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The
Transportation Improvement Program (TIP), which the Madison Area TPB updates
annually, is a coordinated listing of short-range transportation improvement
projects anticipated to be undertaken in the next five-year period. The TIP is
the mechanism by which the long-range transportation plan is implemented, and
represents the transportation improvement priorities of the region.
Projects
within the Madison Area TPB Planning Area must be included in the TIP in order
to be eligible to receive federal funding assistance. Outer county area projects
are also listed for information and coordination purposes. The list is
multi-modal. In addition to streets/roadways,. it includes transit, pedestrian
and bicycle, parking, and rideshare/transportation demand management projects.
The
coordinated listing of projects in the TIP is prepared as a cooperative effort
by state and local implementing agencies and the staff of the Madison Area TPB,
and is primarily based upon capital improvement programs and budgets.
Implementing agencies submit their listings of proposed projects to TPB staff to
coordinate into a comprehensive listing of proposed transportation improvements,
with indications of project scope, cost timing, etc The listing is subject to
review by the Madison Area TPB, Technical Coordinating Committee (TCC), Madison
Area TPB, local units of government. Opportunities are also provided for public
involvement and comments.
The
TIP is not a final schedule of project implementation. The time frame shown in
the TIP is a "best estimate" at the time of TIP development. The
timing of projects can change due to lack of available federal or local funds,
delays in project development activities, changes in implementation priorities,
and other factors. The annual updating of the TIP allows for these adjustments
to project schedules and changes in relative priorities of transportation
improvement. In addition, the TIP may be amended after it is adopted in order to
add or delete projects, advance a project into the first year, or accommodate
cost, phasing, or scope changes to a project. These amendments are usually
minor. If a major change were to be adopted, an opportunity for review and
comment would be provided for the TPB, TCC, TPB Board, local governments, and
the general public.
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