2017 Statewide Conference on Heritage
Chris Metka
Transportation
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Set-Aside Coordinator
SAFETEA-LU
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2005-2012
Transportation Enhancements
Scenic Byways
Recreational Trails
Safe Routes to School
MAP-21
• 2012–2015
• Combines previously separate programs
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Transportation Enhancements
Safe Routes to School
Scenic Byways
Recreational Trails
• Key Changes
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Competitive Selection
Large MPOs receive funding
Non-Profits no longer eligible
Some project types eliminated
MAP-21
Projects No Longer Eligible
• Projects and Activities
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Scenic Beautification
Transportation Museums
Bike/Ped Education (except K-8)
Some Byways Activities
Visitor Center Creation and Operation
• Project Sponsors
– Non Profit Organizations
– DOTs/MPOs
The FAST Act
• December 2015
– Preserves funding through 2020 for TE/TAP-type
projects
– Projects now falls under the Surface Transportation
Block Grant Program
• Set-Aside of the Surface Transportation Block Grant
Program
• TA Set-aside (for administrative purposes)
• Additional Sponsor
– Non-profit responsible for the administration of local
transportation safety programs
– Most non-profit organizations still remain ineligible
TA Set-Aside Funding
• Maintains funding split
– 50% statewide
– 50% distributed by population
• $26 million per year – divided by population
– PennDOT ($18 million)
• Statewide Funding ($13 million)
• Areas < 200k Population ($5 million)
– Large MPOs ($8 million)
Large MPO Funding
Eligible Projects
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Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities
Bicycle and Pedestrian Education (K-8)
Conversion of Abandoned Railway Corridors to Trails
Construction of Turnouts, Overlooks, and Viewing Areas
Outdoor Advertising Management
Historic Preservation and Rehab of Historic Transportation
Facilities
Vegetation Management
Archaeological Activities
Stormwater Management
Wildlife Mortality Mitigation
Eligible Project Sponsors
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Counties
Municipalities
Schools
Transit Agencies
Natural Resource or Public Land Agencies
Nonprofit entities responsible for the
administration of local transportation safety
programs
• Other local or regional governments responsible for
transportation or recreational trails
2016 Statewide Application Cycle
• Received 128 applications
• 96% of applications for bike/ped/transit/trails
• 51 Projects
– 18 were trails
– One stormwater project
– No bike/ped education (both funded by MPOs)
2018 TA Set-Aside Application Round
Tentative Timeline
• June 19th - Program Materials Available on
Website: https://spportal.dot.pa.gov/Planning/AppReg/TAP/Pages/default.aspx
• July 10th – Application Cycle Opens
• July 10 - September 22nd – Coordination with
Planning Partners and Districts
• September 22nd – All Applications Due
• September 29th – Application Materials Available
for Review
2018 TA Set-Aside Application Round
Tentative Timeline
• October – December – Application Review
– MPOs/RPOs
• Comments/Rankings for Statewide Projects
• Large MPOs Select Projects
– Districts – Comments
– Statewide Selection Committee – Comments/Scores
• January 2018 - Project Selection
– Statewide Selection Committee
• Reviews scores and comments
• Recommends projects
• Up to $55 million
Statewide Project Selection Criteria
• Reasonableness of cost
• Statewide or regional significance of project
• Integration of land use and transportation decision
making
• Collaboration with stakeholders
• Safety always and maybe safety only
• Readiness for implementation
• Leverage of other projects or funding
• Consistency
• Teachability
• Success Factor
• Environmental Justice/Entitlement Communities
TA Set-Aside: Areas of Emphasis
• PennDOT Connects
– Meeting with District required
– Meeting with Planning Partner required
– Bonus points added for sponsors that meet with both
before applying
• Big investment
– $55 million
– Need good projects!
– Are there planned project that could benefit from TA
Set-Aside funds?
– Are there good project that just need a sponsor?
Webinar for Project Sponsors
• Webinar
– Second week of July
– Details available in Program Guidance July 19th
• Date
• Call In Number
• Visual Access Links
Need further interpretation?
Chris Metka
TA Set-Aside Coordinator
717-787-8065
[email protected]