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Report FY 2009-5

Fiscal Year 2010

Unified Planning WorkProgram and Budget

Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning OrganizationJ une 18, 2009


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Table of Contents

Introduction...........................................................................................................1Planning Area Map...............................................................................................4

Committees .......................................................................................................... 5

Work Elements ...................................................................................................17

Long-Range Transportation Plan......................................................................................17

Transportation Systems Planning.....................................................................................23

Public Involvement............................................................................................................30

Interagency Participation .................................................................................................. 33

Transportation Improvement Program..............................................................................38

Central Iowa Regional Transportation Planning Alliance.................................................. 41

Unified Planning Work Program........................................................................................44Transit Planning................................................................................................................46

Committee Support...........................................................................................................53

Administration ................................................................................................................... 55

Information Technology....................................................................................................58

Travel and Training...........................................................................................................60

Special Projects ................................................................................................................61

Budget................................................................................................................ 65

Indirect Cost Rate Calculation .......................................................................................... 65

Allocation of Staff Hours ...................................................................................................65

Funding Agency Share .....................................................................................................66

Work Program Budget.......................................................................................................66

Project Budget by Agency.................................................................................................67

Estimated Operating Reserves.........................................................................................68

The Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) has prepared this

report with partial funding from the United States Department of Transportations

Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and Federal Transit Administration (FTA),

and in part through local matching funds provided by the DMAMPO member

governments. These contents are the responsibility of the MPO. United States

Government and its agencies assume no liability for the contents of this report or for theuse of its contents. The MPO approved this report on June 18, 2009.

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Introduction

As the MPO staff assembled this document, we worked to present what webelieve to be the anticipated transportation planning responsibilities, anticipated workload

to complete those responsibilities, and anticipated accomplishments at the end of Fiscal

Year 2010.

The MPO work activities will continue to focus on finalizing the development of

the Horizon Year 2035 Long-Range Transportation Plan. The MPO anticipates the

approval of the updated plan in 1st Quarter, Fiscal Year 2010 (September 30, 2009), and

anticipates holding numerous public input opportunities before the plans approval.

The MPO will begin its annual data collection and tracking of performance

measures identified in the Horizon Year 2035 Long-Range Transportation Plan; will

review and update as needed, the Passenger Transportation Development Program under

the guidance of the Public Transportation Roundtable and Transportation Action Group;

will continue to promote the MPO and central Iowa as a key node on the North American

Inland Port Network, and will continue to develop Port Des Moines, under the guidance

of the Freight Roundtable; will continue to be the champion for Intelligent Transportation

Systems (ITS) applications, in particular in support of the Traffic Management Advisory

Committee and to work with the Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) to continueoperation of metropolitan traffic management center and the continued role of the

Transportation Management Association in aiding metropolitan travelers on the

metropolitan transportation system; and will continue supporting the many committees,

subcommittees and working groups sponsored by the MPO or on which MPO

representatives participate. The MPO will continue to support the Stakeholders

Working Group to seek comment on transportation planning from the environmental

perspective.

As in past years, the MPO will work to ensure that the MPO performs a

transportation planning process for this metropolitan area cooperatively and

comprehensively. Similarly, the MPO will work to ensure strong and close working

relationships on metropolitan transportation planning issues with and among, at a

minimum, the member governments, the Des Moines Regional Transit Authority, the

Transportation Management Association, the Iowa DOT, the Federal Highway

Administrations Iowa Division, the Federal Transit Administrations Region 7, the

Greater Des Moines Partnership, and the communitys citizenry. In addition, as in other

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years, the MPO will be flexible and will work to address topics, issues, projects, and any

other needs arising over the upcoming fiscal year. As the MPO has developed this

document, we left in our work elements to address those issues that will arise and we

could not anticipate today.

The MPO makes the following points regarding the development of this Fiscal

Year 2010 Unified Planning Work Program and Budget document:

The Federal Highway Administrations and the Federal Transit

Administrations eight planning factors are recognized in developing this

document, those eight planning factors being:

Support the economic vitality of the metropolitan area,

especially by enabling global competiveness, productivity,and efficiency;

Increase the safety of the transportation system for all

motorized and non-motorized users;

Increase the ability of the transportation system to support

homeland security and to safeguard the personal security of

all motorized and non-motorized users;

Increase accessibility and mobility of people and goods;

Protect and enhance the environment, promote energy

conservation, improve the quality of life, and promoteconsistency between transportation improvements and State

and local planned growth and economic development

patterns;

Enhance the integration and connectivity of the

transportation system, across and between modes, for

people and freight;

Promote efficient system management and operation; and,

Emphasize the preservation of the existing transportation

system.

Our belief system remains constant. Therefore, I would like to close my remarks

as I have done in recent years, noting that if history is any indication, the MPO will have

another challenging and successful year. We will not rest on the accomplishments of

previous work years, but will be pushing to improve on those previous accomplishments

in order to provide even more benefit to the Des Moines metropolitan area and to the

central Iowa community.

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Tom Kane

Executive Director



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Planning Area Map

The MPO membership is comprised of sixteen cities; two associates, non-votingcity; and unincorporated portions of three counties in central Iowa. The MPO is located

within the Central Iowa Regional Transportation Planning Alliance (CIRTPA) or

Regional Planning Affiliation 11, with eight central Iowa member counties and ten

member cities. The MPO provides staff to the CIRTPA, to carry out transportation

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Committees

MPO Transportation Policy CommitteeTed Ohmart, Chair

West Des Moines Council MemberAltoona.............................................................................. Skip Conkling, Council Member

Altoona.............................................................................Michelle Sloan, Council Member

Ankeny.............................................................................................Steve Van Oort, Mayor

Ankeny..................................................................................Craig Block, Council Member

Ankeny..................................................................................... Carl Metzger, City Manager

Bondurant...................................................................... Mark Arentsen, City Administrator

Carlisle ................................................................................Neil Ruddy, City AdministratorClive.............................................................................. Scott Cirksena, Council Member

Clive...................................................................................John Edwards, Council Member

Cumming+ ............................................................................................. Jim Gifford, Mayor

Dallas County...............................................................Mark Hanson, Board of Supervisors

Des Moines ........................................................................................ Frank Cownie, Mayor

Des Moines ..................................................................Christine Hensley, Council Member

Des Moines .......................................................................... Tom Vlassis, Council Member

Des Moines.............................................. Chris Coleman, Council Member, Vice Chair

Des Moines.................................................................... Bob Mahaffey, Council MemberDes Moines ................................................................... Michael Kiernan, Council Member

Des Moines .......................................................................... Brian Meyer, Council Member

Des Moines .................................................................................. Rick Clark, City Manager

Des Moines ................................................................................................................ Vacant

DART++ ...............................................................................Brad Miller, General Manager

Des Moines International Airport++....................................Craig Smith, Aviation Director

Federal Highway Administration++......................... Tracy Troutner, Iowa Division, Ames

Federal Transit Administration++ .............................Mark Bechtel, Region 7, Kansas City

Grimes.............................................................................................Tom Armstrong, Mayor

Heart of Iowa Regional Transit Agency++....................... Kristin Haar, Executive Director

Indianola+ ..............................................................................................................................

Iowa DOT++...........................................................Lorne Wazny, District 1, MPO Planner

Johnston .............................................................................. Brian Laurenzo, Former Mayor

Johnston ......................................................................................... Paula Dierenfeld, Mayor

Mitchellville.........................................................................Peggy Olson, Council Member

Norwalk..................................................................................................... Jim Lane, Citizen



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Pleasant Hill.......................................................................Martha Miller, Council Member

Polk City ..................................................................... Gary Mahannah, City Administrator

Polk County................................... Angela Connolly, Board of Supervisors, Ex Officio

Polk County...............Tom Hockensmith, Board of Supervisors, Secretary Treasurer

Urbandale...........................................................................................Bob Andeweg, MayorUrbandale.............................................................................Mike Carver, Council Member

Urbandale......................................................................................... Adam Obrecht, Citizen

Warren County................................................... Kevin Middleswart, Board of Supervisors

Waukee .....................................................................................................Bill Peard, Mayor

West Des Moines .................................................................................. Steve Gaer, Mayor

West Des Moines ................................................................Jim Sandager, Council Member

Windsor Heights .................................................................................Jerry Sullivan, Mayor

Bold = MPO Executive Committee+Associate, Non-Voting Member

++Advisory, Non-Voting Member

MPO Executive Commi ttee

Ted Ohmart, Chair

West Des Moines Council Member

Des Moines ...................................................Chris Coleman, Council Member, Vice Chair

Polk County ....................... Tom Hockensmith, Board of Supervisors, Secretary/TreasurerJohnston ............................................................. Brian Laurenzo, Former Mayor, At-Large

Clive................................................................. Scott Cirksena, Council Member, At-Large

Des Moines .................................................. Robert Mahaffey, Council Member, At-Large

Polk County ........................................ Angela Connolly, Board of Supervisors, Ex Officio

MPO Long-Range Transportation Plan Task Force

Scott Cirksena, Chair

Clive Counci l MemberAltoona.............................................................................. Skip Conkling, Council Member


Des Moines ...................................................................... Chris Coleman, Council Member


Norwalk..................................................................................................... Jim Lane, Citizen

Polk County .........................................................Tom Hockensmith, Board of Supervisors




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West Des Moines ..................................................................Ted Ohmart, Council Member

MPO Surface Transpor tation Program (STP) Funding Subcommittee

Brian Laurenzo, ChairFormer Johnston Mayor

Altoona.............................................................................. Geri Huser, State Representative


Carlisle ...........................................................................................Ruth Randleman, Mayor

Des Moines .................................................................................. Rick Clark, City Manager


Polk County .........................................................Tom Hockensmith, Board of Supervisors


West Des Moines ................................................................... Jeff Pomeranz, City Manager

MPO 2009 Officers Nominating Subcommittee

Tom Armstrong, Chair

Mayor of Grimes

Des Moines ........................................................................................ Frank Cownie, Mayor

Polk County ........................................................... Angela Connolly, Board of Supervisors

MPO Auditor Selection Subcommittee

(FY 2009 2011 Audits)

Tom Hockensmith, Chair

Polk County Supervisor

Bondurant...................................................................... Mark Arentsen, City Administrator

Urbandale...........................................................................................Bob Andeweg, Mayor

MPO Employment Handbook SubcommitteeKelley Brown, Chair

Grimes City Admin istrator


Des Moines ...................................................Chris Coleman, Council Member, Vice Chair

Pleasant Hill.......................................................................Martha Miller, Council Member

West Des Moines ............................................. Ted Ohmart, Council Member, MPO Chair



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MPO Intelligent Transpor tation Systems (ITS) Policy Subcommit tee

Neil Ruddy, Chair

Carlisle City Admin istrator


Des Moines ...................................................................... Chris Coleman, Council MemberNorwalk..................................................................................................... Jim Lane, Citizen


West Des Moines .....................................................................Bob Parks, Council Member

Windsor Heights .................................................................................Jerry Sullivan, Mayor

MPO Transportation Technical Committee

Kara Tragesser, Chair

Community Development, PlannerAltoona.............................................................Vern Willey, Community Services Director

Altoona....................................................... John Shaw, Community Development Director

Ankeny....................................................John Peterson, Director of Planning and Building

Ankeny......................................................................... Paul Moritz, Public Works Director

Ankeny................................................ Matthew McQuillen, Assistant to the City Manager

Bondurant............................................................................Lori Dunham, Finance Director

Carlisle ...................................................................................... Mark Crawford, Consultant

Clive..........................................................................Lisa Schmidt, Assistant City Manager

Clive.................................................................Jim Hagelie, Engineering Services DirectorCumming+ ............................................................................................. Jim Gifford, Mayor

Dallas County................................................Murray McConnell, Director of Planning and

Des Moines ........................................................................Gary Fox, City Traffic Engineer

Des Moines .............................................. Larry Hulse, Community Development Director

Des Moines ................................................................................. Jeb Brewer, City Engineer

DART++ ..................................................... Elizabeth Presutti, Chief Development Officer

Des Moines International Airport+++ ..................Shawn Arena, Deputy Aviation Director

Federal Highway Administration+++....................... Tracy Troutner, Iowa Division, Ames

Federal Transit Administration+++ ...........................Mark Bechtel, Region 7, Kansas City

Grimes............................................................................................... John Gade, Consultant

Heart of Iowa Regional Transit Agency++....................... Kristin Haar, Executive Director

Iowa DOT+++............................Lorne Wazny, District 1, Des Moines Area MPO Planner

Indianola+ ..............................................................................................................................

Johnston ........................................................................ Dave Cubit, Public Works Director

Johnston .........................................David Wilwerding, Community Development Director

Mitchellville.................................................................... Jeffrey Horne, City Administrator



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Norwalk...............................................Chris Nosbisch, Community Development Director

Pleasant Hill ............................................. Ben Champ, Community Development Director

Polk City ...................................................Bill Kliegl, Planning and Zoning Commissioner

Polk County ...................................................................... Kurt Bailey, County Engineer

Polk County ................................................ Bret VandeLune, Land Use Planning ManagerUrbandale.................................................Paul Dekker, Community Development Director

Urbandale................................... Dave McKay, Director of Engineering and Public Works

Urbandale................................................... John Larson, Assistant Director of Engineering

Warren County........................................................................................................... Vacant

Waukee .............................................................................Brad Deets, Director of Planning

West Des Moines ............................................................... Joe Cory, Engineering Manager

West Des Moines ................................Clyde Evans, Director of Community Development

Windsor Heights ............................................. Josh Heggen, Community Services Director

Names in bold MPO TTC Officers

+Associate, Non-Voting Member

++Advisory, Voting Member

+++Advisory, Non-Voting Member

MPO Transportation Technical Committee Engineering Subcommittee

Vern Willey, Chair

Al toona Communi ty Services DirectorAnkeny......................................................................... Paul Moritz, Public Works Director

DART........................................................ Elizabeth Presutti, Chief Development Officer

Des Moines ........................................................................Gary Fox, City Traffic Engineer

Iowa DOT ..................................Lorne Wazny, District 1, Des Moines Area MPO Planner

Polk County .......................................................................... Kurt Bailey, County Engineer

Urbandale................................... Dave McKay, Director of Engineering and Public Works

West Des Moines ............................................................... Joe Cory, Engineering Manager

MPO Transportation Technical Committee Planning Subcommittee

Larry Hulse, Chair

Des Moines Community Development Director

Altoona....................................................... John Shaw, Community Development Director

Ankeny....................................................John Peterson, Director of Planning and Building

DART........................................................ Elizabeth Presutti, Chief Development Officer

Johnston .........................................David Wilwerding, Community Development Director



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Norwalk...............................................Chris Nosbisch, Community Development Director

Polk County .............................................. Brent VandeLune, Land Use Planning Manager

Urbandale.................................................Paul Dekker, Community Development Director

Waukee .............................................................................Brad Deets, Director of Planning

West Des Moines ................................ Kara Tragesser, Community Development, Planner

MPO Public Transpor tation Roundtable

Angela Connolly, Chair

Polk County, Board of Supervisors

Burlington Trailways .......Robert Hoxie, Director of Training, Safety, and Public Funding

City of Ankeny.................................................................................Steve Van Oort, Mayor

City of Des Moines ............................................................................ Frank Cownie, Mayor

CyRide .................................................................................... Sheri Kyras, Transit DirectorDes Moines Area Regional Transit Authority ......................Brad Miller, General Manager

Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority .......................................................................

..................................................................... Elizabeth Presutti, Chief Development Officer

Des Moines International Airport ........................................Craig Smith, Aviation Director

Greater Des Moines Partnership....................................... Jay Byers, Senior Vice President

Greyhound Bus Lines ..........................................................................................Joe Yeager

Heart of Iowa Regional Transit Agency........................... Kristin Haar, Executive Director

Iowa Department of Transportation, Office of Public Transit...............................................

...........................................................................................Peter Hallock, Assistant DirectorIowa Department of Transportation, Office of Rail................. Tammy Nicholson, Director

Iowa House of Representatives.............. Kevin Koester, Representative, House District 70

Iowa State Senate................................................. Matt McCoy, Senator, Senate District 30

Jefferson Bus Lines...................................................................................Bonnie Buchanan

Link Associates..................................................... Jim Wilkie, Fleet and Facilities Director

Trans Iowa, LC ................................................................................. Randy Sackett, Owner

Transportation Management Association ........................................... Dana Conn, Manager

MPO Transportation Action Group

Tracy Keninger, Chair

Easter Seals

Aging Resources of Central Iowa

Ames Public Transit Agency (CyRide)

American Red Cross/Iowa 211

Boone County Transportation



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Broadlawns Medical Center

Central Iowa Center for Independent Living

Central Iowa Regional Transportation Planning Alliance

Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority

Greater Des Moines PartnershipHeart of Iowa Regional Transit Agency

HomeCare Services, Inc.

Iowa Bureau of Refugee Services

Iowa DOT, Office of Public Transit

Linda Kelly Consulting

Link Associates

Polk County Community Family & Youth Services

Story County

Transportation Management AssociationUnited Way of Central Iowa

Visiting Nurse Services

Wesley Community Services

West Des Moines Human Services

MPO Bicycle-Pedestrian Roundtable

Jim Lane, Chair

Norwalk Citizen RepresentativeAltoona.......................................................... Aaron Putnam, Public Works Superintendent

Altoona.........................................................Vern Willey II, Community Services Director

Ankeny........................................................Todd Redenius, Parks and Recreation Director

Bike-To-Work Week .......................................................................................Angie Dalton

Carlisle ............................................................................................. Neil Ruddy, City Clerk

Citizen Advocate......................................................................................... Gay Lea Wilson

Clive.............................................................Kelly Canfield, Parks and Recreation Director

Dallas County Conservation Board .................................................Mike Wallace, Director

Des Moines ...........................................................................Richard Brown, Parks Planner


Greater Des Moines Volksport ........................................................................Phyllis Olson

Grimes/Fox Engineering.....................................................................Mitch Holz, Engineer

Iowa DOT ....................................... Milly Ortiz, State Bicycle and Pedestrian Coordinator

Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation.................................. Andrea Chase, Trails Coordinator

Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation.....................Lisa Hein, Planning and Program Director

Jasper County.............................................................................. Jim Christensen, Engineer



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Jasper County Conservation Board............................................... Keri Van Zante, Director

Johnston ..............................................................Ron Ward, Parks and Recreation Director

Metro Advisory Council ................................................................Ruth Randleman, Mayor

Perry.................................................................................................. Butch Niebuhr, Mayor

Polk County Conservation Board ......................................................... Pat Boddy, DirectorStory County Conservation Board......................... Carol Williams, Special Project Ranger

Trails and Greenways Advisory Council...............................................................Carl Voss

Transportation Management Association ........................................... Dana Conn, Manager

Urbandale............................................................ Jan Herke, Parks and Recreation Director

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ............................Michael Coltrain, Recreation Fee Ranger

Warren County Conservation Board..................................................... Jim Priebe, Director

Waukee ......................................................................................... Ben Landhauser, Planner

West Des Moines .................................................................................. Gary Scott, Director

Windsor Heights ............................................. Josh Heggen, Community Services Director

Interested Parties

Barker/Lamar Engineering

BikeIowa.com

Boone County Conservation Board

City of Adel

City of Ames

City of Knoxville

Central Iowa Trails AssociationCity of Newton

City of Pella

City of Polk City

City of Story City

Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority

Des Moines Convention and Visitors Bureau

Iowa Bicycle Coalition

Madison County Conservation Board

Marion County Conservation Board

RDG

Veenstra & Kimm, Inc.



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MPO Freight Roundtable

Robert Brownell, Chair

Polk County Board of Supervisors

Altoona.............................................................................. Geri Huser, State Representative

Carlisle ................................................................................Neil Ruddy, City AdministratorClive..................................................................................Scott Cirksena, Council Member


Waukee ................................................................................Tony Oberman, Former Mayor

West Des Moines ..................................................................Ted Ohmart, Council Member

Polk County ............................................................Robert Brownell, Board of Supervisors

Des Moines International Airport.......................................... Craig Smith, Airport Director

Polk County Aviation Authority.......................................John Pighetti, Board of Directors

Iowa DOT .........................................................Dale Vander Schaaf, Office of the Director

Iowa DOT ........................................................................Tamara Nicholson, Office of RailCentennial Warehouse Corporation................................ Jason Middendorf, Vice President

Excel Transportation.................................................................................... Doug Anderson

Iowa Interstate Railroad......... Richard Stoeckly, Vice President of Business Development

Greater Des Moines Partnership.....David Maahs, Executive Vice President for Economic

Greater Des Moines Partnership ............................................................................................

....................................................Vic Cameruci, Vice President of Economic Development


Greater Des Moines Partnership ............................................................................................

......................................... Steve Ferguson, Director Iowa Agribusiness Export PartnershipBridgestone/Firestone North American Tire ..........................John Wahlert, Plant Manager

BridgeStone/Firestone North American Tire...........Terri Carter, Export Services Manager

D.J. Franzen, Inc. ........................................................................ Dennis Franzen, President

PDM Distribution Services, Inc..........Dave Haney, Vice President for Integrated Services

Merchants Distribution Services, Inc.....................................................................................

.............................................................Randy Worth, Vice President and General Manager

Transportation Management, LLC.....................................................Tim Woods, President

Pella Corporation ............................................Steve Bowers, Corporate Logistics Manager

Union Pacific Railroad....................................Brenda Mainwaring, Director Public Affairs

Iowa Department of Economic Development........................................................................

......................................................................Dick Vegors, Business Development Division

Iowa Department of Economic Development........................................................................

.....................................................................Thom Hart, Trans. and Infrastructure Manager

Realm, Inc.........................................................................................................Chris Barton

Ryko Manufacturing .......................................................................................... Kim Becker

SPAL USA.................................................................................................. Paul Benschoter



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CH Robinson..............................................................................................Steve Rothmeyer

Express Logistics ............................................................................................. Chad Rubner

Des Moines Transportation Company .............................................................. Jack Sawyer

APC, Inc..................................................................................................... Kari Stratemeyer

Soy Transportation Coalition.....................................................................Mike Steenhoeck

MPO Traffic Management Advisory Committee

Dave Cubit, Chair

Johnston Public Works Director

Ankeny.....................................................................Al Olson, Public Works Administrator

Ankeny............................................................................ John Schilling, Deputy Fire Chief

Ankeny.................................................................................John Evers, Police Department

Clive............................................................................................Rick Roe, Fire/EMS ChiefClive....................................................................................... Pete Roth, Police Department

Clive........................................................... Bart Weller, Public Works Director, Past Chair

Des Moines ................................Dale Bunting, Fire Department District Chief of Training

Des Moines .......................................Greg Chia, Fire Department District Chief of Special

Des Moines ................................................Operations/Incident Management Team Leader

Des Moines ................................................ Gary Fox, Director of Traffic & Transportation

Des Moines .............................................................. Mike Ring, Principal Traffic Engineer

Des Moines ........................................ Jeff Franklin, Fire Department Systems Coordinator

Des Moines .......................................... Tim Luloff, Fire Department Assistant EmergencyDes Moines .................................................................................. Management Coordinator

Des Moines ..................................................................... Rick Moody, Assistant Fire Chief

Des Moines ..................... Sandy Morris, Police and Fire Dispatch communications Center

Des Moines ................................................. Matt Porter, District Fire Chief Fire Marshal

Des Moines ...........................................Dani Stookey, Police Department, CAD Specialist

Des Moines ............................................................. William Stowe, Public Works Director

Des Moines ..........................................................Dana Wingert, Police Lieutenant, Traffic

Grimes.............................................................................Kelley Brown, City Administrator

Grimes........................................................................ Kevin Kestel, Public Works Director

Norwalk.............................................................................................. Ed Kuhl, Police Chief

Pleasant Hill ............................................................ Gary Patterson, Public Works Director

Urbandale.................................... Jerry Holt, Fire/Emergency Management Services Chief

Urbandale...................................................................Dave McKay, Public Works Director

West Des Moines ...............................................................James Barrett, Police Lieutenant

West Des Moines .............................................................. Cam Coppess, Police Lieutenant

West Des Moines ........................................................ Diana Borash, WESTCOM Director



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West Des Moines ..................................................................................Don Cox, Fire Chief

West Des Moines .................................................................. Eric Danielson, Police Officer

West Des Moines ................................................................... Mike Ficolla, Police Sergeant

West Des Moines ............................................................... Steve Hoffman, Police Sergeant

West Des Moines ..................................... Rick Knowles, Public Works Traffic SupervisorWest Des Moines ............................................ Jan Ward, WESTCOM Dispatch Supervisor

Windsor Heights ....................................................................William. Hoffman, Fire Chief

Windsor Heights ........................................................................ Gary Walters, Police Chief

Windsor Heights ..................................................... John Wiedman, Public Works Director

Polk County ........................................ A. J. Mumm, Emergency Management Coordinator

Polk County ...........................................................Steve Noland, Emergency Management

Polk County ..................................Mary Ann Perkins, Communications Center Supervisor

Department of Public Safety......Todd Misel, Iowa Amber Alert Plan, Captain Steven Ray

Department of Public Safety....................................................................................................................................Mo Warford, Iowa State Patrol Communications, Regional Manager

Department of Public Safety....................Doug Mollenhauer, Iowa State Patrol Lieutenant

Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority ............Jim Tishim, Transportation Manager

Federal Highway Administration - Iowa Division.................................................................

........................................................................ Jerry Roche, Transportation Safety Engineer

Iowa DOT .....................................................................Tim Crouch, State Traffic Engineer

Iowa DOT ............................................... Steve Gent, Office of Traffic and Safety Director

Iowa DOT ............................................... Michael Krohn, District 1 Maintenance Engineer

Iowa DOT ...................................................................Sinclair Stolle, ITS Design EngineerIowa DOT ........................................................................Cy Quick, Maintenance Engineer

Iowa DOT .......................................Lance Starbuck, Des Moines Division of Maintenance

Iowa DOT .......................................Lorne Wazny, Des Moines Metropolitan Area Planner

Transportation Management Association ..................................................... Nathan Trealor

Iowa Motor Truck Association............................................Brenda Neville, Vice President

Principal Financial Group............................. Michael Richardson, Downtown Des Moines

Principal Financial Group .................................................................... Emergency Planners

Snyder & Associates........................................................Mark Perington, Traffic Engineer

Stakeholders Working Group*

Tom Armstrong, Chair

Grimes Mayor

1000 Friends of Iowa .................................... LaVon Griffieon, Interim Executive Director

Growing Green Communities...........................................................................Tracy Lemar

Central Iowa Group of the Sierra Club......................................................Jane Clark, Chair



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Central Iowa Water Association ........................................................................ Jim LaPlant

Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority ......................Brad Miller, General Manager

Des Moines Citizens for Community Improvement.........Sharon Zanders-Ackiss, Director

Des Moines International Airport ........................................Craig Smith, Aviation Director

Des Moines Metropolitan Wastewater Reclamation Authority........................................................................................................... Carl Elshire, Sewer Enterprise Administrator

Des Moines Neighbors............................................................. Kimberly Hansen, President

Des Moines Water Works...................... Gary Benjamin, Director of Engineering Services

Federal Highway Administration........................... Tracy Troutner, Transportation Planner

Federal Transit Administration..................................... Mark Bechtel, Community Planner

Home Builders Association of Greater Des Moines..............................................................

...................................................................Creighton Cox, Director of Government Affairs

Iowa Association of County Conservation Boards......Don Brazelton, Executive Secretary

Iowa Department of Transportation........Mark Kerper, Office of Location & EnvironmentIowa Environmental Council ..................................Marian Riggs Gelb, Executive Director

Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation............... Lisa Hein, Greenways and Trails Coordinator

Metro Waste Authority .................................................... Tom Hadden, Executive Director

Polk County Community, Family, & Youth Services

........................................................................Barbara McClintock, Program Administrator

The Greater Des Moines Partnership................................ Jay Byers, Senior Vice President

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ..........................Scott Rolfes, Natural Resources Specialist

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.................................................................................

.................................................. Heather Hamilton, Air Planning and Development BranchU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service .............................................................................. Joe Slater

Xenia Rural Water District ..........................................................................Dorman A. Otte

Interested Parties

Howard R. Green Company

State Historical Society of Iowa

The Nature Conservancy

*Any organization not on the Stakeholders Working Group may attend meetings and

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Work Elements

1.0 LONG-RANGE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING

Long-Range Transportation Plan

Travel Demand Modeling

GIS-Based Data

Federal Functional Classification

Census Data

Socioeconomic and Demographic Data

Corridor Studies

OBJECTIVE: Work Element 1.0 represents the commitment to maintaining a

current long-range transportation plan, committing resources

for maintaining and for updating databases and travel demand

modeling tools to ensure completing long-range transportation

plan responsibility. For FY 2010, the MPO will be working

on finalizing and approving the Horizon Year 2035

Long-Range Transportation Plan.

STAFF COST: $239,360 STAFF HOURS: 4,972

FY 2009 Accomplishments:

Developed and approved a baseline Horizon Year 2035

Growth Scenario from the approved Regional Economic

Models, Inc. (REMI) data, Horizon Year 2035 county

population and employment projections;

Developed and approvedHorizon Year 2035 Long-Range

Transportation Plan Goals, Objectives, and Measures of

Effectiveness;

IdentifiedHorizon Year 2035 Long-Range Transportation

Plan regional transportation improvement priorities;

CreatedHorizon Year 2035 Long-Range Transportation

Plan draft document;

HeldHorizon Year 2035 Long-Range Transportation Plan

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development of the plan;

Maintained and used the TransCAD travel demand model

platform;

Worked with the Federal Highway Administration and

Cambridge Systematics, Bethesda, Maryland, as a beta siteto test the deployment to a medium sized MPO of the

Transportation Analysis and Simulation System

(TRANSIMS), a fully-integrated, agent based travel

simulation system that tracks the daily travel patterns of

individual trip makers;

Updated and calibrated the TransCAD travel demand

model to Base Year 2005;

Held travel demand model meetings between Iowa

Department of Transportation (DOT) and MPO staffs; Developed travel demand model documentation, reviewed

and agreed to by the Iowa DOT and the Federal Highway

Administration (FHWA) staff;

Transitioned to a peak-hour travel demand model platform;

Used travel demand model to review and to analyze street

and highway improvement scenarios for the Horizon Year

2035 Long-Range Transportation Plan, including a review

of potential improvement scenarios for the Northwest

Transportation Corridor Study; Participated in the Midwest Transportation Modeler User

Group;

Provided travel demand modeling support to MPO member

governments related to Interchange Justification Studies

and Environmental Impact Studies underway in the

metropolitan area;

Continued to use the travel demand modeling request

process to be used by MPO governments to solicit

modeling support from the MPO staff;

Continued to use the National Household Travel Survey

data and incorporated that data into the travel demand

modeling process;

Continued to be involved with the Iowa DOT in developing

a Statewide Travel Model for the Iowa;

Continued to be involved, on the national level, with the

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Board, National Cooperative Highway Research Programs

(NCHRP) Panel charged with updating NCHRP Report

365 Travel Estimation Techniques for Urban Planning;

Maintained and updated a Geographic Information Systems

(GIS) database to store and organize transportation systemmodal and socioeconomic data;

Worked with the Iowa State University, Center for

Transportation Research and Education (CTRE), updating

the pavement condition data, particularly pavement history

for the federal-aid eligible system by mapping the most

current Iowa Pavement Management Program data for the

Des Moines metropolitan area;

Reviewed the Federal Functional Classification system map

to determine the need for changes or additions to theclassification of the federal aid eligible roadways;

Reviewed and integrated updated Census data into the

socioeconomic database;

Incorporated MPO member government Special Census

data into the socioeconomic database; and,

Maintained a building permit database developed from

Census, from County Assessor parcel data, and from

submitted building permit summaries from MPO member

governments.

FY 2010 Activities:

Completing and approving the Horizon Year 2035

Long-Range Transportation Plan by September 30, 2009;

EvaluatingHorizon Year 2035 Long-Range Transportation

plan performance;

Updating the long-range transportation plan modal element

inventories;

Providing travel demand modeling technical support, using

the TransCAD travel demand modeling software modules,

to the member governments and to the Iowa DOT

associated with evaluating transportation system alternative

and scenario requests;

Monitoring and improving the TransCAD travel demand

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2008 network for the next long-range transportation plan

update;

Continuing to use the National Household Travel Survey

results in the travel-demand modeling software;

Working with the Microscopic Traffic Simulation(MITSIM) or TRANSIMS software, recalibrating with a

calibrated Base Year 2005 TransCAD software, to evaluate

Intelligent Transportation Systems impacts on the

metropolitan transportation system, as well as assist in

evaluating management (maintenance) and operations

issues of that same metropolitan transportation system;

Continuing to work with the Iowa DOT to incorporate a

Statewide Travel Demand Model in to the travel demand

modeling process; Continuing to be involved, on the national level, with the

National Academy of Sciences, Transportation Research

Board, NCHRP Panel charged with updating NCHRP

Report 365 Travel Estimation Techniques for Urban

Planning;

In conjunction with the Iowa DOT, begin work on corridor

transit modeling to support those corridors selected for

analysis by the Des Moines Area Regional Transits Bus

Rapid Transit Alternatives Analysis Study; Using Spatial Analyst and other GIS products to analyze

MPO spatial data;

Working with the Iowa DOT to update the traffic count

database by incorporating the Iowa DOTs 2008 traffic

count information;

Updating the traffic crash database by incorporating the

Iowa DOTs Accident Location and Analysis (ALAS) data

for general accident location monitoring in the Des Moines

metropolitan area, and using the acquired crash data in

analyzing submitted transportation system improvement

projects seeking MPO funding support;

Continuing to use the pavement management data,

particularly pavement history, in association with the Iowa

State University, CTREs, work for the Iowa DOT on the

federal-aid eligible Iowa Pavement Management Program

(IPMP) by mapping the most current IPMP data for the Des



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Moines metropolitan area, and evaluating proposed

transportation system improvement projects;

Maintaining the dTIMSTM Pavement Management

Software, developing pavement management modeling and

funding scenarios; Undertaking a review of traffic count data collection in the

Planning Area, the quality of the data, the coverage of that

data, and suggesting traffic data collection improvements,

if needed;

Reviewing the Federal Functional Classification system to

determine the need for changes or additions to the

classification of the federal aid eligible roadways;

Incorporating the Special Census data, as collected, by

MPO member governments into the socioeconomic data; Incorporating the United States Bureau of the Census

American Community Survey data sets into the

transportation planning process, a significant data shift

from the traditional method of collecting

transportation-related data with the decennial census;

Serving as a data repository, and including maintaining a

Census Atlas of the Des Moines metropolitan area;

Using the MPO member government County Assessors

Office parcel level database to support the transportationplanning process;

Continuing to collect and to monitor Building Permit data;

and,

Continuing to collect and to monitor Employment data.

Anticipated FY 2010 Work Products:

ApprovedHorizon Year 2035 Long-Range Transportation

PlanEstimated completion in1st Quarter;

Annual summary of the transportation system, including

updated modal element maps, inventories, and

socioeconomic data Estimated completion in3rdQuarter;

Travel demand model documentation Estimated

completion in2ndQuarter;

Travel demand modeling output for MPO member

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Updated GIS database and inventory of transportation

system modal elements, pavement condition, traffic crashes,

and other transportation system and socioeconomic

datasets Estimated completion in4th Quarter; and,

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2.0 TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS PLANNING

Regional Planning Committee

Regional Economic Model

Bicycle and Pedestrian PlanningFreight Planning

Intercity Rail

Traffic Management Advisory Committee

Regional ITS Architecture

Congestion Management Process

Air Quality

Environmental J ustice

Environmental Planning

OBJECTIVE: Activities included in Work Element 2.0 represent commitment

to undertaking or being involved in planning activities to

support this metropolitan areas transportation system. These

planning activities represent commitment to producing and to

maintaining a multimodal and an intermodal

metropolitan/regional transportation system.



Continued supporting the Regional Planning Committee to

approve a Regional Planning Corridors map;

Worked with the Iowa DOT on using the Regional

Economic Model, Inc. (REMI) software for the Des Moines

Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA) five counties;

Worked with the Bicycle-Pedestrian Roundtable to

complete the Central Iowa Bicycle-Pedestrian

Transportation Plan;

Held a Complete Streets workshop for MPO Transportation

Technical Committee and other interested parties;

Supported an active Freight Roundtable involved in

international trade corridor issues and intermodal freight

issues;

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Consortium (formerly the Trans-Iowa/Illinois Freight

Corridor Consortium), in collaboration with the Central

Iowa Regional Transportation Planning Alliance, the Area

15 Regional Planning Commission (Ottumwa), and with

the Southeast Iowa Regional Planning Commission(Burlington);

Developed the Port Des Moines website in collaboration

with the Greater Des Moines Partnership and the Freight

Roundtable;

Promoted the North Americas SuperCorridor Coalition

(NASCO) and the North American Inland Ports Network

(NAIPN);

Updated the Iowa Inland Port page of the NAIPN website;

Worked with the Greening the NASCO Corridor; Worked with the EPA BlueSkyways initiative;

Continued support for the Traffic Management Advisory

Committee (TMAC), working on incident management,

intelligent transportation system (ITS), and traffic flow

issues in the metropolitan area;

Assisted the TMAC and Iowa DOT to develop the Traffic

Management Centers Standard Operating Guidelines;

Assisted the TMAC developing a greater Des Moines

metropolitan areaIncident Management Plan; Began work on developing a Memorandum of

Understanding for the greater Des Moines metropolitan

areaIncident Management Plan;;

Utilized the MPO ITS Policy Subcommittee in reviewing

the Iowa DOTs Traffic Management Center and the

Transportation Management Associations operations;

Updated the MPOs Regional Intelligent Transportation

System Architecture;

Involvement with the Iowa Passenger Rail Advisory

Committee to continue support of intercity passenger rail

initiatives;

Continued the development of the Congestion Management

Process in coordination with the development of the

Horizon Year 2035 Long-Range Transportation Plan;

Continued to support the newly created Stakeholders

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the transportation planning process; and,

Continued to work on an inventory of natural and human

environmental resources and mitigation strategies,

conducting land suitability analysis and environmental

sensitivity rating, and cooperating with various agencies onupdating public lands inventory and environmentally

sensitive areas.

FY 2010 Activities:

Utilizing the Regional Planning Committee to facilitate

transportation planning coordination between the MPO and

the CIRTPA;

Working with the Iowa DOT on using the REMI, to reviewand analyze socioeconomic data projections;

Supporting interested bicycle and pedestrian groups

through the Bicycle and Pedestrian Roundtable;

Working with the MPO committees to promote Complete

Streets;

Pursuing issues related to bicycle and pedestrian

transportation, such as accidents, counts, and infrastructure

analysis;

Monitor implementation efforts of the bicycle andpedestrian transportation plan, through selected project

scoping and involvement with local, regional, and state

groups advocating, planning, and designing bicycle and

pedestrian facilities;

Working with jurisdictions in identifying funding sources

for current and needed routes;

Supporting interested freight and motor carrier groups

through the Freight Roundtable, continuing membership in

the NASCO to promote a strong and viable trade corridor

connecting Canada, the United States, and Mexico in the

heart of North America; continuing to promote improved

intermodal connections for road, rail, and air in central

Iowa, including investigating implementing an intermodal

ramp and researching the concept of a port authority for

this area;

Through the Freight Roundtable, continuing to participate



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in and promote the inland ports concept with the NASCO,

with the NAIPN, and with the Northern Great Plains group

for improving American transportation corridors that would

be integral in promoting movement of goods among the

United States, Canada, and Mexico, and the need forinland ports in those trade corridors;

Continue to develop the Port Des Moines website in

collaboration with the Greater Des Moines Partnership and

the Freight Roundtable;

Continuing to collaborate with the Heartland Highway

Corridor Coalition on promoting this Polk County, Iowa, to

Knox County (Galesburg), Illinois, corridor as an important

freight/goods movement corridor as an option to the

Interstates 80/74 corridor; Through the Public Transportation Roundtable and the

Freight Roundtable, continuing to pursue intercity rail and

rail freight as a part of a full transportation system for the

Des Moines metropolitan area, central Iowa, and Iowa, and

actively working to preserve rail corridors for future

passenger or goods movement use, particularly as it relates

to studying Amtrak service between Chicago and Des

Moines;

Maintaining and updating, as necessary, the GoodsMovement for the Des Moines Metropolitan Area Report

Update;

Pursuing issues associated with an intermodal

transportation system for meeting future demands for

moving people and freight;

Continuing to support the Traffic Management Advisory

Committee, composed of federal, state, and local law

enforcement, public safety, traffic engineering, emergency

management, and planning staffs dealing with incident

management and traffic management related issues on the

metropolitan areas roadway system;

Monitoring, and updating as necessary, the Traffic

Management Centers Standard Operating Guidelines;

Working with the Iowa DOT on supporting, promoting, and

using data from the Iowa DOTs (Integrated) ITS and the

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Maintaining theRegional Intelligent Transportation System

Architecture through the Turbo Architecture software;

Continuing to support the ITS Policy Subcommittee of the

full MPO, working with the Iowa DOT on current and

future ITS-related issues in the metropolitan area; Working with the Iowa DOT to use traffic operations

information from the Iowa DOTs program to aid the staff

in its travel demand modeling program, including, but not

limited to, queuing, weaving, vehicle classification,

time-of-day, and travel time data;

Continuing development of the Congestion Management

Process in coordination with the development of the

Horizon Year 2035 Long-Range Transportation Plan;

Continuing to participate in and being supportive of theIowa DOTs Congestion Management Process Committee,

continuing to be involved with Iowas other Transportation

Management Areas (and with Iowas other metropolitan

planning organizations on a voluntary basis) on the

congestion management issue, and exploring possible

solutions for congestion found in those Transportation

Management Areas;

Undertaking the annual Travel Time Survey, in Fall 2009,

to survey travel speeds by using data collected from theIowa DOTs Intelligent Transportation System on the

metropolitan areas freeway system, and using Global

Positioning System technology to collect arterial roadway

data;

Undertaking the annual Vehicle Occupancy Survey, in Fall

2009, partly in support of the need for data to evaluate the

effectiveness, through the Transportation Management

Associations work, to implement the Transportation

Demand Management (TDM)-10 strategy for this

metropolitan area;

Working to integrate access management as a critical part

of how MPO governments and participating agencies

positively affect roadway operations in this metropolitan

area;

Continuing to support and to have the Stakeholders

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transportation planning process, to offer input on that

process in relation to transportation activities affecting the

environment;

Providing support to the Iowa Department of Natural

Resources and to Polk County in carrying out andmonitoring air quality control activities, including Criteria

Air Pollutants and Greenhouse Gas emissions , under the

Clean Air Act of 1990 (CAA) which requires that

transportation plans be evaluated for their impacts on a

regions air quality;

Working with the EPA BlueSkyways initiative;

Performing Environmental Justice equity analysis, using

Census 2000 data, ensuring that the MPO is compliant with

the central objective of Presidential Executive Order 12898,that is, Environmental Justice, and ensuring that all

federally-funded, transportation-related programs, policies,

or activities having the potential to adversely affect human

health or the environment are explicitly considered by the

MPO in terms of effects on minority populations and

low-income populations;

Serving the MPO in its interest to work to bring more

consideration, more review, and more opportunity for input

on potential environmental issues associated with elementsof the development of theHorizon Year 2035 Long-Range


Monitoring activities relevant to minority participation in

the metropolitan transportation planning process, following

the process outlined in the Fiscal Year 2007 report, Title VI

Documentation Regarding Technical and Planning

Assistance; and,

Reviewing current metropolitan transportation planning

and programming practices, and making changes where

deemed appropriate.


Approved 2009 Vehicle Occupancy Report Estimated

completion in3rdQuarter;

Approved 2009 Travel Time Report Estimated



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completion in3rdQuarter;

ApprovedCongestion Management Process consistent with

theHorizon Year 2035 Long-Range Transportation Plan

Estimated completion in1st Quarter;

Updated annual congestion management status report Estimated completion in3rdQuarter;

A Stakeholders Working Group continuing to be active in

addressing environmental issues early on in the

transportation planning process - Ongoing;

Updated Port Des Moines website - Ongoing; and,

Monitor the Regional Intelligent Transportation System

Architecture Ongoing.



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3.0 PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT

Public Involvement

OBJECTIVE: Activities included in Work Element 3.0 represent thecommitment to possess a viable, active, and productive public

involvement process for input to the MPO transportation

planning and product development activities.

STAFF COST: $47,904 STAFF HOURS: 790


Updated and improved the MPO website; Issued topical newsletters;

Issued an Fiscal Year 2008 Annual Report;

Maintained and updated the list serve for committee

mailings and public participation newsletters;

Updated the Public Participation Plan;

Convened public input meetings associated with various

transportation issues, as needed;

Convened public input meetings associated with the

development of the Horizon Year 2035 Long-Range


Conducted a survey of the public regarding the Horizon

Year 2035 Long-Range Transportation Plan Goals and

Objectives;

Convened public input meetings associated with

Transportation Improvement Program amendments; and,

Hosted the semi-annual Citizen Transportation Congresses,

taking public input on all transportation topics.

FY 2010 Activit ies:

Convening public input meetings associated with the

development of the Horizon Year 2035 Long-Range


Convening public input meetings associated with

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Continuing the presence on the Internet by maintaining and

routinely updating the MPO website;

Preparing and mailing topical newsletters and the Annual

Report to all individuals and groups contained in the

various public participation mailing lists and reviewingthose documents for improvement areas to better convey

the message;

Using surveys, as necessary, to determine the public

opinion regarding various MPO activities;

Maintain a MPO list serve, facilitating central Iowa

transportation discussions through an e-mail medium;

Convening public meetings, informal meetings, and

workshops to obtain public input to the transportation

planning process, and to discuss and to receive feedback oncurrent activities and projects in the metropolitan

transportation planning process, using an announcement

process of upcoming public input opportunities via special

newsletter releases to those individuals or groups contained

with the various public participation mailing lists and via

press releases in theDes Moines Register; and,

Continuing to hold a semi-annual Citizen Transportation

Congress to invite the public to these two special events to

share what the MPO has been working on and to take inputfrom the community regarding what their interests and

concerns are related to transportation, transportation

planning, and the process for carrying out the long-range

transportation planning program.


An updated and improved MPO website - Ongoing;

Topical newsletters that discuss specific transportation

issues - Ongoing;

FY 2009 Annual Report - Estimated completion in 1st

Quarter;

A current MPO list serve - Ongoing;

Two Citizen Transportation Congresses - Estimated

completion in2ndQuarter and 4th Quarter; and,

Public participation associated with the development of the



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Horizon Year 2035 Long-Range Transportation Plan -

Estimated completion in1st Quarter.



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4.0 INTERAGENCY COORDINATION

Interagency Participation

Land Use Planning

Planning Support

OBJECTIVE: Activities included in Work Element 4.0 represent the

commitment for undertaking activities promoting coordination,

collaboration, and cooperation between and among the many

entities, agencies, and organizations in the metropolitan area as

well as abutting the metropolitan area. The MPO expends the

time and the resources for this work element, promoting

coordinated development and a transportation system

supporting anticipated development. Through Work Element4.0, the MPO is able to bring the transportation planning

message to the community and to both the public and the

private sector.



Worked with the Iowa DOT, the Federal Highway

Administration, and the Federal Transit Administration to

incorporate the adopted federal transportation legislation

(23 CFR Part 450 and Part 500, and 49 CFR Part 613) into

the MPO transportation planning process;

Made the annual presentation to the Iowa Transportation

Commission on transportation issues important to this

metropolitan area;

Working with other regional agencies on future utility and

public service issues;

Partnered with the business community, through the

Greater Des Moines Partnership;

Partnered with Iowas Congressional delegation on

transportation issues important to this metropolitan area;

Met with and made presentations to groups interested in the

MPO and how the activities relate to economic

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Provided support to DMAMPO member governments and

participating agencies, and other interested parties (private

sector, etc.), as requested;

Discussed future land use strategies, and partially in

response to the commitment the MPO made to the GreaterDes Moines Partnership and to Des Moines Area Regional

Transit Authority (DART) as a follow-up to the Transit

2030 Vision Plan;

Worked with U.S. Census Bureau on the update of census

tracts and census block groups for the 2010 decennial

census;

Updated the generalized future land use map, a compilation

of the MPO member governments future land use plans;

Submitted an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)Smart Growth Implementation Assistance Program

application;

Worked with the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT)

to serve as a beta site and as a case study for the

Transportation Economic and Land Use Model (TELUM);

and,

Provided support to the MPO member governments and

other interested parties, as requested.

FY 2010 Activities:

Participating on multi- and inter-agency advisory committees, as

appropriate, including, but not limited to:

American Planning Association

Center for Transportation Research and Education

Central Iowa Arc User Organization

Community Workforce Partnership

Des Moines Regional Transit Authority

Eastern Polk Regional Development Corporation

Greater Dallas County Development Alliance

Grimes Chamber and Economic Development

Greater Des Moines Partnership

Growing Green Communities

Heartland Highway Corridor Consortium



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Iowa Association of Regional Councils

Iowa Department of Natural Resources

Iowa Geographic Information Council

Iowa DOT MPO Directors Meetings

Iowa DOT Statewide Travel Model DevelopmentIowa Public Transit Association

Iowa State University, Center for Transportation Research

and Education

Iowa State University, Community and Regional Planning

Department

Iowa State University, Planning Advisory Council

Iowa Transportation Coordination Council

Iowa Transportation Commission

ITS Heartland, Inc.Metro Advisory Council

Metro Parks Partnership

Metro Trails Planning Committee

Mid-America Transportation Center

Midwest Travel Model Users Group

National Association of Regional Councils

National Cooperative Highway Research Program

North American Inland Port Network

North American SuperCorridor CoalitionNorthern Great Plains, Inc.

1000 Friends of Iowa

Transit 2030 Vision Committee

Transportation Research Board

Travel Model Improvement Program

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Warren County Economic Development Corporation

Monitoring and reacting to proposed transportation-related state

legislation;

Contacting the Iowa Transportation Commission annually to be on

a Public Input Meeting agenda to make a presentation on

transportation improvement projects important to the Des Moines

metropolitan area;

Working with the reauthorization of the federal transportation

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Working with the Greater Des Moines Partnership in selection of

Des Moines metropolitan area priority transportation projects for

the June 2010 Washington, D.C., lobbying trip;

Continuing to work to coordinate metropolitan transportation

planning efforts and to be responsive to the desire of more andmore groups to be involved with the MPO on metropolitan issues,

by continuing to facilitate a working group composed of

transportation, water, sewer, solid waste, and other infrastructure

groups to ensure that all such groups involved with projecting

metropolitan growth and providing services for that projected

growth are using common and agreed to socio- and demographic

data with an adopted growth scenario;

Serving the MPO in its interest to work to bring more coordination

and cooperation in discussing metropolitan-level land use andtransportation questions and how linked land use is to the Des

Moines metropolitan areas future transportation system,

particularly as it relates to the MPOs long-range transportation

plan update process;

Updating the generalized future land use map with data obtained

from the MPO member communities respective future land use

plans;

Working with New Jersey Institute of Technology to update and

utilize Transportation Economic and Land Use Model; Updating the Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority (DART)

and Des Moines Area MPO Memorandum of Understanding

originally signed in December 2000, outlining each agencys

transit planning activities, including the MPOs role for long-range

transit planning and the DARTs role for short- and mid-range

transit planning;

Providing support to the MPO member governments and other

interested parties, as requested; and,

Reviewing the opportunity for the MPO to apply for grants to help

provide funding support for the transportation planning process

and to help control the amount of local funds the MPO member

governments contribute to this program.


A Safe Accountable Flexible Efficient Transportation



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Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU)

compliant transportation planning process - Estimated

completion in1st Quarter;

Monitor approval of new federal transportation legislation,

as needed; Updated and mapped inventory of existing and planned

public infrastructure - Estimated completion in3rdQuarter;

Updated DART/MPO Memorandum of Understanding on

short-, medium-, and long-range transit planning

activities Estimated completion in 4th Quarter;

Updated generalized future land use map - Estimated

completion in3rdQuarter; and,

Greater Des Moines Partnerships annual Washington, D.C.,

lobbying trip project presentation and project listing -Estimated completion in4th Quarter.



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5.0 TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM

Surface Transportation Program

Surface Transportation Program Transportation Enhancement

Transportation Improvement Program DocumentTransportation Capital Improvements Program

Congestion Mitigation Air Quality/Iowa Clean Air Attainment Program

Safe Routes to Schools

OBJECTIVE: Activities included in Work Element 5.0 represent the

commitment to maintaining and supporting the Transportation

Improvement Program process.

STAFF COST: $42,590 STAFF HOURS: 660


Solicitation, project selection, and approved funding

recommendations by the MPO Surface Transportation Program

(STP) Funding Subcommittee for the Federal Fiscal Years (FFY)

2010-2013 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP);

Incorporated the FFY 2013-funded STP and STP Transportation

Enhancement (TE) projects into the draft FFY 2010-2013 TIP;

Supported the member governments with their Iowa Clean Area

Attainment Program (ICAAP) and with Safe Routes To Schools

(SRTS) project applications;

Completed a draft of the FFY 2010-2013 TIP;

Monitored and maintained the FFY 2008-2011 TIP and FFY

2009-2012 TIP;

Completed a FY 2009 Transportation Capital Improvement

Program (TCIP); and,

Worked with the MPO STP Funding Subcommittee and MPO

Transportation Technical Committee (TTC) Engineering

Subcommittee to recommend and to update cha

Unified Planning Work Program and Budget 2010

Documents

Transcript of Unified Planning Work Program and Budget 2010