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NORTHWESTERN-

INDIANA

REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION


RESOLUTION 22-05


A RESOLUTION OF THE NORTHWESTERN INDIANA REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT #5 2021-2022 UNIFIED PLANNING WORK PROGRAM 2022 UPDATE

FOR LAKE, PORTER, AND LAPORTE COUNTIES, INDIANA


January 20, 2022


WHEREAS, the Northwestern Indiana Planning Commission, hereafter referred to as "the Commission," being designated as 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 2021 - 2022 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 450.308; and by its State statutory authority, the Commission is charged with regional planning responsibility for the environment, economic development, and transportation; and

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WHEREAS, the work tasks and budgets 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, federal transportation fund expenses contracted to NIRPC must be adopted into the current UPWP in order to be reimbursed; and

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WHEREAS, the Commission must prepare an update to its most recent Metropolitan Transportation Plan, called NWI Plan 2050 by May 16, 2023, and assistance from consultants will be needed to complete this work on time so $400,000 will be reallocated from existing work items to support this; and

WHEREAS, the Technical Planning Committee has recommended that the Commission approve the content of UPWP 2021-2022 Amendment #5.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Commission hereby adopts the FY 2021 - 2022 UPWP Amendment #5 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.


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Duly adopted by the Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission on this 20th day of January 2022.


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  1. | Long Range Planning‌


    400: Long Range Planning


    Funding Source

    FY 2020

    Amended Funds


    FY 2021


    FY 2022

    Federal PL/5307

    $ 61,600

    $ 724,936

    $ 342,879

    Non-Federal

    $ 15,400

    $ 191,234

    $ 85,720

    TOTAL

    $ 77,000

    $ 956,169

    $ 428,598


    Tasks:



    Tasks or expenses added with 2021 Funds


    CRP implementation Development



    Transit Oriented Development (TOD)



    Sensible Tools Handbook Update



    Public Health and Transportation



    Regional land use planning


    MTP Development with Consultant Assistance



    Living Streets Design Guidelines

    Surface transportation planning



    Environmental linkages planning


    Vulnerability Assessment Consultant

    1. | Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP) Development


Task Status:

Ongoing and permanent


Task Lead: Thomas Dow

Task Contributors: Mitch Barloga, Charles Bradsky, Eman Ibrahim, Peter Kimball, KevinPolette, Scott Weber and other NIRPC Staff as needed

Task Objective:

To update the federally required Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP) by May 31, 2023.


Prior Task Accomplishments

NWI 2050, adopted May 2019


Task Description:

Elements:

A multi-step process reflecting on the successes and work to be completed from NWI 2050, the updated plan will continue to articulate regional vision and needs, identify influences on our future, anticipate impacts of different possible futures. Additionally, the plan will also continue to refine the performance-based planning system created in NWI 2050, redefine defensible and clear evaluation criteria, and revise strategies and investments to improve our region, and identify partners to help us move towards the future. Planning updates to NWI 2050 will include robust public input, especially from Title VI and Environmental justice communities, and a continued commitment to data collection and analysis.


Task deliverables:

Planning updates to NWI 2050.


Public Engagement Goal:

Collaborate


Corresponding NWI 2050 Initiative:

Plan for Transformative Investments


Corresponding NWI 2050 Strategies:

The nature of this task impacts all plan strategies addressed by all other tasks in this document.


Corresponding NWI 2050 Performance Measures:

The nature of this task impacts all performance measures addressed by all other tasks in this document.


Consultants will be hired to assist NIRPC staff with specific tasks.