Adopted Resolution #03-2 - Resolution of CDTC Endorsing the TIP
Section I - Narratives
Overview of the Capital
District Transportation Committee
Overview of the
Transportation Improvement Program
Fiscal Balance and the 2003-08 TIP
Addition of New Projects in Program Development
Addition of New Projects in the 2003-08 Update
Projects Funded in the 2003-08 Update
Local Option to Advance Project Design
Financing Agreement for Albany-Shaker Road And Watervliet-Shaker Road Projects
The CDTC-NYSDOT-County-Town TIP
Agreement
Status of Airport Area FGEIS
Mitigation Fees
TEA-21 Transportation Enhancements
Program
"Second Chance"
Enhancements Program
Enhancement-Type Projects Funded with
Flexible Funds
Development of New Visions
Meeting Regional Goals
through TIP Programming
Programming Principles
Figure 1: Comparison of New
Visions Budgets and 2003-08 TIP
Project Selection from, Monitoring, and Amending, the TIP
Planning and Programming for the Elderly & Disabled
Projects Recommended For Funding
Regional Emissions Impact of the CDTC TIP
Background
Methodology Used to Model
the Emission Impacts of the TIP and New Visions
Air Quality Impacts of the
TIP and the New Visions Plan
Conclusion
Energy Consuption Impacts of the Projects on the 2003-08 TIP
The 2003-08 TIP Update and Energy
Consumption
The Role of Transportation Planning
in Reducing Energy Consumption in the Capital District
Civil Rights & Enviromental Justice
Consideration of the TEA-21 Seven planning Issues
Introduction
Support the Economic
Vitality of the
Increase the Safety and
Security of the Transportation System
Increase Accessibility and
Mobility Options
The Environment, Energy
Conservation and Quality of Life
The Connectivity of the
Transportation System Across and Between Modes
System Management and
Operation
Preservation of the
Existing Transportation System
Section II - Financial Summary Tables (Currently
Unavailable Online)
Section III - Project Listings
Section IV - Appendicies
Appendix A - Transit Project Details
Names and Titles
TIP Number Prefixes
Project Type
Phase
Responsible Agency
Miscellaneous Abbreviations
Funding Sources
Other Notes
Functional Classification
Plan Reference
Appendix C - Federal Funding Programs
Title I (Surface
Transportation)
Title III (Mass Transit)
Title VI (Motor Carrier
Act)
Appendix D - Funding Source Splits
Appendix E - Project Candidates
Appendix G - Selection of New Projects
Introduction
Screening Process
Introduction
Consistency with TEA-21,
and CDTC and Local Plans
Provision of Local Matching
Funds
Defined Scope and Timing
Meeting an Identified Need
Federal-Aid Eligibility
Merit Evaluation
Criteria
Programming Criteria and
Principles
Geographic and Sponsor
Distribution
Commitments Beyond Five
Years
CDTC's FTA Section 5307
Project Selection Process
Private Sector
Participation in the Transit TIP
Appendix H - The Evaluation Procedure
Benefit/Cost
Calculations
Introduction
Safety Benefits
Travel Time Savings
Energy and User Cost
Savings
Life Cycle Cost Savings
Other Benefits
Total Benefit/Cost Ratio
Bicycle/Pedestrian
Project Merit Evaluation Methodology
Potential Market for Bike
and Pedestrian Travel
Cost-Effectiveness
Potential Safety Benefit
Potential Emissions
Reductions
Non-quantified
project benefits
Congestion Relief
Air Quality Benefit
Regional System Linkage
Land Use Compatibility
(Planned or Existing)
Contribution to Community
or Economic Development
Environmental Issues
Business or Housing
Dislocations
Facilitation of Bicycling
Facilitation of Walking
Facilitation of Goods
Movement
Facilitation of Transit Use
Facilitation of Intermodal
Transfers
Screening Issues
Match and Maintenance
Other Considerations
Appendix I - Project Justification Package
Appendix J - Enhancement Evaluations
Summary of Modifications from Round
One
Ranging Structure for Project
Evaluation
Ranging Structure Summary Sheet
Detailed Discussions of Criteria and
Scores
Appendix K - Projects Completed Since the First TIP
Problem Assessment Projects
Committed for Obligation Since the 1977-82 TIP
Transit Projects Committed
for Obligation Since the 1977-82 TIP
Highway Projects Committed
for Obligation Since the 1977-82 TIP
Appendix L - Locations of Projects in the Listings
Overview