2005-06 UNIFIED PLANNING
WORK PROGRAM
The UPWP is developed through efforts to identify the transportation
planning needs of the Capital District and define work tasks. Refinement of the work program is pursued by
the Planning Committee and CDTC Staff Director throughout the year, revising
priorities, detailing tasks and reviewing resource availability on a quarterly
basis.
Fiscal Constraint
CDTC's
staff budget relies upon approximately $ 1,470,000 in CDTC’s Federal Highway
Administration metropolitan planning funds (approximately $1,000,000 in new and
$470,000 in carryover funds, supplemented by $355,000 from other MPOs'
allocations to cover staff support to the state MPO association and other
“shared cost initiatives” and $272,500 in new Federal Transit Administration
planning funds. A smaller amount of
contractual work with
The 2005-06
UPWP also reflects modest use of
Including
CDTC's administration of statewide studies, consultant support of CDTC staff
efforts, and CDTC-administered consultant studies, the 2005-06 UPWP reflects
nearly $820,000 in CDTC-administered consultant contracts along with one
“pass-through” consultant effort of $100,000.
Additionally,
the nearly $400,000 in local cash participation in the UPWP efforts represents
a level of local commitment to MPO activities unparalleled across
Narratives on the following pages highlight 2004-05
accomplishments and 2005-06 work efforts.
Detailed discussion of accomplishments for all tasks is included in
semi-annual progress reports. Task budgets for all tasks are shown
in the financial tables.