Title
Metrolina Regional Travel Demand Model
Action
Action:
A. Adopt a resolution ratifying interlocal agreements to reimburse the City of Charlotte for the development and maintenance of the Metrolina Regional Travel Demand Model for a term of five years with the following local governments:
- City of Concord,
- City of Gastonia,
- City of Rock Hill,
A. Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to negotiate and execute municipal agreements to reimburse the City of Charlotte for the development and maintenance of the Metrolina Regional Travel Demand Model for a term of five years with the following state agencies:
- North Carolina Department of Transportation,
- South Carolina Department of Transportation, and
B. Authorize the City Manager to amend the agreements consistent with the purpose for which the agreements were approved.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
Liz Babson, Transportation
Anna Gallup, Transportation
Explanation
§ The Metrolina Regional Travel Demand Model is a computer modeling tool for evaluating existing and future travel in the Metrolina Region.
§ Ongoing refinement and updates to the Metrolina Regional Travel Demand Model are necessary to maintain the state-of-the-practice travel demand model as required by the U.S. Department of Transportation for air quality conformity determinations, highway travel forecasts, and transit ridership forecasts.
§ The Charlotte Department of Transportation (CDOT) is the custodian of the Metrolina Regional Travel Demand Model for an 11 county, bi-state region. The City of Charlotte is responsible for managing all model related work completed by both staff and consultants.
§ The terms of these agreements provide for the reimbursement of expenses related to the development and model maintenance of the Metrolina Regional Model.
§ The Metrolina Regional Travel Demand Model work is jointly funded by the following agencies:
- North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT),
- South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT),
- Cabarrus-Rowan Metropolitan Planning Organization (CRMPO),
- Charlotte Regional Transportation Planning Organization (CRTPO),
- Gaston-Cleveland-Lincoln MPO (GCLMPO), and
- Rock Hill-Fort Mill Area Transportation Study (RFATS).
§ The Fiscal Year 2022 reimbursement shares for each state agency are:
- NCDOT: 45 percent share in the amount of $105,750.
- SCDOT: five percent share in the amount of $11,750.
§ The MPOs’ reimbursement shares comprise the other 50 percent. The MPO shares are proportioned based on the 2010 Census population of the MPOs’ planning area:
- Concord on behalf of CRMPO: 7.317 percent share in the amount of $17,195.38,
- Gastonia on behalf of GCLMPO: 8.843 percent share in the amount of $20,781.23,
- Rock Hill on behalf of RFATS: 4.634 percent share in the amount of $10,889.27, and
- City of Charlotte on behalf of CRTPO: 29.206 percent share in the amount of $68,634.13.
§ The City of Charlotte contributes $7,680 of this amount.
§ The total reimbursement share for the state agencies and MPOs equals $166,365.87.
§ The cost share of the agreements is included in the city’s Fiscal Year 2022 Budget.
§ The MPO shares may be adjusted in the future to reflect the 2020 Census.
Fiscal Note
Funding: NCDOT, SCDOT, Cities of Rock Hill, Gastonia, and Concord, CRTPO, and City of Charlotte
Attachments
Attachment(s)
Resolution - Action A
Resolution - Action B