FFY 2015 UPWP UNIVERSE OF PROPOSED NEW PROJECTS

DEVELOPMENT PROCESS

 

To develop the draft federal fiscal year (FFY) 2015 Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) Universe of Proposed New Projects, MPO staff conducted an idea-gathering process in which MAPC subregions and members of the public were encouraged to suggest project ideas or identify topics of concern. As part of this process, MPO staff sponsored or attended various meetings to discuss the UPWP development process and collect feedback. These meetings included:

At each meeting, MPO staff presented information about the UPWP and its development process, answered questions, requested suggestions for study ideas, and provided instructions about how meeting attendees could provide additional comments in writing. After these meetings, the UPWP manager prepared notes documenting the discussions, including any suggestions for ideas. These notes, along with feedback collected during the FFY 2014 UPWP development process, were circulated to MPO staff. Some key themes and ideas for UPWP projects that came up during these meetings include:

Several MAPC subregions and members of the public later submitted comments and project suggestions for the UPWP in writing (attached here).

When developing UPWP project proposals, MPO staff considered the notes from these discussions, along with their own perspectives on data, information, and analysis that staff thought might be useful to the MPO. The draft FFY 2015 UPWP Universe of Proposed New Projects, as presented on February 20, 2014, includes project concepts that:

  1. MPO staff have identified as falling within the MPO’s purview
  2. Address current or upcoming issues pertinent to the MPO
  3. Likely would be feasible as a UPWP project
  4. Would be best addressed as new discrete projects (instead of parts of ongoing MPO programs)