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CURRENT REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION ISSUES / DOCUMENTS
FISCAL YEAR 2010-2011
THIRD STP REGIONAL
CALL FOR PROJECTS
Transportation Improvement Program
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. This three year document is available
here.
In addition, the plan had a major amendment
in JANUARY of 2011.
MTIP AMENDMENT SCHEDULE for 2011 CAN BE FOUND
HERE (Updated
04/14/2011)
Be sure to also review all the information located in the original
Regional Transportation Long Range Plan (RTP
Update) for related documents and additional information.
Annual Reporting:
The Annual Report details how the Yakima Valley Metropolitan Planning
Organization (MPO) and the Yakima Valley Regional Transportation Planning
Organization (RTPO) uses state and federal transportation planning funds.
The current report provides this
information for State Fiscal Year 2010.
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 the EPA as not meeting the National Ambient Air
Quality Standards (NAAQS) as listed in the Clean Air Act. A maintenance
area is a location that was previously a non-attainment area but has since
become in compliance with the NAAQS and has officially been re-designated to an
attainment area by the EPA. The metropolitan Yakima Valley area, in and
around the cities of Selah, Yakima, and Union Gap, are currently designated
maintenance areas for both Carbon Monoxide (CO) and particulates of 10
micrometers or less (PM10). Below are Links to documents pertinent to the
CMAQ Improvement Program.
Unified Planning 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
Planning Organization (RTPO). Each year the Washington State Department of
Transportation (WSDOT), Federal Highways Administration, and Federal Transit
Administration, have emphasized areas they would like to see included in our
work program. The UPWP for 2010 is
available here. (Updated 4/4/2011).
YVCOG has drafted
the next UPWP for state fiscal
years 2012-13 (July 1, 2011 to June 30, 2013). A final version of this UPWP will
be posted after review by WSDOT, FHWA, FTA and approval by the Yakima Valley MPO/RTPO
Executive Committee. (Updated 04/15/2011)
 Please select
this button / link if you wish to review the Regional Transportation Long Range
Plan (RTP Update) as published on the previous YVCOG website.
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