governments.

Examples of local government planning activities that are integral to the comprehensively planned development of the CARTS Area include: 1. field data collection, public meetings, surveys and analyses to assess community

development needs, values and goals; 2. inter-jurisdictional coordination between cities and modification of their extra-

territorial jurisdiction and planning area boundaries; 3. municipal annexation/incorporation studies and service plans; 4. traffic, transit, parking, and other transportation studies; 5. local plans and regulations pertaining to transportation-related Green Agenda items; 5. population, employment, housing, and environmental studies; 6. development or revision of comprehensive and general plans, master street plans,

land use plans, zoning ordinances and maps, subdivision regulations and design standards, bikeway and pedestrian system plans, public transit service plans, and other community facility plans; and

7. other CARTS Area local government planning activities, as needed.

End Product: Mapping and other technical assistance will be provided during FY 2010 to CARTS area local governments, as necessary; and to bring local plans and ordinances into conformity with METRO 2030. Assistance in updating local plans and ordinances will be provided to the cities of Benton, Haskell, Mayflower, Ward and other requesting Metroplan members.


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Task #11 Geographical Information System, Graphics & Mapping

Purpose: To map and analyze appropriate spatial features and attributes in and near the metropolitan statistical area (MSA); maintain and improve digital computing and related technical capabilities; and produce, print, plot, display, publish, acquire, and maintain data, documents, digital imagery, illustrations and maps.

Method: As needed, MPO staff will develop and manage digital computing facilities; employ desktop publishing and visual presentation/multi-media systems; collect and utilize digital imagery and GPS location data, as well as U.S. Census and other spatially referenced data in developing and maintaining an Arc/Info®-based geographical information system (GIS) covering the MSA and CARTS Area.

MPO staff is assigned responsibility for: 1. GIS data development and management, including coordination with data suppliers

and other GIS/mapping projects, and expansion of the GIS coverages to include data for all counties in the MSA;

2. data exchange between Arc/Info, ArcView, TransCAD, Maptitude, etc.; 3. any manual or computer assisted mapping, drafting and illustrating; 4. GIS spatial analysis, and the plotting and printing of maps and data; 5. digitizing, scanning, digital photography/video, global positioning system (GPS)

location and other digital data collection and processing; 6. development of visual presentations and application of multi-media systems; 7. managing and improving Metroplan's local area network (LAN) and Internet

capabilities, including digital data storage, security & backup; 8. software and computer systems acquisition, maintenance and training; 9. final preparations for the 2010 decennial census, as needed; 10. desktop publishing, including graphics and document preparation, printing, binding,

publishing, reproduction, and support for other UPWP tasks (e.g., TIP); and 11. other GIS, computer, Internet, graphics and publication related activities.

End Product: Maintenance and enhancement of digital computing and communications, Internet sites, and related technical capabilities; continued development of an Arc/Info®-based GIS covering the MSA and CARTS Area; production, display and publication of CARTS Area data, documents, illustrations, and maps; GIS support for TransCAD®; and support for other UPWP tasks (e.g., Task #20).


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Task #12 Land Use/Socioeconomic Data Development

Purpose: To provide the CARTS planning process with timely and reliable information characterizing land use and socioeconomic conditions and trends for the MSA and CARTS Area.

Method: As needed, MPO staff will coordinate with CARTS committees and data providers in order to collect, develop, maintain, analyze and document land use and socio-economic data; provide data support for and coordinate with other UPWP activities; and prepare and publish technical reports and analyses.

MPO staff is assigned primary responsibility for: 1. coordinating and cooperating with CARTS committees, UALR, AHTD, and other

data providers regarding regional growth and development estimates; 2. collecting, developing, maintaining and analyzing land use and socioeconomic data,

in coordination with GIS data development efforts; 3. providing data support for other UPWP tasks, including technical assistance to local

governments, major investment studies, short- and long-range planning projects, and the development of TAZ data sets for travel demand modeling;

4. identifying and analyzing the demographic, economic, social, environmental, and land use impacts of regional and local plans and projects, including review of project reports developed through the NEPA environmental review process;

5. documenting and reporting data development and forecasting efforts, including data development for the Metroplan Information Center and Internet website;

6. conducting research and applying TELUS/TELUM software using local data, and potentially reporting on the local application results;

7. assist in the development or modification of regional planning assumptions used in air quality analysis for potential transportation conformity determinations as needed;

8. developing and publishing MetroTrends Review and Outlook reports; and 9. other land use/socioeconomic data development and forecasting activities as

needed.

End Product: Development, analysis, maintenance and documentation of land use and socio-economic data characterizing MSA and CARTS area conditions and trends; and


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publication of the 2008 Economic Review and Outlook, and 2008 Demographic Review and Outlook.


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FISCAL YEAR 2010 UNIFIED PLANNING WORK PROGRAM Project #44.23.01 Long-Range Transportation Planning

Task #20 Metropolitan Transportation Plan

Purpose: To monitor and implement METRO 2030; revise METRO 2030 as necessary for compliance with SAFETEA-LU.

Method: In accordance with Metroplan policy and applicable federal regulations, MPO will coordinate and undertake various activities to update, refine and/or amend the metropolitan transportation plan.

MPO staff, in consultation and coordination with AHTD and CATA staff, will: 1. facilitate, support, and provide overall coordination for the CARTS long-range

planning process, including any meetings of the TAC, TCC, Metroplan Board, and any subcommittees or other public forums;

2. consult with land management, natural resource, environmental protection, historic preservation, conservation, and regulatory agencies in order to: compare METRO 2030 with state conservation plans or maps and to inventories

of natural or historic resources, and develop potential METRO 2030 environmental mitigation activities;

3. develop planned project cost-estimates using inflation rates that reflect “year of expenditure dollars”, and revise the METRO 2030 financial plan accordingly;

4. develop a safety element for METRO 2030; 5. review and revise the CARTS’ functional class map(s), as needed; 6. process and document any plan amendments or reports, as needed; and 7. provide any other plan related activity not otherwise identified.

In accordance with any interagency agreements, MPO staff, in consultation and coordination with the AHTD, CATA, FHWA, FTA, Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will:

• conduct any sensitivity analysis or other activity potentially needed to determine the conformity of METRO 2030 with the state implementation plan (SIP) for air quality attainment (refer to Tasks #21, 44 and 50).

End Product: A periodic update of the CARTS long range transportation plan (METRO 2030) will be prepared. Plan adoption is scheduled for August 2010.


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Project #44.23.01 Long-Range Transportation Planning

Task #21 Travel Demand Modeling & Emissions Analysis

Purpose: To simulate existing and future travel demand; effectively model, analyze, and document multi-modal transportation networks; and estimate on-road motor-vehicle emissions, as needed.

Method: MPO and AHTD staff will cooperatively utilize the updated and improved CARTS travel demand model; prepare, analyze and document network-based travel forecasts, as needed; and undergo training in the use of travel demand modeling and emissions analysis tools, as needed.

1. MPO and AHTD staff is assigned joint responsibility for: a. applying or overseeing consultant application of the network-based travel

demand model to system-level, corridor, subarea, and project-level transportation studies and long-range planning efforts, as needed;

b. maintaining consistency between travel model components and network forecasts via appropriate documentation and inter-agency coordination, exchange/review of data sets, networks, and other model components;

c. consulting and cooperating with the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) and other agencies regarding the development of estimates of on-road motor vehicle emissions for any regional emissions inventories, State Implementation Plan (SIP) development, and any air quality sensitivity analysis;

d. coordinating travel model and emissions analysis improvements, including selection and training in the use of any new modeling/analysis tools, and any review and upgrade of the travel demand modeling system; and

e. updating model scripts for use with latest versions of the model software. 2. MPO staff is assigned primary responsibility for:

a. consulting and cooperating with CATA, the CARTS committees and general public regarding the travel demand model and planning assumptions used in any air quality sensitivity analysis potentially needed for a conformity determination;

b. developing future year travel model networks, trip generation input data and most other data inputs to the travel model;

c. ensuring compatibility of micro-simulation software with TransCAD®; and d. developing micro-simulations and performing micro-scale analyses as needed.

End Product: Documented results of network-based travel demand model simulations, as needed.


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Project #44.23.01 Long-Range Transportation Planning

Task #22 Strategic Regional Network

Purpose: To conduct planning for the regional arterial network (RAN), regional transit improvements, and regional bikeway and pedestrian elements of the strategic regional network, as needed.

Method: MPO staff will: 1. consult and coordinate with the CARTS committees, AHTD, CATA, affected local

governments, and other data providers; and

2. oversee or conduct follow up studies or analyses of proposed RAN projects, as

needed.

CATA and MPO staffs will jointly: 3. consult and coordinate with the CATA Board, CATA committees, CARTS

committees, affected local governments and other interested parties; and

4. conduct long-range planning for regional transit improvements, as needed.

End Product: Recommendations relating to the strategic regional network, as needed.


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Project #44.23.02 Major Transportation Investment Planning

Task #30 Initiation of New Corridor/Subarea Studies

Purpose: To determine the scope, schedule, financing, lead agency and other characteristics of CARTS area corridor or subarea project planning studies, where the potential need for a major transportation investment is identified.

Method: As needed, the AHTD, MPO and CATA, in cooperation with the FHWA, FTA, and environmental resource and permit agencies, will determine corridors or sub-areas which should be studied, the range and scope of alternatives to be studied, when such studies should be initiated, and any related issues needing resolution prior to initiation of such studies.

End Product: Initiation of the new corridor/subarea studies, as needed, during FY 2010.


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Task #31 Revision/Completion of Ongoing Corridor Studies

Purpose: To cooperatively review, modify as needed, and advance ongoing major corridor or subarea project planning studies and environmental analyses.

Method: AHTD, the MPO and CATA will determine through a cooperative process if any revisions should be made in the scope and range of alternatives for ongoing major corridor project planning studies and environmental analyses.

1. The MPO, in cooperation with the City of Little Rock, Pulaski County, the City of

North Little Rock, the Little Rock National Airport and CATA, is responsible for

overseeing a consultant study, entitled Airport Rail Feasibility Study, which is being

done in two phases with the first phase examining the feasibility and costs of

extending the current River Rail streetcar system to the airport and the second

phase, if pursued, looking at other modal alternatives.

2. The MPO, in cooperation with the City of Little Rock, is responsible for overseeing

a consultant-led study, entitled I-630 Fixed Guideway Alignment Study, to

determine the most feasible alignment for development of a fixed guideway transit

system along the I-630 corridor for long-term corridor preservation efforts.

End Product: Satisfactory progress in conducting the Airport Rail Feasibility Study and the I-630 Fixed Guideway Alignment Study.


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Task #32 Planning Studies Related To Major Transportation Investments

Purpose: To perform planning studies related to major transportation investments. These studies will be used to determine the need for a major investment study (MIS) or to address issues left unresolved by a MIS or a major transportation investment, and may involve the application of access management techniques.

Method: As needed, the AHTD, MPO or CATA may undertake planning activities to determine the need for a MIS or otherwise related to a major transportation investment. Before initiating a MIS, inter-agency consultation would occur (refer to Task #30).

The following major investment-related studies will be continued during FY 2010.

1. U.S. 67/167 Subarea Study. This is an ongoing in-house public involvement effort coordinated by the MPO following completion of the MIS to keep the citizen task force apprised of various transportation and land use concerns/issues that the group chose to follow upon completion of the formal document. Following completion of all improvements currently underway and a period of adjustment, a final evaluation of the effectiveness of the group’s involvement and project success will be undertaken.

2. Access management studies/plans will be initiated as needed.

End Product: Documentation of findings and recommendations resulting from the U.S. 67/167 Subarea Study Corridor Study and any access management studies/plans, as needed.


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Project #44.24.00 Short-Range Transportation Planning

Task #40 Traffic Monitoring & Analysis of Existing Conditions

Purpose: To identify and analyze existing and near-term transportation system and travel conditions in the CARTS Area.

Method: 1. Traffic Monitoring: AHTD staff will: a. coordinate and cooperate, as needed, with MPO, CATA, ADEQ, CARTS

committees, local governments, and other interested parties; b. collect traffic volume, vehicle classification, vehicle speed, vehicle registration,

and Highway Performance and Monitoring System (HPMS) data; c. provide traffic data in support of other UPWP activities; and d. prepare, publish and distribute traffic related data and technical reports.

2. Analysis of Existing Conditions: MPO staff will coordinate to identify and analyze existing and near-term transportation system and travel conditions, as needed; and is assigned primary responsibility for: a. coordinating with CARTS committees and consultants, the AHTD, CATA, local

governments, and other appropriate agencies; b. providing data analysis support for other UPWP activities; c. review and amendment of existing roadway functional classifications as needed; d. assembly of existing data inputs for micro-simulations and other traffic related

analyses (refer to Tasks #21 and #41); e. identifying near-term transportation demands of persons and goods, including the

demand for paratransit services; f. conducting signal warrant analyses, as requested by local jurisdictions; g. analyzing existing CARTS Area conditions of travel, transportation facilities,

vehicle fuel consumption, on-road emissions (refer to Tasks #21 and #44), and systems management; and

h. preparing and publishing appropriate technical reports and analyses, including the dissemination of traffic related data on Metroplan’s Internet website.

End Product: Satisfactory progress in collecting and reporting traffic related data, and publication of appropriate data and technical reports identifying and analyzing existing and near-term CARTS Area transportation system and travel conditions.


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Task #41 Traffic Congestion & Safety Planning

Purpose: To further develop and implement the CARTS Area congestion management system; and to carry out short-range traffic safety planning, as needed.

Method: 1. Traffic Congestion Management System (CMS): AHTD, MPO and CATA staff will coordinate and cooperate to further develop and implement the CARTS Area CMS.

MPO staff is assigned primary responsibility for: a. administering the CARTS Area CMS and integrating the CMS into the CARTS

planning process; b. performing CMS travel time surveys for targeted regional arterial network and

freeway facilities, and documenting CMS data collection and analysis; c. identifying, evaluating and documenting travel demand reduction and

operational management strategies, as needed; d. conducting assessments of implemented CMS strategies; e. coordinating the CARTS CMS with CARTS ITS planning (refer to Task #45); f. developing, administering and promoting the Central Arkansas Rideshare

(CAR) Program, and assisting trip reduction or alternative work schedule programs, including consultant & participating agency coordination for the provision of: • www.arkRide.com ride matching services and employer sub-sites, and • www.arkRideSchool.com ride matching pilot project services; and

g. performing other activities to further develop and implement the CARTS Area CMS, travel demand management (TDM) and CAR programs.

AHTD staff is assigned primary responsibility for coordinating and cooperating with MPO and local governments when undertaking traffic operational analyses, collecting traffic surveillance data, and providing rideshare and park and ride facilities in the CARTS area within the state highway system right-of-way.

CATA staff is assigned primary responsibility for: h. coordinating with CARTS committees, MPO and the AHTD; i. promoting CATA's public transit commuter services and patronage, including

coordination with Corporate CAT Pass Program employers; j. coordinating with CARTS Area rideshare and park & ride programs; and k. performing any CMS data collection/monitoring on the CAT System.


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Task #41 Traffic Congestion & Safety Planning (continued)

2. Highway Safety: As needed, AHTD, MPO and CATA staff will coordinate and cooperate to address surface transportation safety concerns in the CARTS Area. CATA staff is primarily responsible for addressing transit safety concerns (refer to Task #42).

AHTD staff is assigned primary responsibility for: a. consulting, coordinating and cooperating with MPO, CARTS committees,

CATA, local governments, and other interested parties; b. coordinating hazard reduction programs, including programs designed to

improve the safety of roadway - railway at-grade crossings (except the CATA River Rail system);

c. maintaining and analyzing reported traffic accident/crash data for the State Highway System in the CARTS Area; and

d. coordinating the consideration of safety concerns with respect to any highway incident management program in the CARTS Area.

MPO staff is assigned primary responsibility for: e. integrating safety concerns into the CARTS planning process; f. consulting, coordinating and cooperating with the CARTS committees, AHTD,

local governments, CATA, and other interested parties; g. reviewing the consistency of CARTS plans with the Statewide Safety Plan; h. identifying high traffic accident/crash locations on regional arterials including

analysis of vehicle, pedestrian and bicycle crashes; i. facilitating and staffing an interagency Traffic Incident Management (TIM)

Team charged with developing a regional TIM plan; and j. periodically publishing reports of high traffic accident/crash locations in the

CARTS area.

End Product: Satisfactory progress in CMS development and implementation in the CARTS Area during FY 2010, including publication of the 2009 CARTS CMS Report; provision of online ride matching consultant services for commuters including a school pool pilot project; satisfactory progress in developing a regional TIM plan and in identifying and reporting high traffic accident/crash locations; and due consideration of safety concerns in the CARTS planning process.


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Task #42 Public Transportation, Goods Movement & Intermodal Planning

Purpose: To perform short-range public transit service and operations planning, as needed; to carry out inventories and short-range planning for public transportation facilities and equipment, as well as for public and private intermodal person and goods movement facilities and systems, as needed.

Method: 1. Public Transit Service & Operations Planning: As needed, CATA will coordinate and cooperate with MPO and AHTD to develop short-range plans, programs and policies to expand and enhance its public transit services and system operations.

MPO, in cooperation with the City of Conway and UCA, has primary responsibility for providing planning assistance to undertake a consultant-led transit study to determine the feasibility of establishing public transit services and system operations within the City of Conway (Job# 080322, FAP# STPU-9095(23)).

CATA staff is assigned primary responsibility for consulting, coordinating and cooperating with MPO staff, CARTS committees, AHTD, FTA, local governments, CATA committees, transit users, employee representatives, and other interested parties to develop any short-range plans, programs and policies to improve CATA services and system operations, as needed, including:

a. development of recommendations for service reductions/modifications and/or fare increases, if overall transit funding is reduced or eliminated;

b. revisions to CATA's Short-Range Public Transit Improvement Plan and related activities to seek a dedicated source of revenue for CATA;

c. planning studies coordination for transit alternatives; d. planning for transit access to special generators; e. various neighborhood and community service route planning; f. review and promotion of development standards to enhance transit; g. coordination with any other public or private transit providers regarding

transportation services for the urbanized area; h. coordination/monitoring of implementation of the Public Transit/Human

Services Coordination Plan i. coordination with planning commissions and staff of local governments; j. any coordination with social service agency transportation providers; k. coordination with the Conway transit feasibility study;


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Task #42 Public Transportation, Goods Movement & Intermodal Planning (continued)

l. development of CATA's TIP project proposals; and m. other activities to improve CATA's services and operations.

2. Public Transportation Facilities & Equipment: CATA will coordinate and cooperate with MPO and AHTD to carry out any inventories and short-range planning for CATA’s transit facilities and equipment, as needed. CATA staff is primarily responsible for any inventories of CATA facilities and equipment. AHTD staff is primarily responsible for coordinating inventories of any other transit facilities and equipment in the CARTS Area. MPO staff is primarily responsible for integrating the results of public transit inventories into the CARTS planning process.

3. Intermodal Facilities & Systems: AHTD staff will coordinate and cooperate with MPO and CATA to carry out inventories and short-range planning for public and private intermodal person and goods movement facilities and systems, as needed. AHTD staff is assigned primary responsibility for any inventories of person and goods movement facilities and systems. MPO staff is primarily responsible for the modeling of truck trips, and for integrating the results of any intermodal inventories into the CARTS planning process.

End Product: Satisfactory progress in the development of short-range plans to improve public transit services and operations (including the Conway Transit Feasibility Study, Job# 080322, FAP# STPU-9095(23)), up-to-date inventories of public transit facilities and equipment, modeling of truck trips, and short-range plans for intermodal person and goods movement facilities and systems, as needed.


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Task #43 Facility Maintenance, Preservation & Enhancement Planning

Purpose: To carry out inventories and short-range planning for pavement and bridge systems, as needed; to develop short-range elements of an overall plan for CARTS Area pedestrian walkways and bicycle transportation facilities; and to carry out other CARTS Area transportation facility and corridor maintenance, preservation and enhancement planning as needed.

Method: 1. Pavement Management: As needed, AHTD and MPO staff will coordinate and cooperate to carry out pavement inventories and prepare short-range pavement improvement plans for federal-aid roadways in the CARTS Area. The focus of such inventories will be area freeways and regional arterials.

AHTD staff is responsible for inventories and analyses of pavements on the State Highway System. AHTD and MPO staffs are jointly responsible for assisting local governments develop their own pavement management systems, and for conducting any necessary pavement inventories of regional arterials. MPO staff is primarily responsibility for integrating the results of any pavement inventories and analyses into the CARTS planning process.

2. Bridge Management: AHTD staff is responsible for inspecting all publicly owned bridges in the CARTS area and maintaining a bridge inventory. Special emphasis will be on freeway structures and identified "critical" bridges on regional arterials. MPO staff is primarily responsible for integrating the results of bridge inventories and analyses into the CARTS planning process.

3. Bicycle & Pedestrian Transportation Planning: MPO staff will continue to coordinate and cooperate with local governments to develop and implement their local walkway and bikeway plans, and to identify short-range pedestrian and bicycle facility needs of the Strategic Regional Network (refer to Task #22).

MPO staff is primarily responsible for: a. consulting and cooperating with local governments and CARTS committees; b. assembling and conducting any bikeway and walkway facility inventories; c. identifying short-range bikeway & walkway needs of the regional network; d coordinating with other UPWP activities; and f. performing other bikeway and walkway planning, as needed.


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Task #43 Facility Maintenance, Preservation & Enhancement Planning (continued)

4. Other Facility Maintenance, Preservation & Enhancement Planning: MPO, AHTD and CATA staffs will coordinate and cooperate to investigate methods of standardizing financial and project related record keeping of transportation maintenance and capital expenditures, as well as other short-range transportation facility and corridor maintenance, preservation and enhancement planning, as needed.

MPO staff is primarily responsible for: a. consulting and coordinating with transportation facility/corridor owners and

operators, and other interested parties; b. investigating methods of standardizing financial and project related record

keeping of transportation maintenance and capital expenditures; c. identifying rights-of-way (ROW), corridors and facilities to be preserved; d. coordinating the analysis of proposed transportation enhancements; and e. performing other facility maintenance, preservation and enhancement planning,

as needed. End Product: Satisfactory progress during FY 2010 in integrating the results of pavement and bridge

inventories and analyses into the CARTS planning process; in identifying short-range pedestrian and bicycle facility needs of the Strategic Regional Network; in identifying and analyzing rights-of-way, corridors and facilities to be preserved; and in evaluating proposed transportation enhancements.


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Task #44 Air Quality Planning & Public Awareness

Purpose: To increase public awareness of local air quality concerns, provide for stakeholder involvement in air quality planning, and conduct planning activities that lead to improved air quality for central Arkansas.

Method: MPO, AHTD and CATA staffs will coordinate, cooperate and participate in the Central Arkansas Ozone Action Days (OAD) and other interagency air quality planning activities. The AHTD and CATA staffs will primarily be responsible for coordinating internal actions to be taken by their respective agencies in support of the OAD program. The responsibilities of the MPO, AHTD and CATA for other regional air quality analysis and planning activities will be cooperatively determined as the need arises and/or as delineated in an interagency memorandum of agreement (MOA). MPO staff will have primary responsibility for coordinating and administering the OAD program and will participate in other air quality planning activities as needed, including:

1. coordinating and staffing OAD Steering Committee meetings, as needed; 2. coordinating OAD program development and implementation, including the

coordination of consultant-led public awareness and OAD promotional activities; 3. participating in Arkansas Clean Transportation Partnership (clean cities coalition)

meetings and other activities, including any clean cities-related grant applications that would have the effect of reducing emissions from on-road motor vehicles;

4. coordinating with the AHTD, CATA, FHWA, FTA, Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ), and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to develop and potentially adopt and implement an agreement delineating the roles and responsibilities for regional emissions analysis and air quality planning;

5. monitoring ambient air quality data, assisting the ADEQ and/or AHTD with regional emissions analysis, and conducting potential transportation conformity determinations (refer to Tasks #21 & #40), as needed;

6. monitoring Federal/State actions relative to air quality and clean cities issues, and potentially development a plan for transportation-related greenhouse gas emissions reductions;

7. providing information and technical assistance to participating organizations, including OAD notifications, as needed; and

8. performing any other activity required under interagency agreements.

End Product: Satisfactory progress in developing and implementing the Ozone Action Days public awareness program for central Arkansas, and development of an Interagency Agreement for potential transportation conformity determinations, as needed.


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Task #45 Intelligent Transportation Systems

Purpose: To refine and implement the CARTS ITS Plan in accordance with the Regional ITS architecture, leading to improved efficiency and safety for the movement of people and goods throughout the area.

Method: MPO, AHTD and CATA staffs will continue to refine and implement the CARTS ITS Plan. The AHTD staff is primarily responsible for ITS planning for the State Highway System (refer to Tasks #23, #31 and #41), including monitoring and implementation of the Freeway Management System Conceptual Design. CATA staff is primarily responsible for ITS planning for the Central Arkansas Transit system (refer to Tasks #23 and #42).

MPO staff is primarily responsible for coordinating ITS-related planning and monitoring implementation for the CARTS Area. This may include: 1. facilitation of ITS Task Force and other ITS meetings and training; 2. research in ITS-related technologies and ITS-related training, as needed; 3. ITS-related planning for the Strategic Regional Network (refer to Task #22); 4. ITS-related planning for major investments studies (refer to Task #32); 5. ITS-related planning for the CARTS congestion management system and the

development of an incident management program (refer to Task #41); 6. ITS-related broadband policy research and coordination; 7. Seeking other possible sources of funding for ITS applications (e.g. 511, etc.) 8. Preparation of ITS-related documents and reports; and

9. Any other activities to refine and implement the CARTS ITS Plan, as needed.

End Product: Satisfactory progress in refining and implementing the CARTS ITS Plan and regional ITS architecture.


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Project #44.25.00 Transportation Improvement Program

Task #50 TIP Development, Project Selection & Monitoring

Purpose: To cooperatively develop and publish the CARTS transportation improvement program (TIP); select TIP projects to be implemented; revise policies and procedures for TIP development, as needed; and monitor TIP implementation and prepare status reports concerning previously authorized TIP projects.

Method: MPO, AHTD and CATA staffs will coordinate and cooperate with each other and with the Metroplan Board and CARTS committees to revise the FY 2007-2010 TIP, as needed; select FY 2010 TIP projects; development of FY2010-2013 TIP: monitor authorized TIP projects; revise CARTS policies and procedures for TIP development, and publish the Annual Listing of Projects (ALOP) by the second quarter of FY 2010.

MPO staff is assigned primary responsibility for: 1. soliciting public comment, and coordinating with the MPO, TAC, TCC and any

subcommittees, the AHTD, CATA, and other interested parties; 2. developing and publishing the FYs 2010-2013 TIP, including the prioritization and

selection of projects, annual listing of projects for which federal funds were obligated in preceding fiscal year and preparation of a TIP financial plan;

5. preparation of documents to determine TIP conformity with the state implementation plan (SIP) for air quality attainment, as needed;

6. preparing recommendations to revise CARTS policies and procedures for TIP development, and processing any proposed TIP amendments; and

7. performing other TIP development, selection and monitoring activities.

AHTD staff is assigned primary responsibility for: 1. coordinating TIP project proposals for the State Highway System; 2. coordinating selection of TIP projects on the National Highway System (NHS) or

funded under the Bridge and Interstate Maintenance programs; 3. providing estimates of Federal/State funds available for TIP projects; and 4. monitoring and preparing status reports on authorized TIP projects;

End Product: Revision of the CARTS policies and procedures for TIP development, as needed; publication of the FY 2010-2013 TIP, the FY 2009 ALOP and quarterly progress reports on TIP projects.


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PART V

FISCAL YEAR 2010 CARTS BUDGET

This part of the Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) includes a summary of fiscal year (FY) 2010 CARTS staff resources, budget summary, and a detailed project task budget that identifies expenditures on planning projects or tasks by CARTS agency, type of fund, and matching amounts. Fiscal Year 2010 CARTS Staff Resources:

A total of 12 full-time and more than 7 part-time personnel distributed among the three UPWP agencies are committed in direct support of tasks outlined in the 2010 CARTS UPWP (refer to Table 2). These do not include additional personnel assigned to the consultant led work tasks identified in this UPWP.

At present, Metroplan has eleven authorized staff positions committed, ten full-time and one part-time, in direct support of the 2010 CARTS UPWP. These staff resources include one CARTS Study Director, two transportation planners, two civil engineers, one statistician planner, one planning technician, one GIS manager, two GIS/policy analysts, and one graphics technician. Three additional Metroplan staff members provide indirect support to the MPO’s work program through secretarial and bookkeeping support.

One full-time CARTS Study Coordinator and other staff positions, on a part-time as-needed basis, are committed by AHTD in direct support of the FY 2010 CARTS UPWP.

The CATA staff resources include one full time position and two part-time positions in direct support of the FY 2010 CARTS UPWP. These positions include the executive director, assistant director and planning and federal programs manager.

While each UPWP agency is assigned primary responsibility for specific activities, as delineated in Part IV of this work program, interagency working groups are employed to accomplish specific UPWP activities. For example, the AHTD and Metroplan jointly maintain and utilize the travel demand and forecast models for the CARTS Area.


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FISCAL YEAR 2010 CARTS BUDGET

The CARTS Study Director is the primary staff person responsible for overall program support and administration of Metroplan’s work program tasks. The Study Director is also responsible for interagency coordination with the other UPWP Agencies. Although Metroplan staff often form working groups and share in the performance of work program activities, each staff person dedicated to direct support of the work program is charged with the main responsibility for accomplishing specific tasks or subtasks identified in Part IV of the UPWP. For example, one transportation planner is mainly responsible for providing staff support for TCC meetings and TIP development.

Table 2 , SUMMARY OF FY 2008 CARTS STAFF RESOURCES

CARTS Agency

Direct Support Full-Time

Direct Support Part-Time

Indirect Support Full-Time

Metroplan

10

1

3

AHTD

1

As Needed

0

CATA

1

2

0

CARTS TOTAL 12 3+ 3 Fiscal Year 2010 CARTS Budget Summary:

As reflected in the total CARTS FY 2010 UPWP budget, fiscal year priorities may be summarized as follows: 1) provision of technical assistance to local jurisdictions to update and modify local ordinances and regulations to reflect METRO 2030 plan recommendations; 2) interagency cooperation for regional air quality planning and public awareness efforts. The following pie chart (Figure 3) reflects FY 2010 CARTS budget by planning program project.


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Figure 3

FY 2010 TOTAL CARTS BUDGET BY TASK

44.22.00 General Development &

Comprehensive Planning; $488,687;20%

44.21.00 Program Support & Administration

$192,714;8%

44.23.01 Long-Range Transportation

Planning 44.23.02

Major Transportation

Investment Planning

44.24.00 Short-Range Transportation

Planning

44.25.00 Transportation Improvement

Table 3 summarizes overall Federal and local revenues budgeted by Metroplan, the

AHTD and CATA in FY 2010. Federal funds budgeted constitute 80 per cent of the total, while State and local matching funds constitute 20 per cent.

Table 3, SUMMARY OF FY 2010 CARTS UPWP BUDGET

CARTS Agency Federal Local Total

Metroplan $ 1,424,718 $ 356,180 $ 1,780,898

AHTD $ 150,226 $ 37,556 $ 187,782

CATA

$ 351,928

$ 87,982

$ 439,910 CARTS TOTAL $ 1,926,872 $ 481,718 $ 2,408,590


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On the following pages, Table 4 details FY 2010 expenditures budgeted by Metroplan, the AHTD and CATA on CARTS planning projects or tasks described in this UPWP. For each planning project, total expenditures by each CARTS agency, type of fund, and Federal-local matching amounts are identified.

Central Arkansas Regional Transportation Study - Unified Planning Work Program Table 4 - FY 2010 Project Task Budget CODE TASK ACTIVITY Federal Local Total Federal Local Total Federal Local Total 44.21.00 Program Support and Administration 99,200 24,800 124,000 44,000 11,000 55,000 1. Work Program Development & Administration 2. Public Information & Citizen Participation

44.22.00 General Development & Comprehensive Planning 308,670 77,168 385,838 40,000 10,000 50,000 10. Technical Assistance to Local Governments 11. Geographical Information System, Graphics & Mapping 12. Land Use/Socioeconomic Data Development & Forecasting

44.23.01 Long-Range Transportation Planning 160,000 40,000 200,000 40,000 10,000 50,000 20. Metropolitan Transportation Plan 21. Travel Demand Modeling & Analysis 22. Strategic Regional Network

44.23.02 Major Transportation Investment Planning 20,000 5,000 25,000 150,000 37,500 187,500 30. Initiation of New Corridor/Subarea Studies 31. Revision/Completion of Ongoing Corridor Studies 150,000 37,500 187,500 a. Airport Rail Study b. I-630 Fixed Guideway Alignment 150,000 37,500 187,500 32. Planning Studies Related to MTI

44.24.00 Short-Range Transportation Planning 140,000 35,000 175,000 48,000 12,000 60,000 75,000 18,750 93,750 40. Traffic Monitoring & Analysis of Existing Conditions 41. Traffic Congestion & Safety Planning a. arkRide 16,000 4,000 20,000 42. Public Transportation, Goods Movement & Intermodal Planning 75,000 18,750 93,750 a. Conway Transit Feasibility Study 75,000 18,750 93,750 43. Facility Maintenance, Preservation & Enchancement Planning 44. Air Quality Planning & Public Awareness a. Ozone Awareness 45. Intelligent Transportation Systems

44.25.00 Transportation Improvement Program 59,848 14,962 74,810 50. TIP Development, Project Selection & Surveillance

TOTAL 787,718 196,930 984,648 172,000 43,000 215,000 225,000 56,250 281,250787,718 196,930 984,648 172,000 43,000 215,000 225,000 56,250 281,250

CONSULTANT-LED STUDIES ARE IN ITALICS

FTA 5303 FY2010 STP FY2008 STPMetroplan Work Program Metroplan Work Program Metroplan Work Program

Central Arkansas Regional Transportation Study - Unified Planning Work Program Table 4 - FY 2010 Project Task Budget CODE TASK ACTIVITY 44.21.00 Program Support and Administration 1. Work Program Development & Administration 2. Public Information & Citizen Participation

44.22.00 General Development & Comprehensive Planning 10. Technical Assistance to Local Governments 11. Geographical Information System, Graphics & Mapping 12. Land Use/Socioeconomic Data Development & Forecasting

44.23.01 Long-Range Transportation Planning 20. Metropolitan Transportation Plan 21. Travel Demand Modeling & Analysis 22. Strategic Regional Network

44.23.02 Major Transportation Investment Planning 30. Initiation of New Corridor/Subarea Studies 31. Revision/Completion of Ongoing Corridor Studies a. Airport Rail Study b. I-630 Fixed Guideway Alignment 32. Planning Studies Related to MTI

44.24.00 Short-Range Transportation Planning 40. Traffic Monitoring & Analysis of Existing Conditions 41. Traffic Congestion & Safety Planning a. arkRide 42. Public Transportation, Goods Movement & Intermodal Planning a. Conway Transit Feasibility Study 43. Facility Maintenance, Preservation & Enchancement Planning 44. Air Quality Planning & Public Awareness a. Ozone Awareness 45. Intelligent Transportation Systems

44.25.00 Transportation Improvement Program 50. TIP Development, Project Selection & Surveillance

TOTAL


Federal Local Total Federal Local Total Federal Local Total143,200 35,800 179,000

348,670 87,168 435,838

200,000 50,000 250,000

200,000 50,000 250,000 370,000 92,500 462,500

200,000 50,000 250,000 350,000 87,500 437,500200,000 50,000 250,000 200,000 50,000 250,000

150,000 37,500 187,500

40,000 10,000 50,000 303,000 75,750 378,750

16,000 4,000 20,00075,000 18,750 93,75075,000 18,750 93,750

40,000 10,000 50,000 40,000 10,000 50,00040,000 10,000 50,000 40,000 10,000 50,000

59,848 14,962 74,810

40,000 10,000 50,000 200,000 50,000 250,000 1,424,718 356,180 1,780,89840,000 10,000 50,000 200,000 50,000 250,000 1,424,718 356,180 1,780,898

TOTALFY2008 PC LUZAFY 2010 CMAQMetroplan Work ProgramMetroplan Work Program Metroplan Work Program

Central Arkansas Regional Transportation Study - Unified Planning Work Program Table 4 - FY 2010 Project Task Budget CODE TASK ACTIVITY 44.21.00 Program Support and Administration 1. Work Program Development & Administration 2. Public Information & Citizen Participation

44.22.00 General Development & Comprehensive Planning 10. Technical Assistance to Local Governments 11. Geographical Information System, Graphics & Mapping 12. Land Use/Socioeconomic Data Development & Forecasting

44.23.01 Long-Range Transportation Planning 20. Metropolitan Transportation Plan 21. Travel Demand Modeling & Analysis 22. Strategic Regional Network

44.23.02 Major Transportation Investment Planning 30. Initiation of New Corridor/Subarea Studies 31. Revision/Completion of Ongoing Corridor Studies a. Airport Rail Study b. I-630 Fixed Guideway Alignment 32. Planning Studies Related to MTI

44.24.00 Short-Range Transportation Planning 40. Traffic Monitoring & Analysis of Existing Conditions 41. Traffic Congestion & Safety Planning a. arkRide 42. Public Transportation, Goods Movement & Intermodal Planning a. Conway Transit Feasibility Study 43. Facility Maintenance, Preservation & Enchancement Planning 44. Air Quality Planning & Public Awareness a. Ozone Awareness 45. Intelligent Transportation Systems

44.25.00 Transportation Improvement Program 50. TIP Development, Project Selection & Surveillance

TOTAL


Federal Local Total Federal Local Total Federal Local Total10,971 2,743 13,714 154,171 38,543 192,714

42,279 10,570 52,849 390,950 97,737 488,687

31,968 7,992 39,960 13,330 3,332 16,662 245,298 61,324 306,622

39,960 9,990 49,950 31,548 7,887 39,435 441,508 110,377 551,885

350,000 87,500 437,500200,000 50,000 250,000150,000 37,500 187,500

280,000 70,000 350,000 47,654 11,914 59,568 630,654 157,664 788,318

16,000 4,000 20,00075,000 18,750 93,75075,000 18,750 93,750

40,000 10,000 50,00040,000 10,000 50,000

4,443 1,111 5,554 64,291 16,073 80,364

351,928 87,982 439,910 150,226 37,556 187,782 1,926,872 481,718 2,408,590351,928 87,982 439,910 150,226 37,556 187,782 1,926,872 481,718 2,408,590

All Funding SourcesSPR5307AHTD Work Program Total CARTS Work Program CATA Work Program

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