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Development Update on Draft 2028-2037 STIP - Consideration of Transportation Projects for SPOT Prioritization 8.0
PURPOSE: The purpose of this agenda item is to provide the Town Council with an update on the development of the 2028-2037 State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP), the prioritization schedule, and the proposed list of Town projects for consideration for SPOT Prioritization 8.0 (P8).
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Department
DEPARTMENT: Planning
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Council Direction
COUNCIL DIRECTION:
_X_ Race/Equity _X_ Climate _X_ Comprehensive Plan _X_ Other
Council Direction Statement
The projects recommended for consideration in the P8 process have been identified in the Comprehensive Plan and Bicycle Plan as priority projects that advance multimodal travel options which further the Town's efforts toward climate action and race/equity. Pocket questions have been provided as Attachment B.
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Information
INFORMATION: About every two to three years, the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) develops a State Transportation Improvement Plan (STIP) to identify funding and schedule transportation projects for a period of ten years. NCDOT selects these projects using a data-driven prioritization process established by the Strategic Transportation Investments (STI) law, adopted in 2013. (Information about STI may be found at the following link: NCDOT: Strategic Transportation Investments).
Work on SPOT Prioritization 7.0 (P7) began in late 2022 and will wrap up this spring with adoption of the 2026-2035 STIP by the N.C. Board of Transportation anticipated for March and final approval by the Federal Highway Administration expected by June of this year. While some new projects were approved during P7 statewide, unlike SPOT Prioritization 6.0 (P6), which was cancelled due to a significant lack of funding, there was limited funding available overall. A limited number of statewide mobility projects were programmed, none in Orange or Durham Counties ...
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