Transportation Funding in the
Tulsa Metro
Advocacy Advance Workshop
February 22, 2013
James Wagner, AICP
Transportation Projects Coordinator
INCOG
Overview
1. What “area” are we talking about when we say
“region?”
2. How to the Federal Programs work at INCOG
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Transportation Alternatives (TA)
Surface Transportation Program (STP)
Congestion Mitigation & Air Quality (CMAQ)
Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP)
What is INCOG?
• Voluntary Association of Local Governments
• Membership –
Counties – Creek, Osage, Rogers, Tulsa,
and Wagoner Counties
Cities & Towns – 47 Municipalities
Tribal Governments – Muscogee (Creek)
Nation and Osage Nation (2011)
• Board of Directors – comprised principally
of local elected officials
•Funded by local, state and federal funds
Transportation Area Geography
 Tulsa Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)
 INCOG Region (5 Counties)
 Transportation Management Area (TMA)
 Tulsa Urbanized Area
 At least 50,000 people
 At least 1,000 people per square mile
Federal Programs
Program Name
INCOG Funding
Application
Window
Transportation
$1.1 Million Annually
Alternatives (TA)
March 2013
Surface
Transportation
Program (STP)
$12.5 Million Annually
June 2013
Congestion
Mitigation & Air
Quality (CMAQ)
$650,000 Annually
N/A
Highway Safety
Improvement
Program (HSIP)
N/A
N/A
Alternative Transportation Programs
SAFETEA-LU
(FY 2009 $)
MAP-21
(FY 2013 $ est.)
Transportation
Enhancements ($14M)
Transportation Alternatives
($12.3M)
Recreational Trails Program
($1.7M)
Recreational Trails Program
($1.7M)
Safe Routes to School
($2M)
Transportation Alternatives Apportionment
to State ($14M)
50% sub-allocated to areas
within a state based on
population
Urbanized Areas over 200,000
population
• Tulsa UZA
• Okla. City UZA
Balance of State
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•
Urban areas with 5,000 –
200,000 population
Areas with ≤ 5,000 population
Set-aside for
Recreational Trails
Program ($1.7M)
50% for use in any area of the
state
ODOT Priorities for Projects
For State Program
SAFETEA-LU
• Billboard removal
• Welcome centers
50% for use in any area
of the state
MAP-21
• School zones on state
highway system
• Railroad depots on
Heartland Flyer
• ODOT ADA Transition
Plan implementation
• State transportation
museum exhibit
• Environmental
mitigation
• Capitol grounds/ Lincoln
Boulevard
enhancements
Types of Eligible Activities
• Trail facilities (i.e. trails, trailheads, parking, lighting)
• Bicycle and Pedestrian infrastructure (i.e. streetscape,
sidewalks, pedestrian signals, school crossings, bike
parking, bike lanes)
• Historic preservation / rehab of historic transportation
facilities
• Environmental mitigation, archeological activities and
wildlife management related to transportation
• Education & encouragement campaigns for walking and
bicycling to school
No Longer Eligible Activities
 Acquisition of scenic easements and scenic or historic
sites
 Transportation museums
 Welcome and visitor centers
Eligible Applicants
 Local governments
 Transit agencies
 Natural resource or public land agencies
 Public school districts
 Tribal governments
Funding for Transportation
Alternatives Projects
Urbanized Areas over 200,000
population
• Tulsa UZA
• Okla. City UZA
2010
Population
% of State
Population
Estimated Funding
Tulsa Urbanized Area
(INCOG)
655,479
17.5%
$1.1M/Year
OKC Urbanized Area
(ACOG)
965,403
25.7%
$1.6M/Year
2,130,118
56.8%
$3.5M/Year
Geography
Balance - State of
Oklahoma
Anticipated Schedule
INCOG TA Program
Develop program implementation process
Jan/Feb 2013
Application Cycle Opens
March
Application Deadline
April
Project Review & Recommendation
May
INCOG Board Approval
June/July
Balance of State
•
ODOT Balance of State Program
•
Urban areas with 5,000 –
200,000 population
Areas with ≤ 5,000
population
Anticipate funding highest-ranking projects from
last TE/SRTS application cycles
Viplav Putta
Manager, Transportation Planning and Programs
Surface Transportation Program
 $12.5 Million available annually
 Competitive selection process
 Open to any local government in the TMA
 Application window opens in Summer
Congestion Mitigation & Air Quality