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 Iredell County Area Transportation System and Union County Transportation 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, the Town of Indian Trail, the Town of Matthews, the Town of Mooresville, and the Town of Stallings to support transportation planning projects.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
Alyson Craig, Planning, Design & Development
Bob Cook, Planning, Design & Development
Brent Cagle, CATS
Explanation
Actions A and B
* The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded the Fiscal 2024 Metropolitan Planning Grant to the City of Charlotte in July 2023.
* The city receives this 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 to 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 advan...
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