Metropolitan Planning Organization Recertification 2018

Every four years, a Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) must be certified by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and Federal Transit Administration (FTA).  To be certified means an MPO has met the federal transportation planning process requirements and allows an MPO the ability to continue receiving federal transportation dollars.  On February 21 and 22, 2018, the FHWA and FTA conducted an assessment of Rhode Island’s transportation planning process.  Representing the Rhode Island transportation planning process was the Division of Planning (Rhode Island’s MPO), the Rhode Island Department of Transportation and the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority.  In addition, the Transportation Advisory Committee conducted a public hearing on the certification process.  The results of the two day visit are reflected in the report below.

• Rhode Island 2018 Certification Report

Documentation designating the urbanized area as a MPO

• 2005 Tri-Party Agreement
• Agreement with SRPEDD
  
• Agreement with SCCOG
• Agreement with CMMP
• State Planning Council
• Transportation Advisory Committee
• Technical Committee
• RIGIS Executive Committee
• Bicycle Master Plan Advisory Committee
• Freight Advisory Committee
  
• State Planning Council and Committees; Secretary of State website
  
• RIGL 42-11-10 and Rules and Standards of the State Planning Council (Section 1.51.) establishes State Planning Council as the MPO for the State.
  
• Governor’s Letter Designating MPO
  RI Comprehensive Planning and Land Use Regulation Act
  

Metropolitan Planning Documents

• Moving RI Forward Long Range Transportation Plan 2040
• Long Range Transportation Plan 2037
• LRTP 2037 Public Hearing Report
• Transportation Improvement Program 2018-2027
• TIP Approval Letter
• TIP 2018-2027 Public Comment Report
• LRTP and TIP project selection and/or development procedures and scopes
• 2018 UPWP
• 2018 UPWP Quarter 2 Report- Q2 Financials
  

Congestion Management Process

• Congestion Management Process
• Congestion Management Process Proposal
  

Freight goods and services studies conducted by the MPO

• Freight Plan
• State Freight Plan Approval for FAST Act Compliance
• Critical Rural and Urban Freight Corridor Certificate Letter

Continuation of Operations Plan 

• Continuity of Operations & Continuity of Government-RI EMA
• Continuity of Operation Plan- RI DEM
  

Public and private transit providers

Bus

• RIPTA
• RITPA Intercity Bus Certification
• Greater Attleboro-Taunton Regional Transit Authority
  

Rail

• MBTA
• Amtrak
• RIDOT

Intercity Bus

• Peter Pan
• Megabus
• Greyhound
• Go Buses
  

Ferries

• Providence/Newport Ferry
• Block Island Ferry
• Vineyard Fast Ferry
  

Campus Shuttles

• University of Rhode Island Campus
• Rhode Island College
• Brown University
• Roger Williams University
• Johnson and Wales University
• Providence College
• Salve Regina University
  
• Rhode Island School of Design
  

Human Services Transportation

• Coordinated Human Services Plan

Description of bike/pedestrian committee membership, frequency of meetings and level of participation.

• Planning Council - Bicycle Mobility Plan Advisory Committee
• Planning for a Livable Future” Technical Assistance Program

Public Involvement Participation Plan

• 2017 Public Participation Plan
  Public Participation Brochure:  English and Spanish

• Title VI and Civil Rights
  DOP Newsletters

Status of Recommendations from 2014 Certification

Response to Advance Questions

Presentations

• Civil Rights Title VI LEP Environmental Justice
• Financial Planning DOP
• Financial Planning RIDOT
• FHWA Performance Metrics
• Freight
• Metropolitan Transportation Plan
• MPO Overview
• Performance Based Planning and Programming
• TMA Coordination
• Transportation Improvement Program