2004-05 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 $ 1,500,000 in CDTC’s Federal Highway Administration metropolitan planning
funds (approximately $1,000,000 in new and $500,000 in carryover funds,
supplemented by nearly $400,000 from other MPOs'
allocations to cover statewide membership in the Association of Metropolitan
Planning Organizations and staff support to the state MPO association) and $221,000
in new Federal Transit Administration planning funds. A smaller amount of contractual work with
The 2004-05
UPWP also reflects modest use of TIP-funded activities. CDTC’s adopted
staff plan relies upon continued use of STP funds to support project
development activities (modeling, etc.) by staff. Additional TIP funds (CDTA
section 5307 and CMAQ) are programmed for CDTA’s use
and for one carryover Demo project (
Including CDTC's administration of statewide studies, consultant
support of CDTC staff efforts, and CDTC-administered consultant studies, the 2004-05
UPWP reflects nearly $1,000,000 in CDTC-administered consultant contracts.
Narratives on the following pages highlight 2003-04
accomplishments and 2004-05 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.