The following are additional Statewide Cooperative
Initiative (SCI) studies partly funded with CDTC’s PL funds. The SCI program is a joint program of the
state’s thirteen MPOs, with funding provided from each MPO and administration
provided by a single MPO for each effort on behalf of the group.
1. Statewide
MPO Association Staff Support (CDTC administered contract; see Task 1.68)
2. Integrated
Transportation and Community Design (CDTC administered contract; see Task 5.85)
3. Additional Statewide
Data Collection (high tech)
The Binghamton Metropolitan Transportation
Study (BMTS) completed a $150,000 statewide contract to survey the current
state of the practice and develop recommendations. Follow-up refinement and implementation of
technology-driven data collection is also scheduled to begin in 2005-06; $100,000
is reserved for this activity. A RFP is
under development.
Budget: $100,000 (05-06).
4. Exploration of Factors
Influencing Future Travel Behavior (carryover)
See task 5.10.
5. ITS
Operations and Management Integration Strategies (carryover)
This
reflects a statewide effort to pursue strategies for integrating system
operations and management activities into the MPO process. As transportation system emphasis
increasingly moves away from construction of capital solutions to mobility
problems and toward operational actions, there is a clear need to integrate the
MPO process and operational activities.
Current
discussions are focusing on linking this work to current NYSDOT statewide
planning work on ITS strategies. A scope
for the shared-cost project will be developed in collaboration with
NYSDOT. Budget: $150,000.
6. Training for MPO Staffs
(continuing)
The NYSMPO will continue to provide for
training opportunities for MPO staffs, extending previous successful work with
GIS training and freight data training.
The 2005-06 budget for this is $100,000.
7. Congestion Management System Research
A new Shared Cost Initiative for 2005-06 is research
into Congestion Management System practices.
The effort will seek to identify and share alternative successful
practices with regard to metropolitan CMS work.
The budget for this effort is $80,000.
8. Intercity Corridor Planning
(carryover)
In anticipation of planning needs related to NYSDOT’s
new organizational structure, the NYS MPOs have reserved $100,000 for a shared
cost initiative that would partner with NYSDOT commitment of State Planning and
Research (SPR) funds. The joint
initiative would seek to explore and define roles and responsibilities with regard
to planning and programming actions on strategic intercity trade corridors
within metropolitan areas.
In addition to the Shared Cost Initiatives, NYSDOT SPR
activities are often directly applicable to the Capital District. The one applicable to CDTC for 2005-06 is
listed below.
Border Crossings
and International Trade Corridor Tasks
NYSDOT will advance a number of activities dealing
with border crossings and international trade a significant component is the
I-87 corridor. Activities will include a
joint working group effort with the Ministry of Transport in