Current Regional Transportation Issues
Information on the following transportation issues is available by clicking
on the project name. If you have any questions about a particular project,
please contact J. Page Scott, Executive Director,
at (509) 574-1550.
Surface Transportation Program (STP)
The STP provides flexible funding that may be used by States and localities for projects on any Federal-aid highway, including the National Highway System (NHS), bridge projects on any public road, transit capital projects, and intracity and intercity bus terminals and facilities. Funds are allocated to the MPOs/RTPOs and county lead agencies for regional prioritization and selection.
STP Regional Projects Approved
Transportation
Improvement Program (TIP)
The Yakima
Valley Metropolitan and Regional Transportation Improvement Program (MTIP/RTIP)
is a three year programming document derived from the more comprehensive
six-year Transportation Improvement Program developed and adopted annually by
local agencies.
2008-2011 Metropolitan and Regional Transportation
Improvement Program
Annual Report
The Annual Report
details how the Yakima Valley Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) and the
Yakima Valley Regional Transportation Planning Organization (RTPO) used state
and federal transportation planning funds during SFY 2007.
Yakima Valley MPO/RTPO 2007 Annual Report
Transportation Enhancements
The Transportation Enhancement program is part of federal surface
transportation legislation that funds non-traditional transportation projects
and programs. These funds are used for
projects and programs that are not normally part of transportation improvement
projects.
Yakima Valley RTPO Transportation Enhancement Grant
Process for 2007
Congestion Mitigation and
Air Quality (CMAQ) Improvement Program
CMAQ funds are intended to improve air quality and
funds must be spent in non-attainment or maintenance areas. A non-attainment
area is an area formally designated by EPA as not meeting the NAAQS. A maintenance
area is an area that was non-attainment but has subsequently attained the NAAQS
and was officially re-designated to attainment by EPA. The metropolitan
YVCOG 2007 Congestion Mitigation
Air Quality (CMAQ) application scoring criteria
Yakima
Valley CMAQ Funded Projects: 1997-2007
The intent of the long range transportation plan is to establish a future
vision for the region and provide the means toward achieving it.
Yakima Metropolitan Area & Regional Transportation Plan 2007-2027
Work Program (UPWP)
The Unified Planning Work Program outlines how state and federal funds
will be used for transportation planning purposes by the Yakima Valley
Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO), and the Yakima Valley Regional
Transportation Organization (RTPO). Each year WSDOT, Federal
Highways Administration and Federal Transit Administration have emphasized
areas they would like to see included in our work program.
Draft Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) 2009
Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) 2008
Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) 2007
If you have any questions regarding the UPWP please contact Page Scott by clicking the link above or call YVCOG at (509) 574-1550.
Title VI Plan
Title
VI YVCOG Implementation Plan
The YVCOG Transportation staff conducts transportation planning activities for the Yakima Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) and Yakima Valley Regional Transportation Planning Organization (RTPO). As such the YVCOG is responsible for coordinating the overall administration of the Title IV Plan and assurances.
The Title VI Plan was approved to be in accordance to all parts of The Civil Rights Act of 1964. The plan was approved by the MPO/RTPO on October 16, 2006.