Transportation Improvement Program Needs Criteria

Project proposals are evaluated and ranked by RTC staff per the adopted regional needs criteria. The Regional Transportation Advisory Committee and RTC Board review and recommend the project rankings. Regional selection criteria are policy-based and have been established by the RTC Board. Regional selection criteria are intermodal and multimodal, and address project funding across all funding categories. This wide range of needs criteria include congestion management, safety, multimodal, economic development, financial/implementation, and air quality.

06/24/2009

Summary of Needs Criteria

Evaluation Criteria	Weight
Mobility	20
Multimodal	15
Safety	20
Economic Development	25
Financial/Implementation	15
Air Quality	10
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Mobility, 20 Maximum

Existing Peak Hour Condition	0-8
V/C Ratio 0.9 or greater	8
V/C Ratio 0.8 to 0.89	6
V/C Ratio 0.7 to 0.79	5
V/C Ratio 0.5 to 0.69	2
Transit (Unless corridor can be identified)	5

Peak Hour Condition (6 Year Model)	0-4
V/C Ratio Reduced 0.2 or more	4
V/C Ratio Reduced 0.1	2
V/C Ratio Reduced 0.05	1

Congestion Management Process	0-4
Addresses a need identified in CMP	0-4

Network Development	0-4
Extends Improvements	1-2
Completes Gap	2-3
Completes Corridor	3-4
New Network Connection	0-4

Truck Route	0-3
T3-T1	1-3
Trucks 4% or greater	1

Benefit Weighted by Peak Hour Volume	0-3
2,500+ Vehicles	3
1,500-2,499 Vehicles	2
1,000-1,499 Vehicles	1

Multimodal, 15 Maximum

Operational Improvements	0-4
Travel Time Reduction	2
TDM Improvement	2
Intersection/TSM Improvement	2

Reduction of Single Occupant Vehicles	0-10
Transit Expansion	0-8
Peak Hour Transit Buses (1 point per 2 Buses)	0-5
Transit Replacement	0-3
Adds Queue Jump or Transit Only Lane	1
Transit Amenities (Shelter, Bus-Pullout)	0-2
Park and Ride Construction	5-8
Carpool/Vanpool	1-3
Improve Non-Motorized Access to Park and Ride/Transit	1-2
Extends or Completes gap in Bicycle Route	1-3
Construct 10-foot separated path of two 5-foot striped lanes	2
Sidewalks (Both Sides)	1-2
Sidewalks wider than 5' and/or Planter Strip (3' minimum)	1-3

Traffic Signal Integration	1-2

Commute Trip Reduction (CTR)	0-3
CTR Employers in Corridor (1 Pointer Per)	0-2
Project Serves an Employment Center	1
New Opportunity for the use of Non-Motorized Transportation	1

Safety, 20 Maximum

Annual Benefit	0-10
Sliding Scale	0-10

Other Safety	0-5
Public Transit Safety	2
Pedestrian Safety (wider sidewalk/buffer)	2
Bicycle Safety (striped lines/separated path)	2
Other Safety Improvement	2

Existing Conditions	0-5
Pavement Widths (Deviation from standards)	0-2
Shoulder Widths (1 pt. per 2 feet less than 6')	0-3
No Center Turn lane/Pocket (Project must correct)	1

Provides Access Management	0-3
Add Non-Traversable Median greater than 50% of project length	3
Add C-Curb at Intersections or less than 50% of project length	2
Close Minor Intersections	1
Reduce Access Points	2
Eliminate Existing At-Grade Crossing	2

Economic Development, 25 Maximum

Employment Growth	0-12
Retail Employment Growth (Regional Model-Select Link)	0-5
Other Employment Growth (Regional Model-Select Link)	0-7

Provide or Improves Access to Existing Employment	0-6
Existing Employment (Regional Model-Select Link)

Freight Facility	0-5
Improves Access	1-3
Creates Access	4-5
Distribution Center	1-3

Transportation Concurrency	0-5
Prevents Concurrency Compliance Violation	0-4
Reverses Transportation Moratorium	5
Supports Annexation Agreement	5

Financial/Implementation, 15 Maximum

Lead Agency Funds	0-3
1 point per 5%

Private Partner Funds	0-5
1 point per 2%

Overmatch Funding	0-5
1 point per 5% Above Minimum Local Match

Previously Completed Work	0-5
Environment Permits Approved	2
PS&E Package Complete	2
Right of Way Acquisition Complete	2

Air Quality, 10 Maximum

Air Quality Benefit	0-10
TCM Tools (Reduction of CO and VOC)	0-10

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