Lafayette Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO)

Lafayette MetropolitanPlanning Organization (MPO)MPO Committee MeetingsMay 20131

Main Functions of the MPO• Long-Range Transportation Plan (Includesupdating and maintaining the MPOTransportation Model) – 20 Year Horizon• Transportation Improvement Program(TIP) a 4 Year allocation of federal, state t andlocal transportation infrastructure funding• Congestion Management Process (CMP)for the MPO Area3

Lafayette MPO Activities• Liaison between Local Governments,DOTD, FHWA and FTA• Public Outreach & Committee Coordination• Acadiana Transportation Safety Coalition• I-49 Connector Action Plan• Transit Planning• Census/Demographic Data Analysis andForecasting4

Lafayette MPO Activities (cont.)Area Transportation PlanDevelopment/MaintenanceBikeway and PedestrianConsolidated Thoroughfare Plan (CTP)Transit PlanFreight PlanFinancially Constrained Thoroughfare Plan (Model)Roundabout PlanFunctional Classification PlanTransportation Safety PlanTravel Demand Management5

Lafayette MPO Activities (cont.)• Grant Application and AdministrationSafe Routes to School (4 grants)Bikeways (urban network)Enhancement Grants (now Transportation Alternatives)Compressed Natural Gas Facilities/ConversionsCongestion Mitigation Air Quality (CMAQ) FundingUL Bike and Pedestrian Extension• Urban Systems Project Administration Roundabout Stage 0Striping (2 contracts)Roadway Overlay6

Current MPO Structure• MPO is Lafayette Consolidated Government• City-Parish Council is the governing board• Member governments by agreement• Funding provided by LCG• Four Advisory Committees• CAC – Citizens Advisory Committee• TTC – Transportation Technical Committee• TPC – Transportation Policy Committee• PC – Planning Commission7

Current MPO Process8

New Transportation ActMAP-21 (Moving Ahead for Progress in thet21 st Century)Current Transportation Legislation Enacted on October 21, 2012Effective for 2 YearsEstablishes Guidelines for MPO• Required Structure and Deadlines• Required Tasks/Products9

MPO Critical Issues in MAP-21• Designation as a TransportationManagement Area (TMA)• Expanded MPO Plan AreaBoundaries10

MPO Area BoundariesRelated to “Urbanized Area” as defined by theU.S. Census.Two Types of MPO Designations• MPO – Urbanized Area with a Populationbetween 50,000 and 200,000• Transportation Management Area (TMA) –Urbanized Area with a Population over200,00011

Lafayette MPO TMA Transition(Transportation Management Area)• October 1, 2012 – MPO funds banked – Annual:$10 million + (Roadways and Transit)• Official MPO Area Population – 252,720• Congestion Management Plan by Dec. 2013• Public Transportation ti Funding Changes (Caps)• Direct reviews by FTA and FHWA• More funding decisions at the MPO level ratherthan the State level12

New MPO Boundary MapCarencroThe New MPOUrbanized Areahas expanded toinclude portionsof Iberia Parishand the City ofNew IberiaDusonLafayetteBreaux BridgeYoungsville &Broussard**New Iberia13

MPO Organizational Issues• How to balance representation.• Who will operate?• How will it operate?• When will it happen?• What will it cost?14

MPO Structure – MAP-21RequirementsWithin two years of enactment of MAP-21,MPO’s serving TMA areas shall consist of:• Local elected officials• Officials of public agencies that operate majormodes of transportation includingrepresentation by providers of publictransportation (i.e. – Lafayette Transit System)• Appropriate State officials15

MPO Designation Qualification• Governor Approval• Jurisdictions representing 75% of urbanarea population must agree• MPO Funding available to jurisdictionswithin Planning Area• Transportation coordination in plans &programs16

2010 Lafayette Parish Urban PopulationPopulation % of Population• Lafayette Unincorporated 50,404 19.9%• Lafayette City 120,389 47.6%LCG Subtotal 170,793793 67.6% 6%• Scott 8,337 3.3%• Youngsville 7,880 3.1%• Carencro 7,513 3.0%• Broussard 7,397 2.9%• Duson 1,226 0.5%Lafayette Parish Subtotal t 203,146 80.4%17

2010 MPO/TMA Urban PopulationPopulation % of Population• Iberia Unincorporated 15,086 6.0%• New Iberia City 30,337 12.0%• Loreauville Town 887 0.4%Iberia Parish Subtotal 46,310 18.3%• Vermilion Unincorporated 1,287 0.5%• Maurice Town 938 0.4%Vermilion Parish Subtotal 2,225 0.9%18

2010 MPO/TMA Urban PopulationPopulation % of Population• St. Martin Unincorporated 393 0.2%• Broussard City 18 0.0%St. Martin Parish Subtotal 411 02% 0.2%• Acadia Parish Unincorporated 8 0.0%• Duson Town 201 0.1%Acadia Parish Subtotal 209 0.1%St. Landry Unincorporated 419 0.2%MPO/TMA Population 252,720 100.0%19

MPO Reorganization Activities• Presentations at MPO Joint Committee,including LCG Intergovernmental Liaison,meetings in November and December .• Subcommittee formed and began meeting inDecemberLCG Intergovernmental LiaisonRepresentatives from each MPO Committee20

Council Intergovernmental andJoint MPO CommitteeRecommendationArea Representative(s) % RepresentationLafayette Parish 10 56%New Iberia 2 11%Iberia Parish 1 6%St. Martin Parish 2 11%Other Parishes 1 6%Transit 1 6%State Official 1 6%Total 18 100%21

Lafayette Parish PopulationDistributionAreaLafayetteUnincorporatedPopulation% of Study Representation CostArea per 22,000 ($1.52/Capita)Population Population67,090 20.06 % 3.05 $ 101,977Lafayette (City) 120,623 36.07 % 5.48 $ 183,347LCG Subtotal 187,713 56.13 % 8.53 $ 285,324Broussard 8,135 2.43 % 0.37 $ 12,365Carencro 7,526 2.25 % 0.34 $ 11,440Duson 1,485 0.44 % 0.07 $ 2,257Scott 8,614 2.58 % 0.39 $ 13,093Youngsville 8,105 2.42 % 0.37 $ 12,320Lafayette ParishSubtotalt 221,578 66.26 % 10.07 $ 336,79922

Iberia Parish PopulationDistribution% of Study Representation ese CostAreaPopulation Area per 22,000 ($1.52/Capita)Population PopulationIberia 28,864 8.63 % 1.31 $ 43,873UnincorporatedNew Iberia 30,617 9.16 % 1.39 $ 46,538Loreauville 887 0.27 % 0.04 $ 1,348Iberia ParishTotal60,368 18.05 % 2.74 $ 91,75923

St. Martin Parish PopulationDistributionAreaPopulation% of StudyRepresentationCostArea per 22,000 ($1.52/Capita)Population PopulationSt. Martin 20,611 6.16 6 % 0.94 09 $3 31,329UnincorporatedBreaux Bridge 8,139 2.43 % 0.37 $ 12,371Broussard 62 002% 0.02 000 0.00 $94Henderson 1,674 0.50 % 0.08 $ 2,544Parks 653 0.20 % 0.03 $ 993St. Martinville ill 6114 6,114 183% 1.83 028 0.28 $ 9,293St. MartinParish Subtotal37,253 11.14 % 1.69 $ 56,62524

Acadia, St. Landry, VermilionParish Population Distribution% of StudyArea Population AreaPopulationRepresentationper 22,000PopulationCost($1.52/Capita)Acadia (U) 2,428 0.73 % 0.11 $ 3,691Duson 231 007% 0.07 001 0.01 $ 351Acadia Total 2,659 0.80% 0.12 $ 4,042St. Landry (U) 3,846 1.15% 0.17 $ 5,846Grand Coteau 947 0.28% 0.04 $ 1,439Sunset 2,897 0.87% 0.13 $ 4,403St. Landry Total 7,690 2.30 % 0.35 $ 11,689Vermilion (U) 3,887 1.16 % 0.18 $ 5,908Maurice 964 0.29 % 0.04 $ 1,465Vermilion Total 4,851 145% 1.45 022 0.22 $ 7,37425

MPO Subcommittee Analysis% of Study Representation CostParish Population Area per 22,000 ($1.52/Capita)Population PopulationLafayette 221,578 66.26 % 10.07 $ 336,799 1Iberia 60,368 18.05 % 2.74 $ 91,759St. Martin 37,253 11.14 % 1.69 $ 56,625Acadia, 15,200 4.55 % 0.69 $ 23,104St. Landryand Vermilion1Includes approximately $ 150,000 of “In-Kind” match (building facilities, managersalary, etc.26

Schedule to Review/Decide/Adopt• May, 2013: Local Jurisdictions are briefedon recommended MPO option: Acadia,Iberia, Lafayette, St. Martin, Vermilion, andSt. Landry parishes (including affectedmunicipalities)• June, 2013: Conference Meeting withinterested governmental jurisdictions.27

Schedule (cont.)• July, 2013: Formal Submission of MPOIntergovernmental Agreements forratification• September, 2013: Conference Meeting onStatus of Intergovernmental Agreements• October, 2013: MPO IntergovernmentalAgreement submitted to Governor’s Office28

Schedule (cont.)• October, 2013: Governor approvesLafayette MPO IntergovernmentalAgreement.• November, 2013: MPO/TMAIntergovernmental AgreementsImplemented.29

MPO ADDENDUM• Lafayette MPO Reorganization/MembershipCost: $1.00 - $1.52 per capita ANNUALLY• Proposed Regional Mobility Authority/Corp.Cost: $.50 per capita ANNUALLY• 2040 Public Transportation Study and PlanCost: $.50 per capita ONE TIME30

MPO Addendum – continued -2• MPO member jurisdictions must include 75%of Census Defined “Urban Area” population.• Proposed Regional Mobility Authority/Corp.membership is optional every two years. It isnot a planning entity. It would be animplementation operation with part timepersonnel.• 2040 Regional Public Transit Study and Planis required for MPO and optional for region.31

MPO InformationMPO Websitehttp://mpo.lafayettela.gov32

Questions/Comments?• Thank You• Contact:Mike Hollier, Planning Manager1-337-291-8016 ormikehollier@lafayettela.govlMelanie Bordelon, MPO1-337-291-8120 ormbordelon@lafayettela.gov33