1. 2040 Metropolitan Transportation Plan Final Approval GVMC Board May 7, 2015

2. 2040 MTP Overview  Federally-mandated document  Updated every four years  Transportation investment strategy for next 25 years  No MTP = No Federal Funds  MTP must be financially constrained (Revenues = Expenditures)  Addresses all modes of transportation  Uses the most recent data to assess needs and priorities  Population and employment database and projections  Traffic counts and travel time studies  Travel demand model  Pavement inventory  Safety/Crash data  Environmental inventory  Others

3. MAP-21 - What’s New??  National Goals  MAP-21 established seven national performance based goals which include:  Safety  Infrastructure Condition  Congestion Reduction  System Reliability  Freight Movement  Environmental Sustainability  Economic Vitality  Performance Measures  GVMC will be required to report on how project selection will help achieve the defined targets  GVMC will reopen the MTP in 2016 to adhere to performance mandates

4. Process Participants  General public – (approx. 400)  Municipalities in Kent and Eastern Ottawa Counties (24)  Kent County and Ottawa County Road Commissions  Grand Rapids Chamber  Right Place Program  ITP/The Rapid  Smaller transit agencies (e.g. Hope Network)  Michigan Department of Transportation  Gerald R. Ford International Airport  Passenger rail and freight rail (e.g. Amtrak and CSX)  Intercity passenger transit agencies (e.g. Greyhound)  Federal Highway Administration  Federal Transit Administration  U.S. Environmental Protection Agency  Michigan Department of Natural Resources  Other private and public groups and interested organizations

5. GVMC 2040 Metropolitan Transportation Plan Development Environmental Justice & Consultation (1,100+ EJ notices sent – 200+ Consulted Agencies) Transportation Priorities (Nearly $5 Billion in projects/programs identified) Final MTP Document (Meets all Federal Requirements – Completed on Schedule) Public Outreach & Stakeholder Meetings 41 Meetings – 25% Increase in Public Participation All Elements of Transportation (Condition, Capacity, Safety, Transit, Non Motorized, Air, Rail, Freight) Needs & Financial Analysis (Estimated $8 Billion in needs through 2040)

6. MTP Project List Nearly $5 Billion Regionally-significant projects through 2040 Variety of federal funding programs Implemented through the GVMC TIP

8. Public Comment Summary

9. MTP Integration – Next Steps  GVMC Board Adoption (Today)  Transportation Improvement Program (Fall 2015)  Performance Measures Integration (Spring 2016)  Begin 2045 MTP Development (Summer 2017)

10. Thank You.