Statewide Transportation Improvement Program Process

Why is Planning Why is Planning Important?Important?--Assesses future needsAssesses future needs

--Builds greater interest in transportation Builds greater interest in transportation choices such as multi-modal/non-motorized choices such as multi-modal/non-motorized transportationtransportation

--Provides inventory of existing transportation Provides inventory of existing transportation infrastructure to handle future needsinfrastructure to handle future needs

--Establishes credibility to raise awareness of Establishes credibility to raise awareness of need for additional fundingneed for additional funding

--Establishes Comprehensive Transportation Establishes Comprehensive Transportation Vision and Needed Revenue Projections Vision and Needed Revenue Projections

--Assure public acceptance and support by Assure public acceptance and support by following a documented public involvement following a documented public involvement processprocess

Transportation PlanningTransportation PlanningTravel Demand Forecasting

GeoDesign

Capital Improvement Planning

3D Planning

Transit Planning

• A 4 Year financially constrained program A 4 Year financially constrained program

• Identifies and prioritizes regionally Identifies and prioritizes regionally significant significant transportation projects to be transportation projects to be funded based funded based upon upon extensive extensive statewide planningstatewide planning

• Incorporates Metropolitan TIP, Tribal TTP TIP, Incorporates Metropolitan TIP, Tribal TTP TIP, County Projects and Statewide Line Items County Projects and Statewide Line Items

• Updated every 4 years or more frequentlyUpdated every 4 years or more frequently

Statewide Transportation Statewide Transportation Improvement Program Improvement Program

(STIP)(STIP)

STIP Development STIP Development ProceduresProcedures●●ODOT 8 Yr Construction Work Plan is approvedODOT 8 Yr Construction Work Plan is approved

●●Begin preparation of 4 Yr STIPBegin preparation of 4 Yr STIP

●●FHWAFHWA\BIA\BIA provides current TTP TIP to be provides current TTP TIP to be included in STIPincluded in STIP

●●MPO TIPs are included in Preliminary STIP MPO TIPs are included in Preliminary STIP without modificationwithout modification

●●Preliminary STIP is distributed for public Preliminary STIP is distributed for public outreach and outreach and reviewreview

-All substantive comments included-All substantive comments included

●●Final STIP is presented to ODOT Commission Final STIP is presented to ODOT Commission for approval then forwarded to FHWA and FTA for approval then forwarded to FHWA and FTA for approval prior to implementation.for approval prior to implementation.

Coordination for the STIP & Coordination for the STIP & Planning ProcessPlanning Process

•Tribal GovernmentsTribal Governments

•Federal/State GovernmentFederal/State Government

•Regional/Local AgenciesRegional/Local Agencies

•Local GovernmentLocal Government

•Private SectorPrivate Sector

•Special Interest GroupsSpecial Interest Groups

•General PublicGeneral Public

Tribal Government Tribal Government CoordinationCoordination●●Coordination with Tribal Governments is a Coordination with Tribal Governments is a

long-standing and crucial part of ODOT's long-standing and crucial part of ODOT's project developmentproject development

●●Many transportation projects are eligible for Many transportation projects are eligible for ODOT formula funding as well as TTP fundingODOT formula funding as well as TTP funding

-The TTP TIP is an integral part of the STIP -The TTP TIP is an integral part of the STIP

●●Limits the negative impacts of state Limits the negative impacts of state transportation projects on tribal communitiestransportation projects on tribal communities

●●Oklahoma Tribal Transportation Council Oklahoma Tribal Transportation Council (OTTC) and the legislative creation of the Tribal (OTTC) and the legislative creation of the Tribal Advisory Board (TAB) to give direction to ODOT Advisory Board (TAB) to give direction to ODOT for project selectionfor project selection

●●State is required (First by SAFETEA-LU and now State is required (First by SAFETEA-LU and now MAP 21) to coordinate statewide planning with the MAP 21) to coordinate statewide planning with the Indian Tribal Governments Indian Tribal Governments

● ● ODOT works with the Tribal Governments ODOT works with the Tribal Governments preparing Long Range Plans to facilitate the preparing Long Range Plans to facilitate the creation of a Tribal TIPcreation of a Tribal TIP

-ODOT requests the TTP TIP from FHWA -ODOT requests the TTP TIP from FHWA and and BIA Regional Offices BIA Regional Offices for inclusion in the 4 Yr STIPfor inclusion in the 4 Yr STIP

-TTP TIP is included in the STIP without-TTP TIP is included in the STIP without modificationmodification

MAP 21: Tribal MAP 21: Tribal Transportation Program Transportation Program

(TTP)(TTP)

Public OutreachPublic Outreach

●●ODOT has a public participation process ODOT has a public participation process which establishes opportunities for early and which establishes opportunities for early and continuing public involvement. Stakeholders continuing public involvement. Stakeholders include:include:

-Tribal Governments-Tribal Governments-Non-Metropolitan Area Local Officials-Non-Metropolitan Area Local Officials-Association of Regional Councils-Association of Regional Councils-State/Federal Agencies-State/Federal Agencies-MPOs-MPOs-Transportation Users and Providers-Transportation Users and Providers-Public Citizens-Public Citizens

Public Outreach (cont)Public Outreach (cont)Current outreach methods include:Current outreach methods include:

• Conducting public meetings Conducting public meetings • Making available decision-makers, as possible Making available decision-makers, as possible and reasonable, for meetings with individuals and and reasonable, for meetings with individuals and groupsgroups• Using the ODOT website for information Using the ODOT website for information notices, documents, and comment forms notices, documents, and comment forms providing telephone contacts for input and providing telephone contacts for input and commentcomment• Publishing “Notices of Availability”Publishing “Notices of Availability”• Forming and using advisory groups as Forming and using advisory groups as appropriateappropriate• Using visualization techiquesUsing visualization techiques• Issuing press releasesIssuing press releases• Providing traditional and electronic Providing traditional and electronic informational mailingsinformational mailings