CVTPA RPA17 REGION

Transportation Planning

RPA17 – Region of Appanoose, Clarke, Davis, Decatur, Lucas, Monroe & Wayne counties

Chariton Valley Planning and Development Council administers programs for the Chariton Valley Transportation Planning Affiliation (CVTPA). Critical elements include the development of the Transportation Improvement Program (TIP), Transportation Planning Work Program (TPWP), the Public Participation Plan (PPP), Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP), the Passenger Transit Plan (PTP) and General Administration. All of the documents are developed through the cooperation of city and county governments in the counties of Appanoose, Clarke, Davis, Decatur, Lucas, Monroe, and Wayne Counties as well as City of Centerville, City of Osceola (new in 2022), 10-15 Transit and Southern Iowa Trolley, known as the CVTPA Regional Planning Affiliation (RPA) 17. Economic development organizations, special interest groups, the 2 transit agencies as well as the general public were also consulted through a public participation process in compliance with the current federal funding sources and to adopt each document. The TIP outlines projects supported and sponsored federal aid as well as those recommended by RPA 17.

Projects included in the program include multimodal and transit planning activities, federal aid bridge and highway projects, Transportation Enhancement projects, and transit capital improvements as sponsored directly by the RPA 17 or funded by federal dollars. Funding sources for the program activities include Federal Transit funding, Surface Transportation Block Grant Program (STBG) dollars, bridge replacement and rehabilitation funds, Transportation Enhancement monies, and State Planning and Research (SPR) resources.

Activities included in the TPWP represent the commitment to develop, monitor, maintain, and to complete the work elements contained the each work program for the upcoming fiscal year. A program to identify and direct the RPAs transportation planning activities is completed annually. LRTP is the transportation planning process intended to be comprehensive, collaborative and continuing. The RPA has determined that a multi-modal plan and specific modal plans will be providing a comprehensive plan for the region.

The PPP outlines RPA 17s commitment to implement a viable, active, and productive public involvement process for transportation planning input and product development activities. Updated in 2011 the previous PPP plan last updated in 1999. PTP includes the preparation and development of passenger transit plan (PTP) with the support of transit planning agencies. Members of the CVTPA Policy Board, Technical Advisory Committee, and Transit Advisory subcommittee contributed to elements of each document, which in turn was submitted and reviewed with the Technical Advisory Committee and approved by the Policy Board. General information is distributed to the public. All meetings are open to the public.

CVPD provides the transportation planning needs for RPA 17: Transportation Planning Work Program (TPWP), Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP), Public Participation Plan (PPP), Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) Trails Planning, and General Administration.

* Offer assistance in the research of grant resources and funding opportunities. Supports grant development efforts by supplying data, writing assistance, and administration.

* Assist in the development, maintaining, and updating region-wide transportation plans. Coordinate all regional funding and balances.

* Coordinates county transportation plans with state

and federal plans to maintain funding eligibility

* Administration for the Surface Transportation Program which provides transportation funding directly to our communities.