2017 RTP Guidelines for MPOs
2017 RTP Guidelines for MPOs (PDF)
Table of Contents
| 2017 RTP Guidelines for MPOs Chapters/Sections |
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| Chapter 1 - Introduction |
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1.0 Applicability of the Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) Guidelines |
| 1.1 Why Conduct Long-Range Transportation Planning |
| 1.2 RTPs & the California Transportation Plan |
| 1.3 Background & Purpose of the RTP Guidelines |
| 1.4 Metropolitan Planning Organizations in California |
| 1.5 Purpose of the RTP |
| 1.6 California Transportation Planning & Programming Process |
| 1.7 MAP-21/FAST Act Items Impacting the Development of RTPs |
| 1.8 Key Additions to the 2017 RTP Guidelines |
| Chapter 2 – RTP Process |
| 2.1 State Requirements |
| 2.2 Background on State Climate Change Legislation & Executive Orders |
| 2.3 Promoting Public Health & Health Equity |
| 2.4 Federal Requirements |
| 2.5 Relationship Between the RTP, OWP, FTIP, STIP, & FSTIP |
| 2.6 Consistency with Other Planning Documents |
| 2.7 Coordination with Other Planning Processes |
| 2.8 RTP Development Sequencing Process |
| 2.9 Adoption – Update Cycles & Amendments |
| 2.10 RTP Checklist |
| Chapter 3 – RTP Analysis & Modeling |
| 3.0 Introduction |
| 3.1 Modeling in the RTP Development Process Transportation & Land Use Models |
| 3.2 Requirements for RTP Analysis |
| 3.3 Travel Demand Modeling Quality Control & Consistency |
| 3.4 RTP Modeling Improvement Program/Planning Practice Examples |
| 3.5 RTP Travel Analysis Groupings – Federal/State Laws |
| Chapter 4 – RTP Consultation & Coordination |
| 4.1 Consultation and Coordination |
| 4.2 Title VI & Environmental Justice Considerations in the RTP |
| 4.3 Social Equity Factors |
| 4.4 Participation Plan |
| 4.5 Private Sector Involvement |
| 4.6 Consultation with Interested Parties |
| 4.7 Input & Consultation on Sustainable Communities Strategy (SCS) Development |
| 4.8 Interagency Coordination on SCS Development |
| 4.9 Native American Tribal Government Consultation & Coordination |
| 4.10 Consultation with Resource Agencies |
| 4.11 Coordinated Public Transit/Human Services Transportation Plans |
| Chapter 5 – RTP Environmental Considerations |
| 5.0 Introduction |
| 5.1 Environmental Documentation |
| 5.2 FHWA/FTA Planning Final Rule - Federal Environmental Requirements |
| 5.3 FHWA/FTA Planning Final Rule - Federal Environmental Recommendations |
| 5.4 Key Resource Areas for Avoidance & Mitigation |
| 5.5 Project Intent Statements/Plan Level Purpose & Need Statements |
| 5.6 Air Quality & Transportation Conformity |
| 5.7 Analysis of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) & Achievement of SB 375 GHG Targets |
| Chapter 6 - RTP Contents |
| 6.1 Summary of RTP Components |
| 6.2 Financial Overview |
| 6.3 Fiscal Constraint |
| 6.4 Listing of Constrained & Un-Constrained Projects |
| 6.5 Revenue Identification & Forecasting |
| 6.6 Estimating Future Transportation Costs |
| 6.7 Asset Management |
| Modal Discussion |
| 6.8 Highways |
| 6.9 Local Streets & Roads |
| 6.10 Transit |
| 6.11 Bicycle & Pedestrian – Including AB 1396 California Coastal Trail |
| 6.12 Goods Movement (Maritime, Rail, Trucking, Aviation) |
| 6.13 Regional Aviation System |
| Programming/Operations |
| 6.14 Transportation System Operations & Management |
| 6.15 Coordination with Programming Documents |
| 6.16 Transportation Projects Exempted from SB 375 |
| 6.17 Regionally Significant Projects |
| 6.18 Regional ITS Architecture |
| 6.19 Future of Transportation & New Technology |
| 6.20 Transportation Safety |
| 6.21 Transportation Security |
| 6.22 Assessment of Capital Investment & Other Strategies |
| 6.23 Congestion Management Process |
| Regional GHG Emissions Requirements & Considerations in the RTP |
| 6.24 GHG Emissions & Targets Background |
| 6.25 Contents of the SCS |
| 6.26 SCS Development |
| 6.27 SCS Process, Review & Acceptance |
| 6.28 Land Use & Transportation Strategies to Address Regional GHG Emissions |
| 6.29 Alternative Planning Strategy (APS) Overview |
| 6.30 Adaptation of the Regional Transportation System to Climate Change |
| Chapter 7 – Transportation Performance Management |
| 7.0 Introduction |
| 7.1 Federal Performance Goals & Measures |
| 7.2 Federal Performance-Based Approach & RTP Requirements |
| 7.3 State Goals & Performance Measures |
| 7.4 Performance Monitoring |
| Appendices |
| A Federal and State Transportation Planning Process Flowchart |
| B State and Federal Programming Process Flowchart |
| C Regional Transportation Plan Checklist |
| D Title 23 CFR Part 450 Appendix A – Linking the Transportation Planning and NEPA Processes |
| E Integration of the Planning and NEPA Processes |
| F MPO Air Quality Conformity Checklist |
| G Senate Bill 375 and Senate Bill 575 Statutory Language |
| H Alternative Planning Strategy (APS) |
| I Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) and RTP Development Information |
| J Glossary of Transportation Terms |
| K AB 441, MPO Health Policies, Practices, or Projects Reflected in RTP |
| L Planning Practice Examples |