DRAFT TIP Appendices - Project Evaluation Criteria

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2020 - 2024 Transportation Improvement Program


Appendix 1

Project Evaluation Criteria

Once a proposed project was determined to be eligible for federal funding, it was evaluated against the criteria noted below. The values to the right represent of scores attainable for each criterion.

Common to All Projects:

Safety

  1. Improve the safety of the existing transportation system          0 to 20

Mobility

  1. Improve the efficiency and reliability of the existing transportation system          0 to 10
  2. Promote travel alternatives that are available to all persons regardless of age, physical or mental ability, and/or income          0 to 10

Community & Economic Development

  1. Enhance the region's attractiveness to new and existing businesses          0 to 5
  2. Has support from specific local, regional, or state land use, economic, housing, or other policies          0 to 5
  3. Support, enhance, or improve regional food system stability          0 to 5

System Continuity & Optimization

  1. Support corridor-level/multi-modal solutions, especially across jurisdictional boundaries          0 to 10
  2. Advance the recommendation(s) of a UPWP study or other transportation plan consistent with LRTP 2040          0 to 5
  3. Improve the resiliency of the system to natural and/or man-made disruptions          0 to 5

Environment

  1. Encourage the efficient use of non-renewable energy sources and/or promote renewable alternatives          0 to 5
  2. Reduce emissions of greenhouse gases and/or criteria pollutants          0 to 5

Fiscal Responsibility

  1. Minimize lifetime maintenance and user costs          0 to 5
  2. Provide non-federal match beyond the required amount          0 to 5
  3. Employ innovative funding/financing/partnerships that reflect the scope of interests served          0 to 5

Applicable to Specific Mode:

Highway and Bridge:

  1. Facility Condition Score          0 to 10
  2. Incorporate transit-supportive design elements          0 to 5
  3. Incorporate bicycle-supportive design elements          0 to 5
  4. Incorporate pedestrian-supportive design elements          0 to 5
  5. Incorporate goods movement-supportive design elements          0 to 5

Public Transportation:

  1. Contribute to operating cost efficiencies          0 to 10
  2. Improve on-time performance          0 to 5
  3. Maximize transit load factors          0 to 5
  4. Contribute to cost-effective maintenance of existing capital assets          0 to 5
  5. Improve access to/from employment, education, services, and/or community facilities          0 to 5

Bicycle and Pedestrian:

  1. Decrease gaps in the core multi-use trails network or increase the amount of federal-aid roads with complete sidewalks          0 to 10
  2. Improve access to/from employment, education, services, and/or community facilities          0 to 5
  3. Employ required/accepted design guidance and standards          0 to 5
  4. Contribute to cost-effective maintenance of existing bicycle/pedestrian facilities          0 to 5
  5. Effectively connect with existing bicycle/pedestrian facilities          0 to 5

System Management and Operations:

  1. Reduce travel times on major roadways          0 to 10
  2. Reduce incident clearance times          0 to 10
  3. Increase the productivity of regional transportation agencies/providers (e.g., cost savings, time savings, etc.)          0 to 5
  4. Support or advance existing and/or proposed ITS elements     0 to 5

Goods Movement:

  1. Increase efficiency and reliability for freight          0 to 10
  2. Improve access to freight-intensive businesses that support the local and regional economies          0 to 10
  3. Mitigate freight impacts to the community and environment          0 to 5
  4. Supports the creation or expansion of freight-intensive businesses and associated employment          0 to 5