Title
Metropolitan Planning Program Grant Municipal Agreement
Action
Action:
A. Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to negotiate and execute a Municipal Agreement with the North Carolina Department of Transportation to support transit-planning activities for the Charlotte Regional Transportation Planning Organization,
B. Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager, or his designee, to execute Interlocal Agreements with the Iredell County Area Transportation System and the Union County Transportation System to support transit-planning activities for the Charlotte Regional Transportation Planning Organization, and
C. Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager, or his designee, to execute Interlocal Agreements with Centralina Regional Council and Union County to support transportation planning projects.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
Alyson Craig, Planning, Design, and Development
Robert Cook, Planning, Design, and Development
Brent Cagle, CATS
Explanation
Actions A & B
* The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded the Fiscal 2025 Metropolitan Planning Grant to the City of Charlotte in July 2024.
* The city receives the grant annually as the lead planning agency for the Charlotte Regional Transportation Planning Organization (CRTPO) and as the major fixed-route transit operator for the urban area.
* The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) requires grant recipients enter into a new Municipal Agreement to receive the annual allocation.
* The city is responsible for the deliverables outlined in this grant, including:
* The federally compliant travel demand model required for transportation planning and air quality conformity, and
* Updating the Transit Element of the Metropolitan Transportation Plan, developing transit travel demand forecasts, conducting ridership surveys, and monitoring and updating the Transportation Improvement Program, as necessary, to advance projects and ensure compliance with federal regulations.
* A ...
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