Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Program

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The Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Program document identifies how all federal transportation money is spent in the Portland metropolitan area.

Comment on the 2012-2015 Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Program

On Friday, Jan. 13, 2012, Metro opened a 30-day public comment opportunity on the 2012-2015 Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Program. The comment opportunity also describes Metro’s determination that the region will continue to meet federal and state clean air standards. The period also provides an opportunity to comment on the capital program of City of Wilsonville’s SMART (South Metro Area Regional Transit) transit agency.

Comments must be received by Metro by noon, Monday, Feb. 13.

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Draft MTIP
Draft Air Quality Conformity Determination
SMART proposed program

If you are unable to download the documents, call 503-797-1750.

The MTIP includes all federally funded transportation projects in the Portland Metropolitan area, including projects planned by TriMet, the Oregon Department of Transportation and local agencies receiving federal funds allocated by Metro.

The Air Quality Conformity Determination estimates carbon monoxide emissions and precursors of smog (volatile organic compounds and oxides of nitrogen) from cars and trucks in the greater Portland air shed to the year 2035, assuming all the transportation facilities in the RTP are built. The estimate must not exceed a "budget" approved for the region by the Oregon Environmental Quality Commission and the United States Environmental Protection Agency.

The capital program for SMART shows Federal Transit Administration funded projects and the federal amount to be expended, as well as the time period established for public review of and comment on these projects. This public process is being used to meet the FTA’s public participation requirements for the Program of Projects.

Comments on all three documents can be made by email to trans@oregonmetro.gov with “MTIP Comments” in the subject line, or by mail to MTIP Comments, c/o Dylan Rivera, Planning Department, Metro, 600 NE Grand Ave., Portland, OR 97232-2736. Comments must be received by Metro by noon, Monday, Feb. 13.

2010-13 Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Program

The Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Program is the federally required documentation of transportation investments scheduled for the Portland metro region during a four-year cycle. The MTIP comprises projects and programs administered by Metro, ODOT, TriMet and SMART. Metro is required to prepare the MTIP document every two years and includes the scheduling of project funding over a four-year period. The MTIP is incorporated without change into the State TIP. Current programming of funds and projects is also available in the State Transportation Improvement Program.
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The document also describes how the projects included meet federal planning and programming regulations. The information available in the MTIP report includes the years in which projects have been programmed to receive funds, the phases funded and revenue sources. Programming is the process to determine the availability of fund revenues from the many federal funding programs and match them to the funding needs and schedules of selected projects. Most projects receive federal funds over the course of several years for different phases of development: project definition and development, final design and engineering, right of way acquisition and construction.

Metro invited residents to comment on the upcoming four-year schedule of federal and state transportation spending in the Portland area. The 30-day comment period ended at 5 p.m. Monday, Aug. 23, 2010.

This comment period was intended to let the public weigh in on project schedules and is required by federal agencies. Allocation of money to programs and projects has already been through an extensive public involvement process.

The policy report that guided the development of the 2010-13 MTIP, including the guidelines for regional flexible funds allocation, is available for downloading below.
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The Metro Council adopted the 2010-13 MTIP by resolution on Thursday, Sept. 16, 2010.Read the document

Annual obligation reports

Obligation reports detail how projects eligible for federal funds in the MTIP established contracts with the USDOT to receive reimbursement of eligible project expenses incurred by the agency managing the project. Obligation reports are available for the last five years below.

2010 project obligation report

The 2010 project obligation report is now available for downloading below. This report documents the projects receiving obligations in 2010, making it possible for agencies to receive reimbursement for eligible expenses incurred on their projects. This report is completed at the end of every calendar year. Reports are available below going back to 2007.

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