Transportation

CURRENT REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION ISSUES / DOCUMENTS

JOBS Funding List

Transportation Advisory Committee members have identified and prioritized transportation projects for potential JOBS funding.

At the request of Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT), Highways and Local Programs Division, the Yakima Valley MPO/RTPO Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) identified local transportation improvement projects at their February 11 meeting. The MPO/RTPO Executive Committee approved the TAC recommendation on February 17th.

YVCOG staff has been directed to forward the prioritized list to WSDOT by the March 1, 2010 deadline with a request for the opportunity to revisit our regional selections when, and if, federal funds become available and further guidance is available.

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 September of 2009.

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 2009.

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.

[ Goals / Funding ] [ CMAQ Criteria ] [ CMAQ Projects 97-07 ]

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 2009 is available here.

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.