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MARC seeks public comments on transportation planning efforts and major amendments to transportation plans. All comments will be documented and reviewed by MARC’s Total Transportation Policy Committee.

We are currently seeking feedback on two items related to the Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP). The UPWP is an annual planning document that promotes a regional approach to transportation planning in order to achieve regional transportation goals and objectives.
In short, the UPWP:

Details major transportation projects, with information about who will perform the work, project schedule, activity goals and project budget.

Documents the proposed spending of federal, state and local funds.

Compiles information from local governments, area transit providers and the state departments of transportation.

The Draft 2015 Unified Planning Work Program

Major initiatives proposed for 2015 UPWP include responses to MAP-21, the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act; completion of the Transportation Outlook 2040 update; continuation of the Planning Sustainable Places initiative; analysis of regional transportation performance measures; development of the 2016–2020 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP); and a Bus Rapid Transit study for Prospect Avenue. A more complete list of major goals and initiatives is outlined on the transportation public input webpage.

The Draft 2015 UPWP can be found online: http://marc.org/Transportation/Plans-Studies/Transportation-Plans-and-Studies/UPWP/UPWP-assets/Draft_2015UPWP_Oct2014

Amendment #4 for the 2014 Unified Planning Work Program

This amendment includes:

Revision of task 2.5, Transportation Research and Database Management: reduction of staff expenditures (funding decrease of $20,000).

Revision of task 1.1, Program Administration: funding for equipment replacement (funding increase of $20,000).

Addition of task 6.9, KC Workforce CONNEX: MARC and its area transit partners were awarded a $1.2 million TIGER (Transportation Improvements Generating Economic Recovery) grant for a study to double the number of jobs accessible by transit over 10 years.

Adjustment of the MARC operating expense budget in Appendix C, Schedule 3 to reflect changes in tasks 1.1 and 2.2, as described above.

The 2014 UPWP with proposed changes can be found online: http://marc.org/Transportation/Plans-Studies/Transportation-Plans-and-Studies/UPWP/UPWP-assets/2014_UPWP_Amend4_Draft

By mail: Mid-America Regional Council, 600 Broadway, Suite 200, Kansas City, MO 64105

By phone: 816-474-4240

By fax: 816-421-7758

By email: transportation@marc.org

All public comments will be documented and reviewed by MARC’s Total Transportation Policy Committee at its next meeting on Nov. 18, 2014.

Submit your comments by Thursday, Nov. 6, 2014.

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