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All highway and transit projects in the state, funded under Title 23 and the Federal Transit Act, must be included in a federally approved STIP. Projects in the STIP must be consistent with the Statewide long-range transportation plan and metropolitan transportation improvement programs (TIPs). The program must reflect expected funding and priorities for programming, including transportation enhancements. Additionally, the Clean Air Act Amendments (CAAA) requires Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) within nonattainment areas to perform conformity determinations prior to the approval of their Regional Transportation Plans (RTPs) and TIPs.
These conformity determinations show that the 2010-2013 Statewide Transportation Improvement Plan – as a product of all the regional TIPs is consistent with the air quality goals in the applicable Arizona State Implementation Plans (SIPs).
Opportunities for Public Comment
The Councils of Governments' decision-making process affords numerous opportunities for public comment on the programming process and project selection. As a result of the Regional Transportation Plan, Corridor profiles have been developed which will eventually lead to programmable projects. Meetings are held for each Corridor Profile enabling the public to present their views.
A newspaper advertisement regarding the DRAFT STIP is published statewide and will be posted on this website. Copies of the DRAFT document is sent to each District office and made available during business hours for review/comment. Comments may be submitted by
turning them into each District Office to forward to us, or by mail to ADOT, Multimodal Planning Division (MPD), Jennifer Toth, Transportation Programming 320B, 206 South 17th Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85007. |
