FTA and FHWA have now finalized their joint planning regulations. They can be found at: http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/07-493.htm. These set minimums for all federally-funded transportation planning. States or localities can build upon these standards, adding more specific, etc. A couple of examples would be the TIP guidance put out by our Office of Program Management or the PTDP guidance from our Office...
Peerpool Policy Changes On January 19th, OPT staff met with assembled transit managers to discuss possible changes to what has become known as the “Peerpool Policy.” That policy has generally required that each group of transit systems, commit at least 20% of their federal formula funding to capital improvements as a condition of being eligible to compete for federal discretionary...
Final Extension of Deadline for Submission of FY07 Transit Contracts Michelle has extended to March 9th the deadline for having FY07 contracts submitted to this office for review. If there is contracted service for which a contract copy has not been received by that date, the first two quarters of FY07 stats will not be counted toward that system’s formula...