South Western Region ITS Strategic Plan

Study Products

Updates

•  2013 ITS Planning Update

Final Report

• ITS Strategic Plan – Final Report
• ITS Strategic Plan – Appendices

Fact Sheet

• ITS Plan Fact Sheet

Project Team

Sponsor: South Western Regional Planning Agency

Prime Consultant: Cambridge Systematics

Subcontractors: IBI Group, Howard-Stein/Hudson Associates

Contact Us:

If you have questions or would like further information, please contact:
Alex Karman, AICP
Senior Planner
Email: karman@swrpa.org

Surface Transportation Program (STP) – Urban

The Surface Transportation Program (STP)-Urban program provides funds for improvements to eligible roads in urban areas. The eligibility guidelines for STP-Urban are flexible. Funds may be used for a wide range of projects including roadway widening, roadway reconstruction and transit projects. The STP-Urban program is the largest of all the federal STP programs. Funds are allocated to states and regions according to a formula that is based on the population of the urban area. The funding ratio for the STP-Urban Program is typically 80 percent federal funds to be matched by 20 percent state and/or local funds. Subcategories of the Connecticut STP Urban program include the STP- Hartford (STPH), STP-Bridgeport/Stamford (STPBS), STP-New 12 Haven (STPNH), (STPNL) STP-New London, STP-Worcester, STP-other urban) and the STP-urban clusters (STPO).

Prior to 2013, the South Western Region MPO rather than the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) had primary responsibility for determining how to spend STP-Urban funds in the South Western Region. In 2013 the Connecticut legislature established the State Local Transportation Capital Improvement Program (LOTCIP) to provide a State funding source for urban municipal projects as an alternative to federal STP-Urban funding. The LOTCIP eligibility requirements are the same as the requirements for the STP-Urban program. Since 2013 the CTDOT has directed STP-Urban funding to regionally significant projects located on state roadways, with programming selection being a joint effort between CTDOT and the South Western Region MPO. The funding ratio for the STP-Urban program is typically 80 percent federal funds with a 20% non-federal match.

USDOT MAP-21 Surface Transportation Program Fact Sheet

For more information, contact Kristin Hadjstylianos at khadjstylianos@westcog.org.

South Western Region Transportation Improvement Program

The SWRMPO Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) is a financially-constrained list of all highway and public transit projects proposed to be undertaken utilizing federal funding, requiring federal approval, or of regional significance over a four-year period within the SWRMPO region.

2018-2021 Program

The SWRMPO 2018-2021 TIP was endorsed by the MPO on August 17th 2017 and was approved by the FTA and FHWA on October 19th, 2017, as part of the larger STIP.

2018-2021 Documents:

• • How to read the TIP
  • SWRMPO TIP Report
  • SWRMPO TIP Project Listing
  • TIP Appendix, Performance-Based Planning and Programming in the SWRMPO Region
  • SWRMPO FFY 2018 Obligated or Grant Projects

For planning purposes only. All project locations are approximate. Project details are subject to change.

Statewide TIP

The SWRMPO TIP makes up a part of the Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP).  USDOT and EPA approved the 2018-2021 STIP and Air Quality Conformity Documents on October 19, 2017

More information on the 2018-2021 STIP, 2018 Multi-Regional Approval Projects, 2018 Bridge Report, 2018 Safety Report, Air Quality Conformity, and the 2015-2018 STIP can be found here.

South Western Region Metropolitan Planning Organization

The South Western Region Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) is the federally mandated organization designated by the Governor as the forum for cooperative transportation decision-making.

Operating Procedures

Voting Members

Chairman: Jayme Stevenson, First Selectman, Town of Darien
Vice Chairman: Jim Marpe, First Selectman, Town of Westport
Kevin Moynihan, First Selectman, Town of New Canaan
Peter Tesei, First Selectman, Town of Greenwich
Harry Rilling, Mayor, City of Norwalk
David Martin, Mayor, City of Stamford
Jim Marpe, First Selectman, Town of Westport
Christopher Spaulding, First Selectman, Town of Weston
Lynne Vanderslice, First Selectman, Town of Wilton
Kimberlee Morton, CEO, Norwalk Transit District* and MPO Transit Representative
*NTD, as MPO Transit Representative, serves to support and advocate for all transit interests in the region

2018 Meeting Schedule

Agendas & Minutes

Minutes provide a detailed summary of the actions taken at meetings of the South Western Region Metropolitan Planning Organization (SWRMPO). Minutes must be approved by the pertinent board before they are posted here.
The draft minutes of SWRMPO meetings will be available to the public in WestCOG’s office within seven days of a meeting. Please visit WestCOG’s office to obtain voting summaries.

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THE SOUTH WESTERN REGION METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION (SWRMPO) PROHIBITS DISCRIMINATION IN THEIR PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES*

*Compliance with: Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act of
1990 (ADA), Executive Order 13166 “Improving Access to Services for persons with Limited English Proficiency and Executive Order 12898 “Federal Actions to Address Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations”

Title VI Civil Rights & Public Participation Plan

SWRMPO Certification Review 2018

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) will review of the South Western Region Metropolitan Planning Organization’s (SWRMPO) Transportation Planning Program for compliance with federal planning regulations.

The review will be April 26, 2018 from 9:00am to 4:00pm at the Western Connecticut Council of Governments office; public participation will take place at 10:30am.

Agenda – Revised 4/24

Comments can be sent to:

Ken Shooshan-Stoller,
C/O Federal Highway Administration – Connecticut Division, 628 Hebron Avenue, Suite 303,
Glastonbury, CT 06033,
Kenneth.Shooshan-Stoller@dot.gov; or

Leah Sirmin,
C/O Federal Transit Administration, Region 1,
55 Broadway, Suite 920, Cambridge, MA 02142,
leah.sirmin@dot.gov.

For language assistance, other accommodations, or individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids for service, please contact Western Connecticut Council of Governments at help@westcog.org or 475-323-2060.

Legal Notice

Technical Advisory Group (TAG)

WestCOG’s Technical Advisory Group (TAG) provides support to the HVMPO, SWRMPO, and COG. The TAG consists of town planners, town engineers, public works officials, transit district representatives, and COG staff. The technical committee reviews and evaluates proposals, and makes recommendations, which are then submitted to the appropriate policy board.

Meetings & Minutes

Minutes provide a detailed summary of the actions taken at meetings of the Transportation Technical Advisory Group (TAG). Minutes must be approved by the pertinent board before they are posted here.

2019 Schedule of TAG Meetings

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MPOs

WestCOG currently has two Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs).  MPOs are the federally mandated organizations designated by the Governor as the forum for cooperative transportation decision-making. These MPOs represent the two former regions that make up WestCOG, the South Western Region MPO and the Housatonic Valley MPO.

WestCOG Meetings

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Council Meetings

MPO Meetings

HVMPO

SWRMPO

TAG

Working Groups

• WestCOG Drug Task Force

• Planners’ Lunch

• Western CT Economic Advisory Group

• Coastal Corridor Alliance

• IT Working Group

• Tick Illness Prevention

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