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- Metropolitan Planning Organization Primer - This handbook is written as a quick reference guide for the Transportation Planning Committee and the Saginaw County Metropolitan Planning Commission members. It explains the MPO's urban transportation planning responsibilities and programs mandated in the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA) and the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21).
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- 2035 Metropolitan Transportation Plan - The 2035 Metropolitan Transportation Plan conforms to the most recent federal transportation bill, known as SAFETEA-LU, signed by President Bush on August 10, 2005. The newly created Tri-City Travel Demand Model (developed for Bay City, Midland, & Saginaw) was used to identify current and future deficiencies in the Federal Aid road system. The plan includes an inventory of the existing transportation system in the Saginaw area. The 2035 plan also considers future needs and investments for other travel modes, such as public transit and non-motorized facilities, examines transportation issues and concerns in the community, and discusses projected funding levels for future projects.
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- Participation Plan - SAFETEA-LU encourages a decision-making process for transportation that is responsive to local needs. SMATS has developed a new Participation Plan to establish a process that will improve and increase participation in the transportation planning process by all stakeholders. One of the key objectives of this plan is to foster a process that will result in transportation plans and projects that reflect the values of the communities that SMATS serves.
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- Title VI/Environmental Justice Non-Discrimination Plan - The purpose of this plan is create equity into the transportation improvement program. The plan ensures that no individual will be discriminated against based on their race, color, or national origin in programs that receive Federal financial assistance.
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- Unified Work Program - The Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) describes transportation planning and related activities to be performed during the year by the MPO entities. The document shows in sufficient detail "who will perform the work, the schedule for completing it, and the expected products".
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- Transportation Improvement Project Prioritization - The MPO uses the Transportation Improvement Project Prioritization document to objectively rank each project on its merit based on tangible performance measures. The MPO staff applies the TIPP to rank the projects according to their importance within specific categories. The Transportation Planning Committee (TPC) and Saginaw County Metropolitan Planning Commission considers the TIPP as a tool in decision-making, but is not obligated to base the decision solely on the TIPP rankings.
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- Federal-Aid Highways in Michigan - The STP urban eligible map highlights the network within the Federal Aid Urban Boundary (FAUB) that are eligible to utilize Federal funds for transportation projects. The eligible network consists of roads which are categorized under the National Functional Classification (NFC) as Urban Collector, Urban Minor Arterial, Urban Other Principal Arterial, Urban Other Freeway and Expressways, and Urban Interstate.
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| Meetings agendas & minutes |
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| Links |
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http://www.railtrails.org/
Website for the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy
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http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/
Website for the Federal Highway Administration
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http://www.michigan.gov/mdot/
Website for the Michigan Department of Transportation
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http://www.saginawchamber.org/
Website for the Saginaw County Chamber of Commerce
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Michigan Transportation Planning Association
http://www.mtpa-mi.org
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