UPWP 101 - fundamentals
This funding source is derived from the Federal Highway Administration and is known by two letters, while this funding source is derived from the Federal Transit Administration and is known by four numbers.
What are Metropolitan Planning (PL) funds and 5303 funds?
These NIRPC activities were billed under our job code 2312 last year and starting in July will be billed under job code 2061. INDOT's code for them is 19-100
What is Administration + Public Participation?
The UPWP direction provided by FHWA and FTA annually to fulfill the federal transportation authorization.
What are planning emphasis areas?
Six largest funding sources in the UPWP.
What are PL, 5303, 5307, CMAQ, STP, and local share?
This activity is explicitly banned if funded with federal funds (even partially).
What are lobbying?
This federally required transportation planning document guides the planning activities contained within the UPWP.
What is the long-range plan?
INDOT's Program Category 19-700 includes what NIRPC activities funded by FTA
What is Transit Planning and Sub-Grantees Oversite.
There are two laws and one executive order that ensure MPOs fulfill the 1965 Civil Rights Act, ensuring non-discrimination, and active participation among low-income, minority, low-English proficiency residents, among other requirements.
What is ADA, Title VI, and EJ?
The two components of the cost allocation plan that must be approved by INDOT.
What are fringe benefits and indirect costs?
UPWP billing codes are normally in effect for these dates?
What is July 1st to June 30th?
The UPWP is programmed with planning activities for what period of time...
What is two years?
The most significant task in the 2019 element of the UPWP
What is 2050 Plan?
Featured strongly in the FAST Act, this type of planning framework requires MPOs to demonstrate that their planning and investments are moving towards progress on targets and measures?
What is performance-based planning?
These 2019-2020 UPWP funding sources need to be programmed in the Transportation Improvement Program on as projects that NIRPC has to compete with our local governments for funds.
What are CMAQ, STP, and 5307?
The average number of "billable" hours per year each team member is working?
What is 1,640 hours?
Created in the 1960s, these governmental units were created to help local governments make their own decisions about transportation planning, taking some power away from State Departments of Transportation.
What are Metropolitan Planning Organizations?
80/20
What is the federal share and required local matching share of the UPWP funding?
The fundamental elements listed for each of the planning activities.
What are the planning task objective, elements/activities (or scope), public outreach, and data collection/analysis?
The approving agencies of the UPWPs.
What are INDOT, FHWA, and FTA?
If you have zero hours programmed in the UPWP for 2019-2020, your salary is paid from this source.
What is allocated costs?
NIRPC is required to maintain a congestion management system due to being designated as a ________ because it has more than 200,000 residents.
What is a Transportation Management Area?
$1,730,877
What is the total PL/5303 budget for 2019?
Planning activities within 19-400 are organized primarily by this?
What is the NIRPC committee structure?
The UPWP public comment period identified in the 2014 Public Participation Plan.
What is a 30-day comment period?
This matching funding source is not provided by NIRPC, and may not actually be represented by a financial contribution.
What is an in-kind match?