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GAMPO Annual Work Session
Atlanta, GA28 June 2013
Jennifer HibbertDirector
FTA Office of Planning and Program Development
• Regional Geographic Updates
• MAP-21 Highlights
• MAP-21 Program Changes
• Definitional Changes
• FTA Policy Updates
Agenda
Georgia FTA Contacts:
– UZAs• Georgia-Florida Pilot Team
– Planning/NEPA» Keith Melton, Community Planner, [email protected],
404.865.5614– Grant Development & Management
» Valencia Williams, Community Planner, [email protected], 404.865.5634
» Tajsha LaShore, Community Planner, [email protected], 404.865.5606
– Engineering/ARRA» Chris White, General Engineer, [email protected],
404.865.5619» Maggie Sandberg, General Engineer,
[email protected], 404.865.5612
– State Programs Team» Robert Buckley – GDOT, [email protected],
404-865-5618 3
UZA Geographic Assignments
Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21)
• Signed into law by President Obama on July 6, 2012
• Extends current law (SAFETEA-LU) through September 30, 2012
• Goes into full effect October 1, 2012• Authorizes programs for two years,
through September 30, 2014
MAP-21 Authorized Funding
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Urbanized Area Formula Grants; $4,401
State of Good Repair Grants; $2,136
New Starts/Core Capacity; $1,907
Rural Formula Grants; $600
Growing States and High Density States Formula ; $519
Bus and Bus Facilities Formula Grants; $422
Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities; $255
Planning ; $127 Administrative Expenses; $104
Research, TCRP, Bus Testing; $80
TOD Pilot; $10
Technical Assistance/Human Resources; $429
FY 2013 Authorized Funding = $10.578 Million
Highlights of Program Changes
New• Safety Authority (5329)
• State of Good Repair Grants (5337)
• Asset Management (5326)
• Bus and Bus Facilities Formula Grants (5339)
• Public Transportation Emergency Relief (5324)
• TOD Planning Pilot Grants (20005(b) of MAP-21)
Repealed• Clean Fuels Grants (5308)
• Job Access and Reverse Commute (5316) [ JARC ]
• New Freedom Program (5317)
• Paul S. Sarbanes Transit in the Parks (5320)
• Alternatives Analysis (5339)
• Over-the-Road Bus (Sec. 3038 – TEA-21)
Consolidated
• Urbanized Area Formula Grants (5307) [ JARC ]
• Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities (5310) [New Freedom]
• Rural Area Formula Grants (5311)[ JARC, Tribal Transit]
Modified• Fixed Guideway Capital Investment Grants (5309)
• Metropolitan and Statewide Planning (5303 & 5304)
• Research, Development, Demonstration, and Deployment (5312)
• Technical Assistance and Standards (5314)
• Human Resources and Training (5322)
What MAP-21 Means for Our Grantees
• Steady and predictable funding• Consolidates certain transit programs
to improve their efficiency• Targeted funding increases
particularly for improving the state of good repair
• New reporting requirements• Requires performance measures for
SGR, planning, and safety
What MAP-21 means for FTA
• New safety office • Less focus on administering
discretionary programs• Consolidation of formula programs• Some new programs• Flat funding for FTA operations
Focus Areas
• Safety• State of Good Repair• Asset Management• Streamlining and Program Efficiency• Formula and Discretionary Funding
• Associated Transit Improvements
• Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) System
• Fixed Guideway
• Job Access and Reverse Commute Project
Definitional Changes
Associated Transit Improvements• “designed to enhance public transportation service or
use and that [is] physically or functionally related to transit facilities.”
• Changed from “Transit Enhancements”
• Eligible activities:– Historic preservation, rehab, and operation of historic public
transporting facilities
– Bus shelters
– Landscaping and streetscaping
– Pedestrian access and walkways
– Bicycle access, signage
– Enhanced ADA Access
Definitional Changes
Fixed Guideway• Amended to remove HOV lanes• Bus Service operating in HOV lanes still eligible
under 5337. • New Definition includes any facility for exclusive
use of:– transit vehicles, – rail, – fixed catenary system, – passenger ferry system– BRT
Definitional Changes
Job Access and Reverse Commute Project• “Development and Maintenance”
– Development: New projects, not in service on 10/1/2012
– Maintenance: Continuation of projects that received funding by 5316 funds under SAFETEA-LU
• Reverse Commute– Only eligible if they are designed to transport welfare
recipients and eligible low-income individuals to and from jobs and employment-related activities.
Definitional Changes
• Transit Agency Representation on MPO Boards
• Performance Based Planning
Metropolitan and Statewide Planning
FTA’s Policy Updates• Joint Development Proposed Circular• FY 13 Apportionment Notice released
in May, 2013• Table 3(A) Special Rule for Operations
in UZAs above 200,000 in population• 5307 Split Allocation Letters• 5310 DR Selection for UZAs above
200,000• TIGER 5
FTA’s Policy Updates• NEPA Categorical Exclusions• Safety Oversight• Common TIP comments• Alcohol and Control Substances
Testing• New and Small Starts Guidance
FTA MAP-21 Websitewww.fta.dot.gov/map21
Jennifer HibbertDirector, Office of Planning and Program
[email protected], 404.865.5632
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Contact Information
Federal Transit Administration
www.fta.dot.gov