TRANSPORTATION Roles and Responsibilities
What is the State s role in transportation? To provide for the international, interstate, interregional, and interurban movement of people and goods. To maintain a basic farm-to-market network. To address identified traffic operations and safety issues on state-maintained highways.
In addition: What is the State s role in transportation? To assist local government officials in addressing local transportation needs. - Administer programs (off-system bridge, local road safety, enhancement, safe routes to schools, urban systems, airport priority program, port priority program, rural transit, urban transit) - Advice and training (LTAP) - Planning assistance in metropolitan areas and on a pilot basis in non-metro areas - Parish Transportation Fund (by formula) - Flood control program and public works support
What about Economic Development? From the state s perspective Three things people call economic development True Economic Development (net increases in employment & income for the state) Real Estate Development (shifts or growth in population & retail sales) Attempts to Stimulate Economic Growth (attempts to reverse economic decline & poverty)
Local Responsibilities Manage Growth Develop a long-range (20-year) vision Set some goals to achieve that vision - Preserve character of towns - Define and develop city centers/downtowns - Architectural themes/standards/zones - Placement of schools and other public facilities Develop a land use plan that compliments the goals Establish mechanisms to implement the plan (zoning, tax incentives) Consider development codes and sign ordinances
Local Responsibilities Invest in Infrastructure Develop a plan Protect local infrastructure weight enforcement Improve local roads Build new roads to develop grid Think about transit - Serving the elderly - Workforce development Think about walking and biking What about other modes airport, railroad, port
Local Responsibilities Hold Developers Accountable Require mitigation of impacts - DOTD has a traffic impact policy for state highways - Many local governments assess impact fees Manage access to improve safety and efficiency - require interconnection of parking lots - don t allow driveways too close to intersections - limit number and spacing of driveways Consider the future building setbacks
What about Metropolitan Planning Organizations?
What is a Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO)? MPO is the forum for cooperative transportation decision-making for the metropolitan planning area. An MPO must be designated for each urbanized area with a population of more than 50,000 by agreement between the Governor and units of general purpose local government that together represent at least 75 percent of the affected population (including the central city). Louisiana has 10 MPOs Alexandria, Baton Rouge, Houma, Lafayette, Lake Charles, Mandeville, Monroe, New Orleans, Sheveport, Slidell
ARKANSAS 20 49 220 SHREVEPORT BOSSIER CITY 20 MONROE 20 LOUISIANA METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATIONS Planning and Programming Department of Transportation and Development 49 Metropolitan Areas Based on the 2000 US Census ALEXANDRIA PINEVILLE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TEXAS MISSISSIPPI 49 110 BATON ROUGE 12 55 MANDEVILLE COVINGTON LAKE CHARLES 210 10 LAFAYETTE 10 10 310 610 59 510 SLIDELL LACOMBE 10 NEW ORLEANS 90 90 HOUMA GULF OF MEXICO
What is a Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO)? An MPO typically includes a technical staff, at least one Technical Advisory Committee, and a Policy Committee. The MPO Policy Committee is primarily comprised of local elected officials from the various municipalities within the metro area. The MPO Policy Committee is the decision- making body regarding transportation projects within the metropolitan area.
MPO Responsibilities From the State s perspective Regional Discussion and Visioning Provide a forum for discussion of regional transportation issues Forge consensus on a vision for the metropolitan area Develop goals to achieve that vision
MPO Responsibilities From the State s perspective Regional Planning and Coordination Develop a regional transportation plan based on the vision and goals Provide advice, technical data and analyses, and information to assist in local planning efforts Coordinate local land use and transportation plans - among local governments - with the regional transportation plan
MPO Responsibilities From the State s perspective Administer Transportation Funds Administer an open, transparent decisionmaking process for setting priorities and allocating available funds to implement the regional plan Build consensus on regional priorities for requests for additional state or federal funds