Review of State DOT Approaches to Distribute Federal Metropolitan Planning (PL) Funds to MPOs

Details

• Creators:
  Lyons, William M. ; Duffy, Catherine
• Corporate Creators:
  John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Planning, Environment, and Realty
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Metropolitan planning organizations
  • State departments of transportation
  • Transportation planning
  • Finance
  • Government funding
  • Resource allocation
  • Population density
  • Case studies
  • Planning funds
  • Unified Planning Work Program
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT-VNTSC-FHWA-15-08;FHWA-HEP-15-024
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  California;Florida;Iowa;Maine;Mississippi;Oklahoma;Oregon;Pennsylvania;South Dakota;Wyoming
• Edition:
  Technical report; Jan. 2012-Dec. 2014
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Planning
• Abstract:
  Metropolitan Planning Funds (PL funds) are provided from the Federal Highway Trust Fund and distributed by State Departments of Transportation (DOTs) to Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) to conduct the planning activities required by Title 23 of the U.S. Code 134. Each MPO is responsible for planning to meet the transportation needs within its metropolitan planning area. PL funds are distributed to States based on a ratio of urbanized-area population in individual States to the total nationwide urbanized-area population. State DOTs then distribute this funding to the MPOs in their State based on a formula, agreed to by the MPOs, and approved by their FHWA Division Office. ; This report describes a range of different approaches to distribution formulas, and provides observations drawn from the DOT and MPO contacts and the study team’s analysis of the merits of the different approaches. ; FHWA is providing this information as a resource for DOTs and MPOs nationwide to use in self-assessment of current distribution approaches and to consider alternative approaches.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  HWLA3/NL685
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/12218/dot_12218_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 916.92 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Volpe Center ; Federal Highway Administration
• Main Document Checksum:
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