Task 1.1 Provide technical assistance to Member Policy Committees and staff regarding cross cutting issues, includes monitoring the national transportation discussion from various organizations and transportation related articles.
Total time spent for the month of April is 17 hours.Below is a list of Constant Contact emails sent to the ILMPO Policy and Technical Committee. All Constant Contact emails are archived for reporting purposes and links are provided below. All emails through Constant Contact are archived on a monthly basis. To view the archive page, click here.
APRIL 2012
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Task 1.2 Provide a mechanism for policy discussion and analysis regarding metropolitan transportation issues. Includes duties such as organization of the ILMPO meetings, producing minutes and agenda items along with discussions with the Chairman of the Policy and/or Technical Committee.
Total time spent for the month of April is 6.50 hours.
Consultant spent time drafting the minutes from the March 20 ILMPO board meeting. Draft minutes were submitted to the ILMPO Chairman on April 9. Time was also spent discussing the May 15 ILMPO board meeting with the Chairman as well as soliciting members for agenda items. Finally consultant sent weekly updates to the ILMPO Chairman with a listing of activities that would be/or were conducted that week. |
Task 1.3 Support MPOs in implementing and complying with state and federal laws and regulations regarding planning responsibilities of metropolitan planning organizations.
Total time spent for the month of April was 6.75 hours.
Consultant spent time communicating with several MPOs regarding the urbanized area webinar and attending the webinar at CMAP offices. Time was spent meeting with FHWA in Springfield to discuss the urbanized area boundaries process as well as email communications with IDOT about relevant staff contact regarding the process. Lastly time was spent discussing availability with FHWA and IDOT to discuss the topic at the May 15 ILMPO board meeting. |
Task 1.4 Provide a forum of the sharing of information and best practices across regional lines. Includes website development and coordination of various entities to ILMPO meetings.
Total time spent for the month of April is 15.50 hours.
Transportation News Briefs were posted to the ILMPO web page after each Constant Contact email blast. The list of emails developed and distributed can be found in Task 1.1.
The ILMPO State Legislative webpage was updated after a state legislative update was sent to members on April 2, 16 and 30 with the status of legislation consultant was monitoring in Springfield as well as a legislative calendar for the week.
Consultant spent time preparing and distributing a Reports Brief on April 23. A listing of reports included in the email blast are listed below.
Federal Highway Administration: Best Planning Practices: Metropolitan Transportation Plans Work Zone Mobility And Safety Self Assessment: 2011 National Report
Passenger Rail:
High-Speed Rail -- The First Three Years: Taking The Pulse Of China's Emerging Program Intercity Passenger Rail: Implications For Urban, Regional, And National Mobility
Occupant Volume Integrity Evaluation In Passenger Rail Cars
Passenger Rail Moves Ahead - Meeting the Needs of the 21st Century
Transit Reports:
Off-Board Fare Payment Using Proof-Of-Payment Verification
Transportation Research Board:
Guidelines for Providing Access to Public Transportation Stations
Extent of Highway Capacity Manual Use in Planning
Improved Models for Better Decisions Planning Models, Traffic Operations Models, and Activity-Based Models
Integration of Analysis Methods and Development of Analysis Plan
Travel Reports:
The Emergence of the "Super-Commuter"
Multimodal And Corridor Applications Of Travel Time Reliability
A Wider Look At How Travelers Value The Quality And Quantity Of Travel Time
Various Reports:
Active Transportation Beyond Urban Centers: Walking And Bicycling In Small Towns And Rural America
Keeping Baby Boomers Mobile: Preserving The Mobility And Safety Of Older Americans
The New Language Of Mobility: Talking Transportation In A Post-Recession World
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Task 2.0 Develop linkages and networks with other related statewide and regional organizations, including developing strategic relationships with key state agency personnel and associations.
Total time spent for the month of April is 2.50 hours.
Consultant attended a reception for the Illinois Road & Transportation Builders Association in Springfield where she met several association members. Furthermore, she met with the President of the Illinois Road & Transportation Builders Association where we discussed LinkedIn postings related to the ILMPO Advisory Council as well as the status of the federal transportation reauthorization legislation. That same week, she also attended the Governor's Rural Affair Council meeting at the Illinois State Library. The following week, consultant met with the Chairman of the Senate Transportation Committee about a subject matter hearing for the procurement of passenger rail equipment. |
Task 2.1  Provide training for MPO staff and member agencies. Include duties related to the Technical Committee Meetings.
4.50 hours were spent on task 2.1 in the month of April.
Time was spent assimulating various tagged emails from various subscriptions and compiling the list of notices. Constant Contact was utilized in developing the Webinar Notice which was distributed to members on April 20. A listing of webinars in the email blast are listed below.
Ozone Advance
Economic (Re)Development and Solar Webinar
Putting the Pieces in Place: Seamless Regional Fare Payment Puts the "Super" in Southern California's "Super Region"
Workforce Research on Transportation Projects
Public Acceptability of Congestion Pricing
NARC Transportation Funding & Finance Subcommittee
Website Development for Economic Development |
Task 2.2 Identify and pursue grant opportunities to support MPO activities.
No hours were spent on Task 2.2 for the month of April. |
Task 2.3 Analyze state and federal legislative and regulatory proposals to determine their impacts on planning jurisdictions of Illinois MPOs. Duties includes researching state statutes and providing legislative update reports.
Total time spent for the month of April is 17.25 hours. Consultant spent time reviewing the status of legislation and monitoring both the House and Senate Floor Action. A state legislative update was compiled and distributed on April 2, April 16 and April 30 via Constant Contact with the status of legislation as well as Committee hearings for the week to MPO members. Consultant also spent time drafting a letter for the Regional Infrastructure Improvement Zone and the MPO Threshold proposed in S1813 for MPOs between 50K and 200K. Both letters were finalized and distributed to various stakeholders as well as the Illinois Congressional Delegation. |
Task 2.3 Analyze state and federal legislative and regulatory proposals to determine their impacts on planning jurisdictions of Illinois MPOs. Duties includes researching state statutes and providing legislative update reports.
Total time spent for the month of April is 17.25 hours. Consultant spent time reviewing the status of legislation and monitoring both the House and Senate Floor Action. A state legislative update was compiled and distributed on April 3, April 16 and April 30 via Constant Contact with the status of legislation as well as Committee hearings for the week to MPO members. Consultant also spent time drafting a letter for the Regional Infrastructure Improvement Zone and the MPO Threshold proposed in S1813 for MPOs between 50K and 200K. |
Task 3.0 Administrative duties to include duties for a fiscal agent, to develop the UWP and provide UWP updates.
Total time spent for the month of March is 11.25 hours.
Consultant spent time reviewing detailed invoices from March 1 - 31 and analyzing hours spent on each particular UWP task. Time was also spent updating the monthly drawn down of hours and provided in the UWP report. The March UWP Report was distributed to MPO members and IDOT via Constant Contact on March 13. Time was also spent creating a detailed invoice for April 1 - 15.
The ILMPO UWP monthly drawn down report is available below which includes April hours.
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April 30 Balance
| | 1.1 Monitor the national transportation discussion from organizations like NADO, NARC, APA, and AMPO and provide summary communications and ideas to ILMPO and IDOT. | 250 | 13.00 | 8.50 | 17.00 | 211.50 | | 1.2 Organize 10 ILMPO Advisory Council meetings to develop collective solutions or pursue collective opportunities. | 200 | 4.00 | 23.75 | 10.25 | 162.00 | | 1.3 Support Illinois MPOs in implementing and complying with state and federal laws and regulations regarding transportation planning responsibilities of metropolitan planning organizations. | 200 | 0.00 | 3.00 | 6.75 | 180.25 | | 1.4 Provide a forum for the sharing of information and best practices across regional lines. | 200 | 13.00 | 12.75 | 15.50 | 168.75 | | 2.0 Develop linkages and networks with other related statewide and regional organizations. | 100 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.50 | 93.50 | | 2.1 Coordinate training for MPO staff and member agencies. | 200 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 4.50 | 195.00 | | 2.2 Identify and pursue grant opportunities. | 100 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 100.00 | | 2.3 Analyze state and federal legislative and regulatory proposals to determine their impacts on planning jurisdictions of Illinois MPOs. | 250 | 47.00 | 27.50 | 17.25 | 158.25 | | 3.0 Administrative duties includes providing detailed invoices and developing monthly UWP Reports. Monies are provided to Tri-County Regional Planning Commission for fiscal duties. | 150 | 5.00 | 8.50 | 11.25 | 125.25 | | TOTAL HOURS | 1650 | 84.50 | 86.00 | 85.00 | 1394.50 |
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