4.10.2017 Technical Planning Committee Materials

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Technical Planning Committee

April 10, 2018 9:00 a.m. Lake Michigan Room

6100 Southport Road, Portage

AGENDA

Call to Order by Chairman, Opening and Announcements
1. Pledge of Allegiance; Introductions
2. Meeting Participation Survey
3. Action on the minutes of the March 13 TPC meeting (Pages 1-3)
Public Comment on Agenda Items
Implementation Planning
1. Public Comment Report on FY 2018-2021 Unified Planning Work Program (Pages 4)
2. Action on Resolution 18-08, FY 2019-2020 Unified Planning Work Program (Pages 5-92)
Programming:
1. Action on Resolution 18-09, Amendment #12 to the FY 2018-2021 Transportation Improvement Program (Pages 93-96) .
Topical Committee Reports
1. Environmental Management Policy Committee (EMPC)
2. Ped, Pedal & Paddle Committee (3PC)
3. Transit Operators Roundtable
4. Land Use Committee
5. Surface Transportation Committee (STC)
Reports from Planning Partners
1. Federal Highway Administration & Federal Transit Administration
2. Neighboring Regional Planning Agencies
2050 Plan: Development Milestones and 2040 Retrospective
Other Business, Staff Announcements and Upcoming Meetings
1. Other Business
2. Staff Announcements
3. NIRPC Meetings/Events
  - The Finance & Personnel Committee will meet on Thursday, April 19 at 8 a.m. in the Lake Michigan Room at NIRPC.
  - The NIRPC Full Commission/Executive Board will meet on Thursday, April 19 at 9 a.m. in the Lake Michigan Room at NIRPC
  - The Transportation Resource & Oversight Committee – Lake and Porter Counties will meet on Tuesday, April 24 at 9 a.m. in the Dune Room at NIRPC
  - The Transportation Resource & Oversight Committee – LaPorte County will meet on Tuesday, April 24 at 1:30 p.m. at City of LaPorte Parks Department
  - The Environmental Management Policy Committee will meet on Thursday, May 3 at 9 a.m. in the Lake Michigan Room at NIRPC
  - The Ped, Pedal & Paddle Committee will meet on Thursday, June 7 at 11:00 a.m. in the Lake Michigan Room at NIRPC.

The next Technical Planning Committee meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 8, 2018 at 9 a.m. in the Lake Michigan Room at the NIRPC office.

Requests for alternate formats, please contact Mary Thorne at NIRPC at least 48 hours prior at (219) 763-6060 extension 131 or at mthorne@nirpc.org. Individuals with hearing impairments may contact us through the Indiana Relay 711 service by calling 711 or (800) 743-3333.

The Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission (NIRPC) prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, disability, marital status, familial status, parental status, sexual orientation, genetic information, political beliefs, reprisal, or because all or part of an individual's income is derived from any public assistance program.

Technical Planning Committee Meeting ‌‌

NIRPC Lake Michigan Room, 6100 Southport Road, Portage March 13, 2018

MINUTES

Chairman Kevin Breitzke called the meeting to order at 9:13 a.m. with the Pledge of Allegiance and self-introductions. Members present included Kevin Breitzke, George Topoll, Will Farrellbegg, Mary Tanis, David Wright, Lyndsay Quist, Kelly Wenger, Susan Weber, Robin Barzoni- Tillman, Mark O’Dell, Dean Button, Kay Nelson, Beth Shrader and Margot Sabato. Others present included Tom Schmitt, Bruce Lindner, Jerry Siska, Claudia Taylor, Jeff Huet, Ismail Attallah, Chris Moore, Andrew Steele, Laurie Keagle, Tim Werner and Tom VanderWoude. Joyce Newland participated via conference call. Staff present included Trey Wadsworth, Mitch Barloga, Charles Bradsky, James Winters, Scott Weber and Mary Thorne.

The INDOT participation survey was available at the table in the lobby.

On a motion by Will Farrellbegg and a second by Robin Barzoni-Tillman, the minutes of the February 13, 2018 Technical Planning Committee meeting were approved.

There were no requests for public comment.

Implementation Planning

Mitch Barloga presented the Public Comment Report for the Greenways+Blueways 2020 Plan, noting that there six comments received. None were regionally significant.
On a motion by Mark O’Dell and a second by Dean Button, the committee voted to recommend the Greenways+Blueways 2020 Plan to the NIRPC Board for adoption.
Trey Wadsworth presented the Public Comment Report for Amendment #5 to the 2040 Comprehensive Regional Plan Update Companion adding the safety targets adopted by the Commission in January. No comments were received.
On a motion by Dean Button and a second by Will Farrellbegg, the committee voted to recommend Amendment #5 to the 2040 Comprehensive Regional Plan Update Companion to the NIRPC Board for adoption.

Programming

Trey Wadsworth presented the Public Comment Report for Amendment #9 to the FY 2018- 2021 Transportation Improvement Program adding the safety targets adopted by the Commission in January. No comments were received.
On a motion by Kay Nelson and a second by Dean Button, the committee voted to recommend Amendment #9 to the FY 2018-2021 Transportation Improvement Program to the NIRPC Board for adoption.
Charles Bradsky presented Amendment #10 to the FY 2018-2021 Transportation Improvement Program for 17 local projects. Most of the projects were already in the

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previous TIP and are being added back in to the FY 2018-2021 TIP. The amendment was vetted by the Air Quality Conformity Task Force’s Interagency Consultation Group and no public comments were received. On a motion by Dean Button and a second by Will Farrellbegg, the committee voted to recommend Amendment #10 to the FY 2018-2021 Transportation Improvement Program to the NIRPC Board for adoption.
Charles Bradsky presented Amendment #11 to the FY 2018-2021 Transportation Improvement Program for two Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore projects and 11 INDOT projects. These are bridge preservation and maintenance projects. The amendment was vetted by the Air Quality Conformity Task Force’s Interagency Consultation Group and no public comments were received. On a motion by Dean Button and a second by Will Farrellbegg, the committee voted to recommend Amendment #11 to the FY 2018-2021 Transportation Improvement Program to the NIRPC Board for adoption.

Topical Committee Reports:

Kay Nelson said there were excellent presentations on brownfield initiatives and a grant redevelopment update at the Environmental Management Policy Committee meeting last week. Mitch Barloga said the committee voted to recommend the Greenways+Blueways 2020 Plan for adoption.
Mitch Barloga said the Ped, Pedal & Paddle Committee met last week and heard a presentation on NICTD’s Bikes on Trains Program. The committee also voted to recommend the Greenways+Blueways 2020 Plan for adoption. The membership will be surveyed for their preference in a meeting time. The next meeting is on April 5 with a time to be determined.
James Winters said the Transit Operators will meet immediately following the TPC meeting to finalize criteria for the project selection process.
Mitch Barloga said the Land Use Committee will meet on March 21 at 10 a.m. at NIRPC.
Scott Weber said the committee will meet on April 3 at 9 a.m. at NIRPC.

Planning Partners
a) Joyce Newland said USDOT is reviewing NIRPC’s FY 2019-2020 Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) and submitting comments to INDOT. A report will be provided next month on the certification review.

Emerging Trends:
Mitch Barloga showed a brief YouTube video on “Right to Walk”.

Other Business, Staff Announcements and Events:
Trey Wadsworth said the FY 2019-2020 Unified Planning Work Program is out for public comment through April 4. Action will be taken at the TPC on April 10 and the Full Commission on April 19.
Kelly Wenger said the West Lake NEPA clearance has been let from FTA and the final Environmental Impact Statement was published in the Federal Register and is on NICTD’s website.

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Mitch Barloga said an ADA 101 for Outdoor Recreation and Parks seminar hosted by Causes for Change and the National Park Service will take place on March 20 in the Lake Michigan Room at NIRPC. Registration is free; however, you must bring your own lunch.
Mitch Barloga said the Marquette Greenway was not awarded a TIGER grant. An analysis provided by Trey Wadsworth showed that rural highway projects received the highest awards. It is not clear at this time if another round will be held. Kevin Breitzke thanked staff for their work.

The upcoming meetings were announced. It was noted that the NIRPC office will be closed on Friday March 30.

The next Technical Planning Committee meeting will be on April 10 at 9 a.m. at NIRPC. Hearing no other business, Kevin Breitzke adjourned the meeting at 9:48 a.m.

A Digital MP3 of this meeting is filed. Contact Mary Thorne at the phone number or email below should you wish to receive a copy or a portion of it.

Public Comment Report – April 5, 2018

FY 2019-2020 Unified Planning Work Program Adoption

The FY 2019-2020 Unified Planning Work Program was released for a 30-day public comment period as required by the Commission’s 2014 Public Participation Plan. The comment period began on March 5, 2018 and ended on April 4, 2018. The draft FY 2019-2020 Unified Planning Work Program was made available at www.nirpc.org.

No public comments were received during the comment period on the draft FY 2019-2020 Unified Planning Work Program.

Technical comments were received by the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT), Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), and Federal Transit Administration (FTA) on March 20, 2018. These comments are summarized as follows:

Requests to provide greater detail to budget tables,
Requests to provide greater clarity on some tasks, activities, and planning deliverables, and
Requests to correct minor typographic errors

Requests to confirm funding eligibility for some activities

All technical comments were reviewed and discussed with representatives from INDOT, FHWA, and FTA via teleconference on March 23, 2018. All comments required to be addressed have been reflected in the final draft of the FY 2019-2020 Unified Planning Work Program. No substantive changes have been made to the tasks or activities as proposed in the initial draft.

RESOLUTION 18-08

A RESOLUTION OF THE NORTHWESTERN INDIANA REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION TO ADOPT THE

FY 2019-2020 UNIFIED PLANNING WORK PROGRAM FOR LAKE, PORTER, AND LAPORTE COUNTIES, INDIANA

April 19, 2018

WHEREAS, the Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission, hereafter referred to as “the Commission”, being designated the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for the Lake, Porter, and LaPorte County area, has established a comprehensive, cooperative, and continuing transportation planning process to develop the FY 2019-2020 Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP); and

WHEREAS, the preparation of a UPWP is a necessary and required part of the metropolitan area transportation planning process as specified in 23 CFR 450.314; and by its State statutory authority, the Commission is charged with regional planning responsibility for the environment, economic development, and transportation; and

WHEREAS, the work tasks described within the Commission’s UPWP are in conjunction with the programs and planning emphasis areas of the Federal Highway and Transit Administrations, and significant planning projects in the region by other agencies; and

WHEREAS, this UPWP was developed through a participatory process as prescribed in the Commission’s 2014 Public Participation Plan; and

WHEREAS, the Technical Policy Committee (TPC) has recommended that the Commission approve this UPWP; and

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission hereby adopts the FY 2019-2020 UPWP and the Commission is authorized to enter into such agreements and contracts as may be required with the funding and administrative agencies for the execution of this UPWP.

Duly adopted by the Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission this nineteenth day of April 2018.

ATTEST:

Geof R. Benson Chairperson

Karen Freeman-Wison Secretary

2020

2019

final draft

Unified Planning Work Program

The 2040 Comprehensive Regional Plan that guides NIRPC’s planning activities identified five planning areas in which to focus upon. These include, the environment, growth + conservation, human + economic resources, stewardship + governance, and transportation. Throughout this UPWP each task will be identified by the icons below for which planning focus area the task contributes to.

Environment

Growth + conservation

Human + economic resources

Stewardship + governance

Transportation

FINAL DRAFT 2019-2020 Unified Planning Work Program

Table of Contents

NIRPC budget 6

2019 estimated task budgets 7

2020 estimated task budgets 9 ‌

About NIRPC 10

Background + purpose 10

State authority 10 ‌

NIRPC Commission – 2018 appointments 12

NIRPC committees 13 ‌

NIRPC staff organization and functions 14

About the UPWP 15

Required elements 15 ‌

FHWA + FTA planning emphasis areas 15

Metropolitan planning activities and tasks 16

| Administration + public participation 16 ‌

| Planning management + administration 17
| Public participation + communication tools 18 ‌
| Title VI program management 19
| Environmental Justice program management 20
| Americans with Disabilities Act program management 21 ‌

| UPWP development and management 22

| Data collection + analysis 23 ‌

| Short-range planning 31

| Long-range planning 35

500 | Multi-modal planning 44

500.1 | Active transportation planning 45

600 | Special planning activities 47

700 | FTA activities and tasks 48

| Sub-grantees oversight 49 ‌
| Transit planning 50

800 | NIRPC programs 51

CMAQ, HSIP, or STBG funding planning activities or contracts 51 ‌

| Air quality + education 52
| Alternative fuels – Dunes Learning Center partnership 55 ‌

800.3 | e-TIP 56

800.4 | Household Travel Survey 57

900 | NIRPC administration 58

| General management of NIRPC, office + staff 59
| Water resources 63 ‌
| Green infrastructure 64

| Brownfields 65

Other significant regional planning activities 66

Appendices 67

UPWP submittal letters and resolution of adoption 67 ‌

INDOT approval letter 68

USDOT approval letter 69

Cost allocation plan approvals 70 ‌

Planning agreements 72

NIRPC / INDOT / transit operators 72

CMAP / NIRPC / IDOT / INDOT 84 ‌

FHWA planning emphasis area letter 86

5303 activities

NIRPC budget ‌

				Transportation												Environment			Communication Finance							Adm inistration				KRC	ED
2019				Trey Wadsworth	Mitch Barloga	Gabrielle Biciunas	Charles Bradsky	Eman Ibrahim	Terrell Waddell	Scott Weber	James Winters	Reg. Planner	GIS Planner	Graduate intern	Undergrad intern	Kathy Luther	Joe Exl	Rachel Veronesi	John Smith	Dominique Edwards	Daria Sztaba	Connie Boos	Allen Hammond	Talaya Jones	Lisa Todd	Meredith Stilwell	Mary Thorne	Carolyn Brown	Admin Asst	Jody Melton	Ty Warner	Total number
UPWP section			Total task cost																													Total number
Administration and public participation																															of hours
	Planning management + administration	100.1	262,280	918	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	574	-	-	-	-	164	-	-	-	-	164	328	-	-	-	-	2,148
	Public participation + communication tools	100.2	157,585	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	738	1,394	-	-	-	-	-	164	82	-	-	-	-	2,378
	Title VI program management	100.3	5,185	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	82	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	82
	Environmental Justice program management	100.4	5,185	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	82	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	82
	ADA program management	100.5	13,371	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	82	-	-	82	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	164
	UPWP development and management	100.6	45,468	164	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	164	-	-	-	-	-	164	-	-	-	-	492
	Total costs for task group		489,073
Data collection + analysis
	Transportation data collection	200.1	125,851	-	-	-	-	-	1,640	82	-	164	164	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2,050
	Planning data analysis + forecasts	200.2	80,346	-	-	-	-	-	-	82	-	984	164	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1,230
	GIS support services	200.3	92,003	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	82	1,312	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1,394
	Performance-based planning activities	200.4	39,475	-	-	-	-	-	-	328	-	164	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	492
	Congestion management	200.5	21,829	-	-	-	-	-	-	246	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	246
	Travel demand modeling	200.6	21,829	-	-	-	-	-	-	246	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	246
	Air quality conformity	200.7	21,829	-	-	-	-	-	-	246	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	246
	Total costs for task group		403,162
Short-range planning
PL +	TIP development	300.1	80,775	-	-	-	820	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	820
	TIP management	300.2	93,434	-	-	-	820	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	246	-	-	1,066
	Environmental red flag investigations	300.3	17,519	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	164	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	82	-	-	246
	Total costs for task group		191,728
Long-range planning
	2050 CRP development	400.1	268,315	410	-	984	-	820	-	-	-	-	-	1,640	1,640	328	164	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5,986
	CRP implementation	400.2	49,432	-	-	492	-	164	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	656
	Environmental linkages planning	400.3	25,958	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	164	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	246	-	-	410
	Regional land use planning	400.4	69,574	-	-	164	-	492	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	164	-	-	-	-	820
	Surface transportation planning	400.5	53,692	-	-	-	-	-	-	246	-	246	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	328	-	-	-	-	820
	Total costs for task group		466,971
Multi-modal planning
	Active transportation planning	500.1	179,943	-	1,640	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	246	-	-	-	-	1,886
	Transit planning	500.2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Total costs for task group		179,943
	Total budget for PL / 5303 + match PL / 5303 + match available per MPO Council distribution		1,730,877	574	1,640	1,640	1,640	1,476	1,640	1,476	-	1,640 1,640 1,640 1,640 328 492 - 738 1,640 164 - 82 ^ hours of staff time billed to PL + 5303 across all metropolitan planning activities / 1,640 = 100% ^												-	-	164	984	-	574	-	-
			1,731,691	574	1,640	1,640	1,640	1,476	1,640	1,476	-													-	-	164	984	-	574	-	-

				Transp	ortation											Environ	ment		Commu	nication	Finance					Adm inis	tration			KRC	ED
2019				Trey Wadsworth	Mitch Barloga	Gabrielle Biciunas	Charles Bradsky	Eman Ibrahim	Terrell Waddell	Scott Weber	James Winters	Reg. Planner	GIS Planner	Graduate intern	Undergrad intern	Kathy Luther	Joe Exl	Rachel Veronesi	John Smith	Dominique Edwards	Daria Sztaba ‌	Connie Boos	Allen Hammond	Talaya Jones	Lisa Todd	Meredith Stilwell	Mary Thorne	Carolyn Brown	Admin Asst	Jody Melton	Ty Warner	Total number of hours
UPWP section			Total task cost																													Total number of hours

Sp	No activities identified in this UPWP period	600.1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sp	Total budget for 5307 + match			-

t 5307	Sub-grantees oversight	700.1	315,105	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1,558	541	1,394	-	-	-	164	-	-	3,657
	Transit planning	700.2	186,410	148	-	-	-	164	-	164	1,640	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	246	-	-	2,362
	Total budget for 5307 + match			501,515
ed activi
TIP fund	Air quality + eduction (FY2018 CMAQ)	800.1	110,213	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	66	-	1,640	82	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	82	-	-	1,870
	Household Travel Survey (FY2017 STBG)	800.2	127,024	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	E-TIP (FY 2017 STBG)	800.3	45,000

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2019 estimated task budgets

UPWP section	Task group name	Funding source	Total task cost	Federal share	Total match (match source described to the right)	NIRPC match	Non-NIRPC / in-kind value
19-100	Administration and public participation	PL/5303	$489,073	$391,259	$97,815	$97,815	$0
19-200	Data collection + analysis		$403,162	$322,530	$80,632	$80,632	$0
19-300	Short-range planning		$191,728	$153,382	$38,346	$38,346	$0
19-400	Long-range planning		$466,971	$373,577	$93,394	$93,394	$0
19-500	Multi-modal planning		$179,943	$143,955	$35,989	$35,989	$0
19-600	Special planning activities		$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
PL / 5303 total			$1,730,877	$1,384,702	$346,175	$346,175	$0
19-700	FTA activities + tasks	5307	$501,515	$401,212	$100,303	$100,3030	$0
19-800	NIRPC programs	CMAQ (2018)	$110,213	$88,170	$55,228	$0	$22,043
19-800	NIRPC programs	STBG (2017)	$172,024	$137,619	$64,228	$9,000	$55,228

5303

FINAL DRAFT 2019-2020 Unified Planning Work Program

2020				Transportation												Environment			Communication		Finance					Adm inistration				KRC	ED
2020				Trey Wadsworth	Mitch Barloga	Gabrielle Biciunas	Charles Bradsky	Eman Ibrahim	Terrell Waddell	Scott Weber	James Winters	Reg. Planner	GIS Planner	Graduate intern	Undergrad intern	Kathy Luther	Joe Exl	Rachel Veronesi	John Smith	Dominique Edwards	Daria Sztaba	Connie Boos	Allen Hammond	Talaya Jones	Lisa Todd	Meredith Stilwell	Mary Thorne	Carolyn Brown	Admin Asst	Jody Melton	Ty Warner	Total number of
UPWP section			Total task cost																													Total number of
Administration and public participation																															hours
	Planning management + administration	100.1	261,161	1,107	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	328	-	-	-	-	164	-	-	-	-	164	328	-	-	-	-	2,091
	Public participation + communication tools	100.2	163,504	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	738	1,394	-	-	-	-	-	164	82	-	-	-	-	2,378
	Title VI program management	100.3	5,380	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	82	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	82
	Environmental Justice program management	100.4	5,380	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	82	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	82
	ADA program management	100.5	13,874	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	82	-	-	82	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	164
	UPWP development and management	100.6	47,174	164	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	164	-	-	-	-	-	164	-	-	-	-	492
	Total costs for task group		496,472
Data collection + analysis
activities	Transportation data collection	200.1	130,579	-	-	-	-	-	1,640	82	-	164	164	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2,050
	Planning data analysis + forecasts	200.2	83,365	-	-	-	-	-	-	82	-	984	164	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1,230
	GIS support services	200.3	95,460	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	82	1,312	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1,394
	Performance-based planning activities	200.4	40,958	-	-	-	-	-	-	328	-	164	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	492
	Congestion management	200.5	22,649	-	-	-	-	-	-	246	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	246
	Travel demand modeling	200.6	22,649	-	-	-	-	-	-	246	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	246
	Air quality conformity	200.7	22,649	-	-	-	-	-	-	246	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	246
	Total costs for task group		418,308
Short-range planning
PL +	TIP development	300.1	83,810	-	-	-	820	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	820
	TIP management	300.2	96,944	-	-	-	820	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	246	-	-	1,066
	Environmental red flag investigations	300.3	18,177	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	164	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	82	-	-	246
	Total costs for task group		198,931
Long-range planning
	CRP implementation	400.1	245,500	-	-	1,476	-	984	-	-	-	-	-	1,640	1,640	164	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5,904
	Environmental linkages planning	400.2	40,733	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	328	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	246	-	-	574
	Regional land use planning	400.3	72,188	-	-	164	-	492	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	164	-	-	-	-	820
	Surface transportation planning	400.4	70,808	-	-	-	-	-	-	410	-	246	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	328	-	-	-	-	984
	Total costs for task group		429,228
Multi-modal planning
	Active transportation planning	500.1	186,704	-	1,640	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	246	-	-	-	-	1,886
	Transit planning (programmed in 5307)	500.2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Total costs for task group		186,704
	Total budget for PL / 5303 + match L / 5303 + match available per MPO Council distribution		1,729,643	1,271	1,640	1,640	1,640	1,476	1,640	1,640	-	1,640 1,640 1,640 1,640 492 492 - 738 1,640 328 - 82 ^ hours of staff time billed to PL + 5303 across all metropolitan planning activities / 1,640 = 100% ^												-	-	328	1,312	-	574	-	-
			1,731,691	1,271	1,640	1,640	1,640	1,476	1,640	1,640	-													-	-	328	1,312	-	574	-	-

2020				Transportation												Environment			Communication		Finance					Adm inistration				KRC	ED
2020				Trey Wadsworth	Mitch Barloga	Gabrielle Biciunas	Charles Bradsky	Eman Ibrahim	Terrell Waddell	Scott Weber	James Winters	Reg. Planner	GIS Planner	Graduate intern	Undergrad intern	Kathy Luther	Joe Exl	Rachel Veronesi	John Smith	Dominique Edwards ‌	Daria Sztaba	Connie Boos	Allen Hammond	Talaya Jones	Lisa Todd	Meredith Stilwell	Mary Thorne	Carolyn Brown	Admin Asst	Jody Melton	Ty Warner	Total number of hours

Spec	No activities identified in this UPWP period	600.1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Spec	Total budget for 5307 + match		-

5307	Sub-grantees oversight	700.1	326,944	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1,558	541	1,394	-	-	-	164	-	-	3,657
	Transit planning	700.2	219,183	365	-	-	-	164	-	164	1,640	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	246	-	-	2,579
	Total budget for 5307 + match		546,126
ed a
	Air quality + eduction (FY2019 CMAQ)	800.1	124,963	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	148	-	1,640	82	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	82	-	-	1,952
	Household Travel Survey (FY2017 STPBG)	800.2	127,024	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total budget for CMAQ or STP + match			251,987

TIP fund

2020 estimated task budgets

UPWP section	Task group name	Funding source	Total task cost	Federal share	Total match (match source described to the right)	NIRPC match	Non-NIRPC / in-kind value
20-100	Administration and public participation	PL/5303	$496,161	$397,178	$99,294	$99,294	$0
20-200	Data collection + analysis		$418,308	$334,646	$83,662	$83,662	$0
20-300	Short-range planning		$198,931	$159,145	$39,786	$39,786	$0
20-400	Long-range planning		$429,228	$343,382	$85,846	$85,846	$0
20-500	Multi-modal planning		$186,704	$149,363	$37,341	$37,341	$0
20-600	Special planning activities		$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
PL / 5303 total			$1,729,643	$1,383,714	$345,929	$345,929	$0
20-700	FTA activities + tasks	5307	$546,126	$436,901	$109,225	$109,225	$0
20-800	NIRPC programs	CMAQ (2019)	$124,963	$99,970	$24,993	$0	$24,993
20-800	NIRPC programs	STBG (2017)	$127,024	$101,619	$25,405	$0	$25,405

Originally outlined in the 1962 Federal-Aid Highway Act, the “3C” transportation planning process requires cooperation among all levels of government, comprehensively consideration of many planning factors, and be a continuously evaluated planning process.

A Transportation Management Area is an urbanized area with greater than 200,000 people. Northwestern Indiana is such a region and this designation enhances NIRPC’s responsibilities under federal law. This includes the requirement that our planning process include a Congestion Management System and that USDOT certify that NIRPC conducts a 3C planning process.

About NIRPC ‌

Background + purpose ‌

NIRPC, as the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for Northwestern Indiana, has the responsibility to conduct the federally required “3C" transportation planning process for Lake, LaPorte, and Porter Counties. This Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) is a core planning document required by the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT). The UPWP is the approved work plan for the MPO staff, identifying planning tasks and activities to be conducted over the next two years.

This UPWP is also a financial planning document linking resources and staff where they will be the most effective in responding to significant local and regional issues and resolving area-wide problems. This includes describing other planning, administrative and program offerings of NIRPC as a council of governments. It includes all environmental and economic development planning, as well as transit administration, which includes sub-grantee oversight to transit providers in our region, grant administration, and procurement.

The UPWP continues to balance within the available resources, long and short- range planning and programming; special studies; data gathering, analysis, and dissemination; travel demand modeling; public involvement; and program administration. The UPWP attempts to address the major surface transportation issues facing our region and supports the necessary work required of an MPO in a Transportation Management Area. The UPWP is designed to maintain a certified, 3C transportation planning process in the context of a connected planning process with land use, social justice, economic development, and the environment.

State authority ‌

Regional planning and coordination came to Northwestern Indiana in 1965 when enabling legislation was passed by the Indiana General Assembly and signed into law by the Governor. The first state law called for a transportation planning commission, which was inspired by the 1962 Federal Highway Act. The state law has since been amended to create what is known today as the Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission, a three-county council of governments. In the 2007 enabling legislation, NIRPC’s Executive Board membership was expanded and weighted voting was enabled.

NIRPC region showing county and municipal boundaries

Northwestern Indiana is 1,520 square miles comprising a wide mixture of land uses, from the environmentally unique Indiana Dunes to one of the nation's largest concentration of heavy industry, and from urban and suburban communities to productive farmland. The communities along Lake Michigan and the places to the south have a diversity of residents, housing values and incomes.

Northwestern Indiana is a very important part of the sixteen county 9.7 million-person Chicago-Naperville-Michigan City, IL-IN-WI Combined Statistical Area (CSA).

Northwestern Indiana’s population is 769,294 (2015) and has a labor force of 370,465 (2013) representing a significant portion of the CSA.

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NIRPC’s governing body is the Commission composed of county and municipal elected officials and one Gubernatorial appointment. The Commissions membership is established in Indiana state statute and is required to meet in full at least four times per year. A smaller Executive Board is elected by and from the full Commission membership and takes on the routine business of NIRPC, except for the adoption of bylaws, election of officers, and annual budget appropriations.

Please check NIRPC.org for updates to Commission membership.

NIRPC Commission – 2018 appointments ‌

Lake County		Porter County		LaPorte County
Cedar Lake	Robert Carnahan	Beverly Shores	Geof Benson	County Commission	Richard Mrozinski
County Commission	Kyle W. Allen, Sr.	Burns Harbor	Jane Jordan	County Council	Cary Kirkham
County Council	Christine Cid	County Commission	Jim Biggs	County Surveyor	Anthony Hendricks
County Surveyor	Bill Emerson, Jr.	County Council	Jeff Larson	Kingsbury	Mark Ritter
Crown Point	Andrew Kyres	County Surveyor	Kevin Breitzke	Kingsford Heights	Pending
Dyer	Mary Tanis	Chesterton	Jim Ton	LaCrosse	Justin Kiel
East Chicago	Anthony Copeland	Dune Acres	Jeannette Bapst	La Porte	Mark Krentz
Gary	Karen Freeman-Wilson	Hebron	Don Ensign	Long Beach	Nick Meyer
Griffith	Rick Ryfa	Kouts	Tim Jones	Michiana Shores	Jean Poulard
Hammond	Thomas McDermott, Jr.	Ogden Dunes	Carolyn Saxton	Michigan City	Tim Bietry
Highland	Michael Griffin	Pines	Pending	Pottawattomie Park	Pending
Hobart	Brian Snedecor	Portage	James Snyder	Trail Creek	John Bayler
Lake Station	Christopher Anderson	Porter	Greg Stinson	Wanatah	Diane Noll
Lowell	Will Farrellbegg	Porter Township	Edward Morales	Westville	Thomas Fath
Merrillville	Richard Hardaway	Union Township	George H. Topoll
Munster	Dave Shafer	Valparaiso	H. Jonathan Costas
New Chicago	Lori Collmar
St. John	Christian Jorgensen			Governor’s Appointment	Rep. Ed Soliday
Schererville	Tom Schmitt
Schneider	Jack Jeralds
Whiting	Joseph Stahura
Winfield	Dave Anderson

NIRPC committees MPO functions:‌

Technical Planning Committee
- Receives funding requests from the Transportation Resource and Oversight Committees. Provides funding recommendations to the Commission regarding amendments to the TIP. Ensures that project requests are aligned with the 2040 plan. Sets categorical funding targets and sets evaluation criteria and priorities for projects.
- Twelve Commissioners with a quorum at least three, in addition to three transit operators, and one representative from: NWI Forum, INDOT, NICTD, GPTC, and Michigan City Transit
Topical Committees
- Explore issues, trends, policies, programs, and regulations relevant to their assigned topics including the environment; bicycle, pedestrian, and paddling; land use; rail and freight; transit; and surface transportation.
Transportation Resource Oversight Committee
- Makes funding recommendations to the TPC for transportation investments.
  COG functions:
Legislative Committee
- Determines NIRPC positions on priority state and federal legislation across all NIRPC planning domains and topics of local interest.
- Composed of volunteer Commissioners with a quorum of at least three Commissioners
Local Government Assistance Committee
- Provides a forum for sharing or learning best practices and issues related to local governments, provides training opportunity, explores funding opportunities, and local problem solving. Connects urban core communities and small towns for areas of common concern.
- Composed of volunteer Commissioners with a quorum of at least three Commissioners, in addition to municipal officials.

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Executive Director:

Maintains Commission relationships
Oversees all program functions
Establishes internal policy
NIRPC staff organization and functions ‌

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Administration team:
Human resources
Office management
Administrative support
Communication team:
Public participation
Graphics and documents

Environment team:

Warner

Executive Director

Kathy Luther

Chief of Staff +

Director of Environment

- Jody Melton

Director of the Kankakee River Basin Commission

Trey Joseph Wadsworth

Director of Transportation

- Allen Hammond

DBE Officer (collateral duty)

Daria Sztaba

Chief Financial Officer

Meredith Stilwell

Office Manager + Website Coordinator

Air quality
- Public education / outreach
  Environment Transportation Finance Administration
- Permitting evaluation
- Alternative fuels
Watershed quality
- Regional watershed planning
- Water usage
- Storm water public education
- Great Lake Watershed Academy
Natural resources
- Chicago Wilderness
- Purdue Planning with Power
Environmental management planning
- Transportation linkages
  Finance team:
Finance and accounting
Sub-grantee oversight
Transportation team:
Long-range planning
Unified Planning Work Program
Transportation Improvement Program
Outreach and public involvement
Transit planning
Land use planning
Bicycle and pedestrian planning
Travel demand forecast modeling
Air quality conformity
Data collection and analysis
Demographics and population forecasts
Congestion management
Intelligent Transportation System planning
Safety and security planning
Geographic Information Systems planning
Freight planning

Joe Exl
Sr. Water Resource Planner
Rachel Veronesi
Environmental Educator

Communication
Dominique Edwards
Public Participation Planner
John Smith
Production Manager
Mitch Barloga Transportation Planning Manager / Active Transportation Planner
Gabrielle Biciunas
Long-Range Planner
Charles Bradsky Transportation Projects Manager
Eman Ibrahim
Planning Manager
Terrell Waddell Transportation Data Specialist
Scott Weber Transportation Planner / Analyst
James Winters
Transit Planner
Vacant
GIS Planner
Vacant
Regional Planner / Data Analyst
Connie Boos
Accounts Payable Manager
Allen Hammond
Compliance Manager
Talaya Jones
Chief Accountant
Lisa Todd
Procurement Coordinator
Carolyn Brown
Receptionist
Mary Thorne
Administrative Assistant
Vacant
Administrative Assistant

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About the UPWP ‌
Required elements ‌
A driving influence in the development of this UPWP is the federal transportation authorization act, The Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (FAST), and the Clean Air Act. It was signed into law by President Obama on December 5, 2015. The FAST Act is a five-year authorization and intends to improve surface transportation infrastructure, including our roads, bridges, transit systems, bicycle and pedestrian
networks. The bill reforms and strengthens transportation programs revises national planning factors
provides more flexibility for states and local governments, streamlines project approval processes and maintains a strong commitment to safety.

Essential transportation planning activities are accomplished by NIRPC in an open, transparent and inclusive process that complies with metropolitan planning regulations in order to maintain this region’s federal planning certification. According to the planning rule, NIRPC develops the three major required products of a metropolitan area transportation planning process, which are a UPWP, a metropolitan transportation plan with at least a 20-year horizon, and a shorter-range Transportation Improvement Program. The UPWP is organized by major activity and task, in addition to the following details: who will perform the work, the schedule for completing the work, the resulting products, the proposed funding, and a summary of the total amounts and sources of federal and matching funds. The UPWP and other products of the planning process are reviewed by INDOT, FHWA, and FTA for compliance.
FHWA + FTA planning emphasis areas ‌
NIRPC also focuses on National Planning Emphasis Areas (PEAs) put forth periodically by USDOT. The PEAs help with the implementation of the FAST Act. On February 8, 2018, PEAs were issued for FY 2019 and 2020, mostly continuing previously issued PEAs. The following is a summary:
- Continue efforts on implementing the FAST Act;
- Continue efforts on our Title VI program;
- Continue to coordinate and document by agreement how INDOT and MPOs develop and share information related to transportation performance data, selection of performance targets, the reporting and progress of targets, and collection of data for asset management systems - agreements are due by May 20, 2019;
- Ensure public participation plan includes public ports and providers of transportation;
- Ensure Coordinated Human Service Public Transportation Plans are updated; and
- Transit Asset Management Plans are due October 1, 2018.

Ten national transportation planning factors:

Support the economic vitality of the metropolitan area, especially by enabling global competitiveness, productivity, and efficiency;
Increase the safety of the transportation system for motorized and non-motorized users;
Increase the security of the transportation system for motorized and non-motorized users;
Increase accessibility and mobility of people and freight;
Protect and enhance the environment, promote energy conservation, improve the quality of life, and promote consistency between transportation improvements and State and local planned growth and economic development patterns;
Enhance the integration and connectivity of the transportation system, across and between modes, for people and freight;
Promote efficient system management and operation;
Emphasize the preservation of the existing transportation system;
Improve the resiliency and reliability of the transportation system and reduce or mitigate stormwater impacts of surface transportation; and
Enhance travel and tourism.

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Metropolitan planning activities and tasks ‌

100 | Administration + public participation ‌

Program #: 19-100

2019 budget:

Federal $391,259 Local match $97,815 Total $489,073

Program #: 20-100

2020 budget:

Federal (PL)

$397,178

Local match

$99,294

Total

Tasks:

$496,472

Planning management and administration
Public participation and communication tools
Title VI program management
Environmental Justice program management
ADA program management
Unified Planning Work Program development and management

| Planning management + administration ‌
Task objective:
Effective management of NIRPC team and resources to achieve high-quality and impactful outcomes
from MPO functions. Efficient administration of NIRPC grants and contracts, and support of all Commission and topical committees.
Task description: Elements:

Management of NIRPC team including the coordination of internal team meetings, delegation of work and committee assignments.
Staff training, mentorship, professional development, time and attendance review, and execution of a new performance management processes.
Administration of financial resources
Administration of topical planning committees: production of agendas, minutes, and communication functions by Administrative Assistants for timely distribution of meeting materials.

Activities:

Transportation and Environmental Directors participate in meetings with partners throughout the year. Examples include the MPO Council in Indianapolis, Department of Natural Resources, Lake Michigan Coastal Program Coastal Advisory Board, Chicago Wilderness, Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning’s Transportation and Green Infrastructure Committees, Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, Illinois-Indiana Sea-Grant Advisory, Indiana Climate Change Impact Assessment Advisory Group, Urban Waters Federal Partnership, Calumet Collaborative, Port of Indiana, South Shore Clean Cities, Indiana Department of Environmental Management etc.

Public outreach:

Coordinated implementation of MPO functions with the public, partners, stakeholders, state, federal, regional, and local agencies.

Data collection/analysis: not applicable. Task deliverables:

On-budget and on-schedule delivery of planning program including all grant deliverables and federally required 3C documents identified herein. Quarterly billing, performance evaluations, monthly committee and Commission meetings, and quarterly training activities.

Task lead
Trey Wadsworth
Task contributors
Kathy Luther, Mary Thorne, Daria Sztaba, Meredith Stilwell, and vacant Administrative Assistant
Topical committee
All committees and Commission
Task status
Ongoing and permanent
Prior task accomplishments
- Management of staff performing UPWP tasks and projects
- Initiation of new performance management system
- Management of planning processes.
- Preparing for Certification Review and Maintaining Planning Certification.
- Quarterly PL and CMAQ Program Reports and Billings
- Annual PL and CMAQ Completion Reports.
- Commission and Committee meetings staffed
- Participation in meetings of coordinating partners
Performance measures for task
On-budget and on-schedule delivery of planning program

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- Task lead
  Dominique Edwards
- Task contributors
  Mary Thorne, John Smith, and Meredith Stilwell
- Topical committee
  Outreach Committee
- Task status
  Ongoing and permanent
- Prior task accomplishments Continued public participation and adherence to the 2014 Public Participation Plan
  - Website updates
  - New page creation
  - Posting of meeting dates
  - Posting of comment periods
  - Share NIRPC content w/ social media followers
- Performance measures for task Web, email and social media analytics, in addition to the number of participants in our planning efforts.
  All recipients of federal funds, including NIRPC itself, are in compliance with Title VI.
  
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- Task lead
  Dominique Edwards
- Task contributors
  None
- Topical committee
  Not applicable
- Task status
  New specifically highlight task, but activities have occurred in the past, and now intended to be ongoing and permanent.
- Prior task accomplishments
  Task was not explicitly included in prior UPWPs.
- Performance measures for task
  All recipients of federal funds, including NIRPC itself, are utilize Environmental Justice best practices.
  
  100.4 | Environmental Justice program management‌
  Task objective:
  NIRPC, as the MPO for Northwestern Indiana, is charged with evaluating our plans and programs for environmental justice sensitivity and expand outreach efforts to low-income, minority, and other potentially disadvantaged populations. In this UPWP cycle, NIRPC will re-evaluate its Environmental Justice communities in light of the development of the 2050 long-range plan.
  Task description: Elements:
  Identification of populations of potential disadvantage through analysis, emphasis on incorporation of results in public participation activities, and consideration of such populations in planning outcomes.
  Activities:
  NIRPC will use a methodology to identify potentially disadvantaged population groups. The methodology will be identified after research of best practices.
  Public outreach:
  Following the analysis exercise, NIRPC will use the results to enhances its public participation efforts to those communities underrepresented in the transportation planning process.
  Data collection/analysis:
  The methodology may use data from the American Community Survey (ACS) collected by the U.S. Census Bureau. Using this data, NIRCP will create a snapshot of the region, mapping the locations of identified EJ populations.
  Task deliverables:
  Updated identification of potentially disadvantaged populations to be used in other planning activities. Activities within this task will assist in the activation of the Outreach Committee.
  
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  100.5 | Americans with Disabilities Act program management ‌
  Task objective:
  Ensure all Local Public Agencies (LPA) in our region that are required to have transition plans are in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
  Task description: Elements:
  Assist LPAs with compliance, including monitoring if LPAs have ADA transition plans and that they meet ADA requirements. If such a plan is not in place with the project sponsor LPA, then INDOT may limit funding to those entities that are not meeting the requirements. Elements of an implementation plan include: 1) identification of an ADA Coordinator; 2) providing notice to the public about ADA requirements;
  1. a documented grievance procedure; 4) developing internal design standards, specifications, and details; 5) assigning personnel for the development of a Transition Plan and completing it; 6) approving a schedule and budget for the Transition Plan; and 7) monitoring the progress on the implementation of the Transition Plan.
    Activities:
    These steps were all performed by the local public agencies required to have a transition plan, ensuring that they are in compliance with the ADA. Over the course of 2019, NIRPC will assist LPAs and transit operators identify bus stop locations throughout the region where fixed route service exists to determine if those bus stops are ADA compliant.
    Public outreach: Work with partners and stakeholders to understand the needs of individuals with disabilities. Will incorporate feedback in NIRPC planning, programming and technical assistance to LPAs.
    Data collection/analysis:
    Not applicable.
    Task deliverables:
    The Transition Plan should be viewed as a “living document” and updated regularly to reflect changes in real-world conditions and to address any possible new areas of noncompliance. In order to be effective, the Transition Plan needs to be utilized in the yearly planning of projects and funding decisions, and also needs to be periodically reviewed for compliance and validity.
     Task lead
    Allen Hammond
    - Task contributors
      Dominique Edwards
    - Topical committee
      Not applicable
    - Task status
      Ongoing and permanent
    - Prior task accomplishments
      NIRPC technical assistance to LPAs to achieve compliance with ADA transition planning requirements.
    - Performance measures for task
  All recipients of federal funds, including NIRPC itself, are in compliance with ADA.
  
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- Task lead
  Trey Wadsworth
- Task contributors
  Kathy Luther, Mary Thorne, and Daria Sztaba
- Topical committee
  Technical Planning Committee and Commission
- Task status
  Ongoing and permanent
- Prior task accomplishments Production, management and amendments of the 2017-2018 UPWP. UPWP continued to respond to the recommendations federal certification review. NIRPC developed the UPWP planning programs to contribute to the implementation of the 2040 long-range plan. The UPWP basis is constructed to meet the requirements of FAST Act.
- Performance measures for task
  On-time delivery to INDOT and federal partners
  
  100.6 | UPWP development and management‌
  Task objective:
  Develop and manage the UPWP and its amendments. The UPWP includes planning activities to implement the 2040 Comprehensive Regional Plan, applicable laws, and regulations to support the federally required 3C transportation process for MPOs as outlined in metropolitan planning regulations.
  Task description: Elements:
  A planning work program that addresses the needs of NIRPC, requirements of the federal regulation, and is responsive to the public, partners, and stakeholders.
  Activities:
  Identification of planning tasks and activities that assist in the implementation of the long-range plan, support the MPO,
  Public outreach:
  The UPWP is developed according to NIRPC’s Public Participation Plan. The draft UPWP is presented to each of the topical committees, the Technical Planning Committee, and the Commission. The draft UPWP is subject to a thirty-day public comment period before adoption by the Commission. UPWP amendments are subject to a seven-day public comment period before adoption by the Commission.
  Data collection/analysis:
  Financial information to support the budgets contained herein.
  Task deliverables:
  Final 2019-2020 UPWP approved by federal partners before the start of FY 2019 and an annual completion report due to federal partners 90 days after the close of each program year.
  
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  200 | Data collection + analysis ‌
  Program #: 19-200
  2019 budget:
  Federal (PL) $322,530 Local match $80,632 Total $403,162
  
  Program #: 20-200
  2020 budget:
  Federal (PL) $334,646 Local match $83,662 Total $418,308
  
  Tasks:
  - Transportation data collection
  - Planning data analysis + forecasts
  - GIS support services
  - Performance-based planning activities
  - Congestion management
  - Travel demand modeling
  - Air quality conformity
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- Task lead
  Vacant Regional Planner / Policy
  Analyst
- Task contributors
  Terrell Waddell, Scott Weber, and the vacant GIS Planner
- Topical committee
  Ped, Pedal, and Paddle Committee, Surface Transportation Committee, Rail and Freight Committee
- Task status
  Ongoing and permanent
- Prior task accomplishments
  - Crash data collection
  - Traffic count data collection
  - Travel time data collection
  - Transit data collection
  - Bicycle and pedestrian count data collection
- Performance measures for task Data collection cycles are adhered to; data is available for analysis and use in transportation planning processes and decision making
- Special cost:
The Household Travel Survey valued at
$276,139, was amended into the TIP and prior UPWP. This consultant task is funded with STBG funds and match provided by partner agencies. The contract associated with the Household Travel Survey is estimated to be completed by February 2020.
Task lead
Vacant Regional Planner / Policy Analyst
Task contributors
Scott Weber and vacant GIS planner
Topical committee
All committees
Task status
Ongoing and permanent
Prior task accomplishments
This task was assigned to a team member that received a promotion and therefore in 2017-2018 there has not been a significant level of effort attributed to this task.
Performance measures for task Development of a clear analysis framework and a data clearinghouse.

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- Task lead
  Vacant GIS planner
- Task contributors
  Regional Planner / Data Analyst
- Topical committee
  All committees
- Task status
  Ongoing and permanent
- Prior task accomplishments GIS spatial analysis to support all NIRPC planning activities
- Performance measures for task High-quality GIS spatial analysis delivered on-time to support all NIRPC planning activities
  Task objective:
  Implement the requirements of federally mandated performance-based planning activities. Expand beyond the requirements to include a comprehensive performance management system as an outcome of the 2050 long-range planning process.
  Task description: Elements:
  Metric identification where measures are not already established in federal law, target setting, data collection, and reporting.
  Activities:
  Follow the timeline established by FHWA and FTA, NIRPC will implement performance-based planning as required. This will be followed by ongoing data collection and analysis to support this task permanently.
  Through the 2050 long-range planning process, NIRPC will go beyond what is required of FHWA and FTA to develop a comprehensive performance management system addressing all aspects of the plane.
  Participate in the MPO Council committee on performance-based planning.
  Public outreach:
  Public outreach will consist of presenting metrics, targets and reporting to relevant committees the Commission. Where needed the long-range plan and TIP will be an amendment to fulfill federal requirements. Such amendments will call for public participation with comment periods and a public meeting.
  Data collection/analysis:
  This task will focus on identifying the data that needed to support NIRPC’s performance-based planning system. The activities of data collection and analysis will be conducted under the “Planning data collection” and “Planning analysis and forecasts” tasks.
  Task deliverables:
  Adopted targets by federal due dates, timely reporting of performance, and maintenance of the federally required performance-based planning process. Measures will include safety, pavement and bridge condition, system congestion for all users and freight users, and one for the Congestion Mitigation Air Quality program. By May 2019, NIRPC will have a full performance management system as a result of the 2050-long-range planning process.
- Task lead
  Scott Weber
- Task contributors
  Vacant Regional Planner / Policy Analyst
- Topical committee
  Surface Transportation Committee and Transit Operators Roundtable
- Task status
  New, but intended to be ongoing and permanent
- Prior task accomplishments Adoption of the safety target, and participation in training for the implementation of performance-based planning activities.
- Performance measures for task Ongoing adherence to federal performance-based planning requirements. Creation of a comprehensive performance management system.
  
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- Task lead
  Scott Weber
- Task contributors
  None
- Topical committee
  Surface Transportation Committee
- Task status
  Ongoing and permanent
- Prior task accomplishments Application of the Congestion Management Process to long-range plan and TIP amendments in addition to the FY 2018-2021 TIP. Acquired newly and freely available probe-based data from the National Performance Measures Research Data Set (NPMRDS) and compiled a database for the NIRPC region from these data. Acquainted the Surface Transportation Committee with the NPMRDS data and presented a direction NIRPC would like to take the Congestion Management Process.
- Performance measures for task Reliability measures that are applicable: Percentage of Person Miles Traveled on the Interstate that are reliable, Percentage of Person Miles Traveled on the Non-Interstate NHS. Congestion Measure that is applicable: Annual Peak Hours of Excessive Delay per Capita in the overall Chicago Metropolitan Area.
  
  200.5 | Congestion management‌
  Task objective:
  Fulfill the requirements for a Transportation Management Area (TMA) by ensuring that planning and projects carried out by NIRPC and its local partners consider congestion reduction where possible.
  Task description: Elements:
  Objective and quantitative evaluation of congestion within the NIRPC region. An operation-oriented approach to the congestion management process will continue to be pursued.
  Activities:
  1) Recognize that on some corridors there is congestion that NIRPC aims to consider for improvement. 2) Identification and involvement of stakeholders of congested corridors. 3) Analysis of existing data on the congested network. 4) Identification of potential alternative plans and projects that would result in improvements in congestion. 5) A process that would screen plans and projects and select the preferred alternative(s). 6) Monitor the congested network to inform future planning and programming strategies.
  Public outreach:
  Outreach to the public occurs on an as-needed basis in the congestion management process. Environmental Justice and Title VI populations are considered by acknowledging the locations of the congested network that may disproportionately impact burdened communities as well as award potential plans and projects that seek to improve congestion in burdened communities.
  Data collection/analysis: as described in the activities above and milestones below.
  Task deliverables:
  A simplified Congestion Management Process will be achieved that reduces down to the six elements listed in the activities above, that will be robust enough to allow implementation and monitoring using powerful tools such as NPMRDS where available and collect travel times where NPMRDS coverage is lacking. Analysis of the NPMRDS data will be completed by May 2018. Data collection on the roads in the Congested Network not covered by NPMRDS will be collected in Spring and Fall 2018. The Surface Transportation Committee will adopt a new Congestion Management Process in April 2019 after a 30-day public comment period of a draft by February or March 2019, and then that CMP will be included in the 2050 RTP. The remainder of the time in this task will be spent implementing the new CMP.
  
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- Task lead
  Scott Weber
- Task contributors
  None
- Topical committee
  Surface Transportation Committee
- Task status
  Ongoing and permanent
- Prior task accomplishments Applied the Travel Demand Model to support NIRPC planning activities including implementing the Regional Corridors Study, modeling air quality impacts on RTP and TIP
  amendments/adoptions, understanding congestion, and assisting project sponsors on understanding how project implementation impacts the project areas and regional travel patterns.
  Increased the automation of the Travel Demand Model so it is executed in Python tools instead of in MS-DOS prompt.
- Performance measures for task
  On-time model validation along with input data to support the development of the 2050 RTP.
  
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- Task lead
  Scott Weber
- Task contributors
  None
- Topical committee
  Technical Planning Committee
- Task status
  Ongoing and permanent
- Prior task accomplishments Completed the air quality conformity process for amendments #3 and #4 to the 2040 Comprehensive Regional Plan Update Companion as well as the FY 2018-2021 TIP. Began the process of updating the now-INDOT but future- NIRPC air quality post processor that will directly tie in results from the travel demand model into the air quality conformity process without having to wait for INDOT to complete this step.
- Performance measures for task Total emissions reductions in kg/day of ozone precursors (VOC and NOx)
  Task objective:
  Meet the federal requirements for Air Quality Conformity as they apply to an MPO planning and programming for an air quality non-attainment or maintenance area. The task will show that NIRPC fulfills these requirements by only planning and programming projects that fall within motor vehicle emissions budgets and other required parameters.
  Task description: Elements:
  Participate with state and federal partners to evaluate air quality impacts of transportation investments. Communicate modeling results to partners and inform investment decisions.
  Activities:
  1) Participate in the Interagency Consultation Group (ICG) on Air Quality. 2) Prepare draft air quality conformity determination Analysis documents showing that regionally significant non-exempt planned and programmed projects, regardless of funding source, demonstrate air quality conformity. 3) Revise Air Quality Conformity Determination Analysis documents to the ICG’s satisfaction. 4) Present the ICG- sanctioned Air Quality Conformity Determination Analysis document to the NIRPC Technical Planning Committee for recommendation to the Commission for final approval. 5) Collect FHWA/FTA’s formal findings of Air Quality Conformity Determination. 6) Methodology for completing the elements listed above: run the Travel Demand Model to the specifications necessary with the regionally significant non-exempt projects; running the Air Quality Post Processor; draft the Air Quality Conformity Determination Analysis document (applicability, priority, consultation, relationship of the RTP and TIP conformity to the NEPA process, fiscal constraints for the RTP and TIP, criteria and procedures for the conformity determination, latest planning assumptions, latest emissions model, TCM implementation, consistency with motor vehicle emissions budgets in the State Implementation Plan, emissions reductions in areas without motor vehicle emissions budgets, procedures for determining regional transportation-related emissions, regional transportation-related emissions results).
  Data collection/analysis: described above.
  Task deliverables:
  Model runs for 2050 long-range plan, TIP and TIP amendments as needed. Task milestones are aligned with the development of the 2050 long-range plan.
  
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  300 | Short-range planning ‌
  Program #: 19-300
  2019 budget:
  Federal (PL) $153,382 Local match $38,346 Total $191,728
  
  Program #: 20-300
  2020 budget:
  Federal (PL)
  $159,145
  Local match
  $39,786
  Total
  
  Tasks:
  $198,931
  - Transportation Improvement Program development
  - Transportation Improvement Program management
  - Environmental mitigation planning
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- Task lead
  Charles Bradsky
- Task contributors
  None
- Topical committee
  Transportation Resources Oversight Committee, Transit Operators Roundtable, Technical Planning Committee, and Commission
- Task status
  Ongoing and permanent
- Prior task accomplishments
  A new TIP was not developed in the prior UPWP period.
- Performance measures for task Fully programming all available federal funds allocated to the NIRPC region.
- Special cost:
The E-TIP valued at $45,000, was amended into the TIP and prior UPWP in June 2017. This consultant task is funded with STBG funds with match from NIRPC.

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Task objective:
Maintain through periodic amendments and modifications a fiscally constrained five-year multi-modal investment program reflecting the vision and goals of the 2050 long-range plan, implementing the performance-based planning system, adhering to air quality conformity rules, and utilizing a robust and transparent public participation process.
Task description: Activities:
1. Coordinate transportation projects within the established committee structure. 2) Maintain the 2018- 2021 TIP by introducing amendments and administrative modifications with the intent on delivering a full portfolio of projects with the resources available to the NIRPC region. 3) Maintain a fiscally constrained five-year spending plan of federal funds allocated to NIRPC. 4) Maintain a current list of Employee in Responsible Charge (ERC) for each LPA. 5) Organize and conduct quarterly tracking meetings to assess the viability of project letting; recommend amendments as needed. 6) Employ project selection criteria, as applicable, to inform decision-makers on the merit of each proposed project. 7) Maintain a good working relationship with LPAs, transit operators, INDOT, FHWA, and FTA. 8) Publish a list of obligated projects, known as the Annual List of Obligated Projects (ALOP), no later than 90 days following the close of the fiscal year.
  Public outreach:
  Utilize a robust and transparent public participation process to inform the project selection and amendments.
  Data collection/analysis:
  Financial planning, fiscal constraint analysis, and air quality conformity.
  Task deliverables:
  Quarterly tracking meetings the month following the close of a quarter, amendments as needed but before a project is due to let. Document the number and percentage of projects let for construction per program year as originally published in the TIP.
Task lead
Charles Bradsky
Task contributors
None
Topical committee
Transportation Resources Oversight Committee, Transit Operators Roundtable, Technical Planning Committee, and Commission
Task status
Ongoing and permanent
Prior task accomplishments
TIP amendments and modifications. Publication of the ALOP.
Performance measures for task Fully obligating all available federal funds allocated to the NIRPC region.

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Task lead
Joe Exl
Task contributors
Vacant Administrative Assistant
Topical committee
Environmental Management Policy Committee
Task status
Ongoing and permanent
Prior task accomplishments Conducted red flag investigations as needed.
Performance measures for task Number of red flag investigations conducted to facilitate project development and timely letting.

300.3 | Environmental mitigation planning‌
Task objective:
To enhance the performance of the transportation system while protecting and enhancing
the natural environment by integrating the various aspects of Planning and Environmental Linkages, especially as it pertains to the Planning Emphasis Areas, the Red Flag Investigations and FHWA Every Day Counts initiatives into transportation planning.
Task description: Activities:
projects identified in the completed Regional Corridors Study. 8) Open dialogue with INDOT Right of Way Maintenance Program to explore partnership opportunities in high priority invasive management areas.
Public outreach: not applicable.
Data collection/analysis:
Continue to update and maintain the NIRPC environmental database to inform discussion and decisions on environmental impacts and priority mitigation activities. Environmental impacts to include at a minimum: water quality and stormwater impacts, wildlife mortality, habitat connectivity. Other data collected and maintained includes; wetlands, watershed priority areas, priority forest resources, prime farmland, historic structures, public open lands, and many others.
Task deliverables:
RFI process incorporated into pre-TIP project scoping meetings. Updated Environmental Mitigation Areas map. Mitigation targets identified for future Regional Corridors Study transportation projects.

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400 | Long-range planning ‌
Program #: 19-400
2019 budget:
Federal (PL) $373,577 Local match $93,394 Total $466,971

Program #: 20-400
2020 budget:
Federal (PL)
$343,382
Local match
$85,846
Total

Tasks:
$429,228
- 2050 comprehensive regional plan development
- Comprehensive regional plan implementation
- Regional land use planning
- Surface transportation planning
- Environmental planning linkages
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Task lead
Trey Wadsworth
Task contributors
Mitch Barloga, Gabrielle Biciunas, Eman Ibrahim, Scott Weber, Vacant Regional Planner / Policy Analyst, Kathy Luther, and Joe Exl
Topical committee
All committees
Task status
New task for 2019-2020 UPWP
Prior task accomplishments Implementation of the 2040 comprehensive long-range plan.
Performance measures for task
On-time adoption and approval of the 2050 comprehensive long-range plan.

400.1 | 2050 comprehensive regional plan development‌
Task objective:
Using the 2040 long-range plan as the cornerstone to launch from, use an innovative qualitative scenario planning approach that includes performance-based planning requirements and aligns the development of the next TIP, to identify strategies and investments that will work in the most possible futures as informed by a robust public participation effort, creating an action plan for NIRPC for years to come. Meet all ten of national planning factors.
Task description: Elements:
A multi-step process reflecting on the successes and work to be completed from the 2040 plan, the 2050 plan will articulate regional vision and needs, identify influences on our future, use scenario planning to anticipate impacts of different possible futures, set up a performance-based planning system beyond the minimum requirements of USDOT, define defensible and clear evaluation criteria, endorse strategies and investments to improve our region, and identify partners to help us move towards the future.
Public outreach:
The 2050 plan development will seek robust public input during four distinct periods of significant outreach throughout the timeline from April 2018 to April 2019. Special emphasis will be placed on trying to include communities that are not typically involved in the transportation planning process, such as Title VI, Environmental Justice, and ADA protected communities.
Data collection/analysis:
The process envisioned for the development of the 2050 plan will be conservative on data collection and analysis and therefore more resource friendly. The intent is to first determine the priorities of the region and then invest in later planning studies and activities where intensive data collection and analysis is typically required. However, the standard data collection analysis activities will still be included such as socio-demographic forecasting, benefits and burdens analyses, fiscal constraint analyses, and air quality conformity determinations to evaluate a slate of investments for inclusion in the plan.
Task deliverables:
The plan will have a series of deliverables throughout the process including strategy papers, public participation activities and events, project evaluation criteria, a new performance-based planning system, a set of strategies and investments to endorse, and a full published plan by the late spring of 2019 for consideration by the Commission and our state and federal partners for approval.

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Food systems planning
- Continue to participate and provide technical assistance and support to the NWI Food Council as it relates to transportation, land use, environmental, economic development, agritourism and social equity. Seek funding opportunities that support and improve food systems access and transportation. Strengthen stakeholder partnerships and coordination. Data collection and analysis related to food systems. This element is strongly connected to the concepts espoused by the “Ladders of Opportunities” initiative advanced by USDOT.
Urban core
- Assist urban core communities with various urban revitalization projects by providing technical assistance, in the form of data support, analysis, coordination, and will support the pursuit of funding sources for those projects. This element is strongly connected to the concepts espoused by the “Ladders of Opportunities” initiative advanced by USDOT.
  Public outreach:
Food systems planning
- Outreach and involvement from Title VI and EJ communities is key in the planning process and a vital part of NWI Food Council activities and initiatives. Continued emphasis on transportation investment as it relates to food access/food deserts, especially in these communities. Projects, such as FarmHop and Food Expo and Discussion, place emphasis on these particular locations.
Urban core
- Michigan City as an example of the work in this element, is one of the communities identified in the 2040 Comprehensive Regional Plan as an Environmental Justice emphasis community.
  
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   Task lead
  Eman Ibrahim and Gabrielle Biciunas
  - Task contributors
    None
  - Topical committee
    Land Use Committee, Environmental Management and Policy Committee, and Technical Planning Committee
  - Task status
    Ongoing and permanent
  - Prior task accomplishments Formation of the NWI Food Council. Participated on the Steering Committee for the following plans: Lake Michigan Gateway Implementation Strategy and Michigan City 421 Corridor Plan.
  - Performance measures for task
    On-time adoption and approval of the 2050 comprehensive long-range plan.
    
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    Data collection/analysis:
    - Food systems planning
      - Data collection and analysis related to food systems, transportation access, and GIS Mapping.
    - Urban core
      - As an example, the Michigan City Comprehensive Plan – Momentum 2040, serve on the Project Steering Committee (PSC) guiding the consultants and providing information and feedback. Assist in the development and review of the framework plan, design concepts, and implementation strategy. Assess the quality of the project consultant’s deliverables during each phase of the project and the final product, including the continuing to plan recommendations.
        Task deliverables:
    - Food systems planning
      - Projects such as FarmHop and Food Expo and Discussion to provide a forum to discuss, support and improve food systems access.
    - Urban core
      - Project Steering Committee Final Implementation Review with the final report of recommendations, along with an ongoing partnership between NIRPC team members and Michigan City for implementation and next steps of recommendations.
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Creating Livable Communities (CLC) program
- Establish a framework for CLC capital investments, including guidelines, criteria, projects eligibility, evaluation procedures, and funding mechanism that will support construction projects in the Transportation Improvement Program development task. Evaluate and update the CLC planning program category. Prepare CLC grant applications for both categories and seek funding.
Land use and transportation planning linkages
- Implement strategies that link transportation and land use planning and economic development considerations. Document land use and development trends in the region for use internally and for partners. Develop a framework that provides regional consistency on issues of common importance and functional compatibility, while allowing individual entities to retain their individual and autonomous authority. Provide support to the Land Use Committee. Provide assistance to the GIS planning activity. Identify regionally significant transportation projects in local land use plans to include in the air quality travel-demand model.
  Public outreach:
Creating Livable Communities (CLC) program
- Outreach will center on identified communities within the CLC program. The majority of the CLC eligible projects areas are within the EJ areas and around transit stations.
Land use and transportation planning linkages
- Outreach is continual especially with municipal partners on their land use planning activities.
  Data collection/analysis:
Working with the GIS planner and Regional Planner / Policy Analyst understand land use trends and produce land use maps to guide understanding of land uses and land development within the region.
Task lead
Eman Ibrahim
Task contributors
Gabrielle Biciunas and Mary Thorne
Topical committee
Land Use Committee and Technical Planning Committees
Task status
Ongoing and permanent
Prior task accomplishments
The first round of CLC planning grants were solicited in early 2014. Selection of the CLC awarded projects was accomplished by means of a CLC Selection Committee, which provided a number of recommendations to each grant awardee. NIRPC team administered the awarded CLC grants and monitored progress of the recipients and participated in the steering committees of all the CLC plans. Support of the Land Use Committee on existing and proposed regional plans, land use related projects and policies.
Performance measures for task Acres of land/ buildings converted from undeveloped to developed. Residential and business vacancy rates. Adopted development regulations that support the development of Livable Centers.

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Task deliverables:
- Creating Livable Communities (CLC) program
  - Task will directly contribute to the solicitation of new projects in the Transportation Improvement Program development task by including CLC capital investment guidelines, criteria, projects eligibility, evaluation procedures, and funding mechanisms that will support construction projects. This will be completed in alignment with the 2050 long-range plan development.
- Land use and transportation planning linkages
  - Recommendations and directions developed by the Land Use Committee. Up to date inventory of comprehensive plans, zoning maps, land use, economic development plans, utility plans, thoroughfare plans and other documents from county, municipal, state, and federal agencies. A coordinated regional land use GIS data. Presentation, maps, and graphics for the Land Use Committee.
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Corridor planning
- Participate in INDOT’s upcoming corridor plan, assist communities to advance the recommendations from NIRPC’s Regional Corridors Study, and implement any corridor-based strategies identified in the 2050 long-range plan.
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