2022 Federal Certification Review

The page has been created as a working page to assist with access to information required for the Pioneer Valley Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPO) FFY 2022 Certification Review. As staff respond to the request prior to the onsite meeting, those material’s and links will be available below.

PVMPO Certification Review Meeting Agenda – February 1, 2023

Public Meeting – Federal Certification Review – February 28, 2023 @ 11:00AM

Click Here to view Responses to FHWA/FTA Advanced Questions

  1. Documentation designating the urbanized area as an MPO
    1. Metropolitan Planning/Coordination Agreements (MOU 11/23/2021 )
      1. States DOT(s)
      2. Public Transit Provider(s): PVTA/FRTA
      3. Air Quality Agencies
      4. Neighboring MPO(s) and UZA Agreements
      5. Optional: any other planning agreements we should be made aware of?
    2. Metropolitan Planning Organization Designation
      1. Designation documents establishing the MPO
      2. MPO Bylaws/Structure Same as MOU from section1.1
      3. MPO Membership
      4. JTC Membership
      5. JTC Bylaws, if any
      6. Special Subcommittees, if any – Please see section 1.5 of the JTC Bylaws
  2. Unified Planning Work Program
    1. FY 2023 UPWP and any relevant materials for FY 2024
    2. Quarterly & Annual PL/5303 Reporting- past 4 quarters (last report 9/30/2022)
      1. Q1
      2. Q2
      3. Q3
    1. Amendment/Administration Modification Procedures (if separate document) – Page 3
  3. Metropolitan Transportation Plan
    1. 2020 Pioneer Valley Regional Transportation Plan,
    2. Any relevant materials for development of 2024 RTP
      1. Focus Group Presentation Template
  4. Transportation Improvement Program
    1. FY 2023-2027 TIP
    2. Project selection procedures (page 25) and evaluation criteria – Current amendment out for public review
    3. Annual listing of obligated projects including FY22 if/when available
    4. Amendment/Administration Modification Procedures (if separate document) – Page 26
    5. Optional: any additional procedures not outlined in the TIP?
  5. Public Participation Plan
    1. 2022 Public Participation Plan
    2. Optional: relevant materials about edits or comments received to finalize 2022 plan
  6. Title VI Procedures/EJ Documentation (please provide relevant documents for the below) – MPO Title VI activities update
    1. Current Title VI Implementation Plan, including public notice/complaint procedures
      1. PVMPO Title VI Annual Activities Report 2020
      2. PVTA title VI Monitoring of Subrecipient
      3. Title VI annual Reporting Requirements
    2. Any description/documentation on a strategy to improve accessibility in the region
    3. Equity and/or distribution analysis (methodology and results of most recent w/description of demographic profiles used)
    4. Updated LEP Four-Factor Analysis, including Language Access Plan (LAP)
  7. Coordinated Human Services Plan
    1. 2020 Coordinated Human Services Transportation Plan, approved May 2022
  8. Congestion Management Process (RTP Chapter 8)
    1. Updated Ranking and Bottleneck Process
      1. Northampton Bottleneck
      2. Springfield Bottleneck
    2. Park and Ride Occupancy
  9. Pioneer Valley Regional Freight Transportation Plan, confirm most recent
  10. Regional Bicycle/Pedestrian/Multimodal Plans or major studies, Valley Bike Share Report – 2021
    1. Valley Bike Share Dashboard
  11. Regional Climate/Resiliency Plans or major studies,
    1. Pioneer Valley Climate Action and Clean Energy Plan –  https://www.pvpc.org/sites/default/files/PVPC%20Climate%20Action%20Clean%20Energy%20Plan%20FINAL%2002-18-14.pdf
    2. Climate Action and Clean Energy Page – https://www.pvpc.org/plans/climate-action-and-clean-energy-plan
    3. Our Next Future Page – https://www.pvpc.org/plans/our-next-future
    4. Valley Vision – Regional Land Use Plan – https://www.pvpc.org/plans/valley-vision-4-land-use
    5. Food Security Plan – https://www.pvpc.org/plans/pioneer-valley-food-security-plan
    6. Green Infrastructure Plan – https://www.pvpc.org/plans/pioneer-valley-green-infrastructure-plan
    7. Pioneer Valley Sustainability Toolkit – https://www.pvpc.org/plans/pioneer-valley-sustainability-toolkit
    8. Valley Bike Share Phase 3 – CMAQ Consultation
  12. Safety Studies
    1. Safety Compass
    2. Top 100 High Crash Intersections
      1. Locations
    3. Route 20 Safety Study
      1. Route 20 Story book
  13. Transit
    1. PVTA Suspended Service
    2. PVTA Terminated Service