Date:

TAC Members

Mr. Joe Bryan, TAC Chair

Commissioner, Wake County

Mr. Charles Meeker, TAC Vice Chair

Mayor, City of Raleigh

Mr. R. H. Ellington

Mayor, Town of Angier

Mr. Keith Weatherly

Mayor, Town of Apex

Representative Not Yet Appointed

Town of Bunn

Mr. Ernie McAlister

Mayor, Town of Cary

Mr. Robert Ahlert

Mayor Pro-Tem, Town of Clayton

Mr. Daryl Moss

Mayor, City of Creedmoor

Mr. John Sullivan

Federal Highway Administration

Mr. Lynwood Buffaloe

Commissioner, Franklin County

Ms. Jenny Edwards

Mayor, Town of Franklinton

Mr. John Byrne

Mayor, Town of Fuquay-Varina

Mr. Buck Kennedy

Alderman, Town of Garner

Mr. Hubert Gooch, Jr.

Commissioner, Granville County

Mr. Dan Andrews

Commissioner, Harnett County

Mr. Dick Sears

Mayor, Town of Holly Springs

Mr. Tony Braswell

Commissioner, Johnston County

Mr. Mike Chalk

Mayor Pro-Tem, Town of Knightdale

Ms. Jan Faulkner

Mayor, Town of Morrisville

Mr. Thomas Betts

Member, NC Board of Transportation

Mr. D.M. Campbell

Member, NC Board of Transportation

Ms. Nina Szlosberg

Member, NC Board of Transportation

Mr. Frank Eagles

Mayor Pro-Tem, Town of Rolesville

Ms. Anne Franklin

Board Member, Triangle Transit Authority

Ms. Vivian Jones

Mayor, Town of Wake Forest

Mr. Bill Connolly

Mayor Pro-Tem, Town of Wendell

Ms. Kaye Yadusky

Commissioner, Town of Youngsville

Mr. Don Bumgarner

Mayor Pro-Tem, Town of Zebulon

N.C. Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization

Transportation

Advisory Committee

January 17, 2007

4:00 – 6:00 PM

One Exchange Plaza

Room 809

Raleigh, NC

AGENDA HIGHLIGHTS:

· 2007-2013 Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Plan

· 2009-2015 Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Plan

· Unified Planning Work Program

· Transit Infrastructure Blueprint

· Bicycle/Pedestrian Transportation Planning Update

The Capital AreA MPO Vision:

A multi-modal transportation network that is compatible

with our growth, sensitive to the environment, improves quality

of life and is accessible to all (2030 LRTP).

N.C. Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization

The Professional Building – Suite 406

127 West Hargett Street. Raleigh, NC 27601

(919) 807-8500 (Voice), (919) 807-8517 (Facsimile)

N.C. Capital Area

Metropolitan Planning Organization

The Capital Area MPO coordinates transportation planning in Wake County and portions of Franklin, Granville, Johnston, and Harnett counties. The public is encouraged to speak at both the Transportation Advisory Committee and the Technical Coordinating Committee meetings. There is an opportunity for the public to comment on agenda items at the beginning of each meeting. When speaking please tell us your name and place of residence; please limit comments to three minutes per speaker.

This agenda and the accompanying attachments can be accessed via the CAMPO website at

www.campo-nc.us.

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), accommodations will be provided for persons requiring assistance in order to participate in the N.C. Capital Area MPO’s meetings. If such assistance is needed or to request this document in an alternative format, please contact the MPO’s office at 919-807-8511 (voice), 919-807-8517 (fax), or 919-890-3107 (TTY located at City of Raleigh Public Affairs Dept.) at least 72 hours in advance of the meeting.

North

Directions to One Exchange Plaza

From the North:

US-1 South (Becomes Capital, Becomes Dawson)

Follow until you see Hargett St (At Raleigh Municipal Bldg)

Turn Left (East), go three blocks to Fayetteville Street Mall

Turn Right (South)

One Exchange Plaza is on the left in the First Block.

From the East:

US-64/264 Bypass – Follow to 440 (Beltline) Go South/East toward Garner/Cary. Follow until you see South Saunders Exit. Take South Saunders North. Follow until you see Hargett St. Turn Right (East), go two blocks to Fayetteville Street Mall

Turn Right (South)

One Exchange Plaza is on the left in the First Block.

From the South:

US-70 / US-401 – These join and become South Saunders Follow until you see Hargett St. Turn Right (East), go two blocks to Fayetteville Street Mall Turn Right (South)

One Exchange Plaza is on the left in the First Block.

From the West:

US-1/US-64 – Follow to I-40/440 junction and go East/South toward Beaches etc. follow to South Saunders St Exit. Take South Saunders North. Follow until you see Hargett St. Turn Right (East), go two blocks to Fayetteville Street Mall, Turn Right (South)

One Exchange Plaza is on the left in the First Block.

N.C. CAPITAL AREA

METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION

TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE

November 15, 2006, 2006

4:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Wake County Commons Building

4012 Carya Dr

Raleigh, NC

AGENDA

1. Preliminaries

2. Adjustments to the Agenda

3. Public Comments

This is an opportunity for comments by those in attendance on items not on the agenda. Please limit comments to three minutes for each speaker.

4. Election of Officers for 2007

The By-laws of the Capital Area MPO specify that the Chairman and Vice-Chairman shall be elected annually at the first regularly scheduled meeting of the calendar year. The newly elected Chairman and Vice-Chairman shall take office immediately following the election.

TAC Action: Receive nominations and elect Chair and Vice-Chair for 2007.

Consent Agenda

All items on the consent agenda are considered to be routine and may be enacted by one motion. If a Councilor requests discussion on an item, the item will be removed from the consent agenda and considered separately.

5. Approval of Minutes of November 15, 2006 TAC Meeting.

The minutes of the November 15, 2006 TAC meeting, are enclosed as Attachment 5A.

TAC Action: Approval of the minutes of the November 15, 2006 TAC meeting.

6. Approval of Minutes of November 29, 2006 Joint TAC Meeting.

The minutes of the November 29, 2006 Joint TAC meeting, are enclosed as Attachment 6A.

TAC Action: Approval of the minutes of the November 29, 2006 Joint TAC meeting.

7. FY 2007-2013 Metropolitan Transportation Plan

On November 16, 2005 the Capital Area MPO Transportation Advisory Committee adopted the FY 2007-2013 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) Project Priority List. This list represents the MPO’s highest priorities for needed transportation improvements. The Project Priority List was then forwarded to NCDOT to assist in development of the Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP). At the September 5-6, 2006 Board of Transportation Meeting, the FY 2007-2013 STIP was released and final adoption is expected in April of 2007. Meetings to receive comment from the public were held throughout the state during November and December of 2006, and a One-On-One meeting was held on January 11, 2007 to discuss Capital Area MPO specific projects. The purpose of the One-On-One meeting was to discuss funding availability and projects in the CAMPO area for the 2007-13 STIP. Several MPO TAC Members attended the meeting and an update on items discussed will be presented at the January 17, 2007 TAC meeting.

Given the long delay between submission of the Project Priority List and development and adoption of the STIP, the Capital Area TCC MTIP Subcommittee has begun meeting to review the draft 2007-2013 STIP and how it compares to the submitted 2007-2013 Project Priority List. Attachment 7A is a table showing the 2007-2013 Project Priority List, as adopted by the Capital Area MPO and showing the status of projects as reflected in the draft 2007-2013 STIP. The MTIP Subcommittee will meet during January, February and March to review any adjustments or revisions necessary for final adoption of the 2007-2013 MTIP by the TAC in April 2007.

TAC Action: Receive update on the 2007-2013 MTIP and STIP and information on the January 11, 2007 One-On-One meeting with NCDOT.

8. 2009-2015 Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Plan

The Capital Area MPO will begin preparation of the FY 2009-2015 Project Priority List during the Spring of 2007. Attachment 8A is the schedule of events for development of the 2009-2015 Project Priority List.

During development of the MTIP member jurisdictions present lists of their top priority projects for which they are requesting funding. These projects are reviewed and ranked based on the latest scores and user benefits derived from the User Benefit Analyses performed for each project. Further analysis of projects is performed using such factors as Gross User Benefits, Benefits Per Mile and Years for a project to pay for itself. The issue of geographic equity, given that new member counties have projects which were previously not a part of the Capital Area MPO Project Priority list, must be addressed as well. The TCC Subcommittee, working with staff, has produced a form for submittal of projects which will provide much- needed information for the analysis and ranking process. Attachment 8B is a copy of the submittal packet – available on the Capital Area MPO Website which must be submitted for each project. Local planning staff will be preparing these documents for submittal along with each jurisdiction’s priority project list. The forms are due back to Capital Area MPO staff no later than March 30, 3007.

TAC Action: Receive information on 2009-2015 MTIP Project Priority development schedule and forms for submittal.

THIS IS THE END OF THE Consent Agenda

9. 2007-2008 Unified Planning Work Program

In September of 2006, staff and TCC subcommittee members began work on the 2007-2008 Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP). Study requests were solicited from member jurisdictions and subcommittee members met to discuss the submittals. No decision has been reached on which study (or studies) will be recommended for funding this fiscal year. Attachment 9A is a schedule for development and adoption of the UPWP.

TAC Action: Receive information on 2007-2008 UPWP development schedule.

10. Long Range Transportation Plan and Transit Infrastructure Blueprint

The most recent federal transportation reauthorization (SAFETEA-LU), passed by Congress in 2005, mandates a number of additional requirements on the MPO planning process related to LRTPs, including earlier coordination with appropriate environmental resource agency stakeholders.

On August 18, 2006, the Triangle Transit Authority announced that its bid for federal New Starts Funding for Phase I of the Regional Rail project would not be pursued at this time. As discussed at the TAC’s meeting on September 20, 2006, TTA’s Board of Trustees requested that the MPOs (Capital Area and Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro) take the lead, through their respective LRTP processes, in setting regional priorities for public transit in the Triangle. The Board has also indicated a need for expanded public involvement in setting regional transit priorities.

As a step toward developing more consistency between the two MPOs’ LRTPs as they relate to transit through a joint effort known as the Regional Transit Infrastructure Blueprint Study was planned. The focus of this study, using in-house staff resources from the two MPO’s, TJCOG and TTA, was to develop analyses of land use, travel markets and preliminary estimated costs for various types of possible transit system improvements within potential major transit regional corridors in the Triangle.

This “blueprint” study was intended to provide consistent analytical data that will serve to provide the region’s leaders with a solid foundation for discussions on developing more harmony between the MPOs on transit-related transportation investment priorities that are to be determined within each MPO’s respective LRTP update process. It is very important to note that this transit “blueprint” study was not intended to decide what those regional transit priorities should be, only to help better inform that decision-making process.

Several meetings with representatives including the TAC chairs/vice-chairs of both MPOs were held to develop a list of as many as 25 people from throughout the Triangle region who would be recommended candidates who might be asked to serve on a potential “Blue-Ribbon” Commission to utilize the findings of the transit blueprint analysis study as a basis for crafting a recommended plan for a long-range regional transit system. Initial discussions between the two MPOs TAC officers on collaboration, possible commission membership and funding for this project revealed differences in views that appeared to be irreconcilable. Attachment 10A is a copy of informal minutes from the December 18, 2006 meeting.

A suggestion was subsequently made that this project be started, for the Capital Area MPO planning area only, with a possible funding source being the 2007-2008 Unified Planning Work Program. If this project is agreed upon by TAC members, a committee of approximately 12 to 15 persons would be selected, two co-chairs would be selected and work would begin in the near future.

The DCHC MPO TAC met on January 10, 2007 and had an extensive discussion of this matter and subsequently agreed to modify certain previously held positions in hopes of seeking consensus on a single regional effort. A report will be made at this meeting.

TAC Action: Receive information on Regional Transit Infrastructure Blueprint Study and potential Blue Ribbon Commission for discussion and action as appropriate.

11. Consideration of Resolution to Request Audit of NCDOT Funding of Projects

The State Equity Formula for funding distribution has come under scrutiny as it fails to address congestion related needs, particularly in our state’s metropolitan areas. The draft 2007-2013 STIP, released in August 2006, reflects little change from the adopted 2006-2012 STIP with the exception that projects have been further delayed or revised in scope due to permitting and budgetary issues.

The City of Raleigh discussed this issue during its November 21, 2006 City Council meeting and directed City Attorneys to draft a resolution requesting the State Auditory perform an Audit of the current funding sources and distribution of funds by NCDOT. Attachment 11A is a copy of the resolution as adopted at the December 5, 2006 Raleigh City Council Meeting. Attachment 11B is a draft resolution on behalf of the MPO to request that this audit be performed.

TAC Action: Receive information on City of Raleigh Resolution requesting Audit of NCDOT funding sources and practices and consider adopting Resolution requesting the same on behalf of the Capital Area MPO.

12. Bicycle/Pedestrian Transportation Planning Update

On November 29^th the Capital Area Bicycle and Pedestrian Stakeholders Group (BPSG), members of the Capital Area TCC, members of the Durham Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission (BPAC), the Chapel Hill Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Board (BPAB), and the Carrboro Transportation Advisory Board (TAB), participated in a joint meeting to discuss bicycle and pedestrian issues in the Triangle. Tom Norman, the Director of the NCDOT Division of Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation, gave an update on statewide initiatives to improve conditions for bicycle and pedestrian transportation. Capital Area MPO staff met recently with Julie Woosley, the chair of the Capital Area BPSG, and staff from the Division of Public Health to discuss statewide initiatives meant to create healthier communities by shaping policy and, inherently, the “built environment”. Attachment 12A is a summary of these meetings, provides an update on regional bicycle and pedestrian planning efforts and priorities, and provides a description of how the TAC can effectively participate in statewide initiatives for bicycle and pedestrian planning.

TAC Action: Receive information on Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation Planning

13. Reports from the TCC Chair

Chip Russell, TCC Chair

14. MPO Staff Reports

Ed Johnson, MPO Director