Rural Transportation Planning

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Consistent with Article I of the Agreement for Utilization of Federal Highway Planning and Research Funds, the scope of work includes the following:

The Middle Peninsula Planning District Commission
Rural Transportation Planning Work Program
Scope of Work FY 02

1. Administration

Task: Administrate the Rural Transportation Planning Work Program by:

1. Providing quarterly reports on Rural Transportation Planning activities to VDOT.
2. Processing all letters of Authorization and amend scope of work if necessary.
3. Developing future scope of work for the RTP program.
4. Attending, as needed any Advisory Committee meetings, and other transportation planning meetings.

Deliverables: Quarterly Reports and submission of FY 02 RTP Work Program

2. Rural Transportation Work Activities

A. Public Assistance:

Task: Assist VDOT and local governments with rural transportation planning by:

1. Assisting VDOT with rural transportation planning by reviewing local development, and pertinent transportation proposals.
2. Advising local government elected and appointed officials on transportation program options; solicit input; and continue public involvement in rural transportation planning process.
3. Reviewing citizen and local government comments on rural transportation issues.
4. Providing, as needed, technical assistance to local governments on transportation projects in the Middle Peninsula.
5. Assisting local government administrators and staff with specific transportation program proposals, such as safety, industrial access, and Enhancement Programs
6. Providing other technical assistance and information to localities as requested.
7. Assisting in the development of input for the six-year plan.

Deliverables: Summary of contacts with individual citizens, organized citizens groups and local officials. Provide documentation on the technical assistance supplied to local governments on transportation projects in the Middle Peninsula.

B. Land Use, Transportation and Telecommunication-Rural ITS:

Task: Establish a connection between land use, transportation and telecommunication technology by:

1. Assisting Local County governments by educating government elected and appointed officials about the connection between wireless telecommunication technology, land use, Rural ITS, and transportation.
2. Expanding the existing MPPDC transportation website to include interactive maps, Middle Peninsula transportation database information and other ITS applications to assist the transportation needs of the MPPDC region.
3. Recording the physical locations of newly placed historic traffic markers located in the Middle Peninsula using GPS technology. The physical location and textural content will be used to update the MPPDC transportation website and become an additional GIS layer.

Deliverables: Summary of contacts with individual citizens, organized citizens groups, local officials, and the providers of telecommunication services. As well as, an HTML copy of website/ITS transportation improvements in the MPPDC transportation website and statistical data on transportation website visits, such as: operating system of visitors, time of visit, origination of website user.

C. Bike Planning

Task: Provide technical assistance and education to MPPDC counties by:

1. Assisting counties that opt to make bike facility improvements to the 1998 Middle Peninsula Regional Bicycle Facility plan.
2. Coordinating a regional educational program that provides a learning experience to youth groups.

Deliverables: Improvements, modifications, and changes to the 1998 Middle Peninsula Regional Bicycle Facility Plan. Summary of contacts, agendas, brochures and registration forms from bicycle educational programs.

D. Emergency Services Location and Associated Transportation Network GIS Database

Task: Create a GIS database containing locations of emergency services facilities and available transportation routes by locality and illustrate regionally:

1. Record the physical locations of emergency services facilities located in the Middle Peninsula as well as associated transportation routes. Convert location data into ArcView GIS data layers to assist with routing maps. The physical location and textural content will be used to update the MPPDC transportation website and become an additional GIS layer.
2. Distribute regional emergency services facilities map products to each member locality

Deliverables: Summary of contacts with individual citizens, organized citizens groups, and local officials. Maps showing routing accessibility to emergency services facilities.

E. State Highway Needs Assessment:

Task: Assist VDOT in conducting the public information meetings.

Deliverables: Summery of information meetings

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