FUND FACT SHEET Utah Department of Transportation, Program Development & STIP
Spring 2014
State Planning FUNDING Federal year: October 1 State year: July 1 Programmed funding 2013: $4 million 2014: $4 million Proposed: $4 million
The State Planning Program helps improve the quality, quan ty and availability of informa on about the transporta on system, and the needs of road users, to help UDOT leaders make strategic business decisions.
CONTACT Jeff Harris 801-965-4354 je arris@utah.gov
ACCOMPLISHMENTS The UDOT State Planning Division helps support UDOT’s strategic goal to op mize mobility by helping to iden fying projects that meet future mobility needs. UDOT develops the Long Range Plan, a 30-year plan for rural transporta on projects.
UDOT Planning iden fies bike and pedestrian facility updates and improvements to expand transporta on op ons for all road users.
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Strategic, data-reliant planning helps iden fy and priori ze projects that address delay. Even with planned capacity projects, delay will increase a er 2013. Without capacity projects, delay would have increased two to three-fold.
State Planning is funded through the Federal Highway Administra on’s State Planning and Research Program. UDOT’s planning func ons include: • Long range planning -- UDOT works with MPOs and UTA to develop the 2040 Long Range Plan which iden fies future improvements and investments in rural areas. UDOT also works with MPOs to prepare the statewide Unified Transporta on Plan for urban areas. • Air Quality – UDOT works with regulatory agencies and local MPOs to assure compliance with federal air quality rules • TravelWise – UDOT works with the Governor’s office and private industry to encourage trip reduc on strategies for road users. • Pedestrian & Bike Coordina on – UDOT promotes safety and iden fies travel facility updates and improvements to meet the needs of all road users. • Travel Demand Modeling – UDOT forecasts future impacts to roadways and transit. • Freight Mobility – UDOT works to improve mobility and safety along freight-moving corridors by iden fying facility improvements.
Fund Code: SPR