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Lipke said the current snapshot lists just under $540 million in individually listed projects across the region with 34 projects called out; the bulk of those are locally sponsored projects and a small number are TDOT projects drawn from the state 10‑year plan. In this iteration there are 25 roadway projects and five transit projects among locally listed items. Several project types — ITS, CMAQ, transit signal projects and many bike/ped projects — will be folded into groupings (for example a travel/congestion/clean‑air grouping and a bike/ped grouping) in the final TIP to provide greater flexibility for future modifications.

The revenue snapshot Lipke shared shows roughly $142.8 million in region program revenues in the table presented and a remaining unprogrammed balance of about $41 million. He noted a 10% program reserve is being maintained and that staff anticipate opportunities for a midpoint program call and coordination with TDOT on CMAQ and PM2.5 discretionary programming.

Lipke said staff are targeting a draft submission to TDOT within the next week and still aim for an October adoption by the TPO, with final federal approvals expected after FHWA and FTA review in January 2026. He emphasized that the grouping approach will reduce the need for amendments for relatively small changes and should streamline mid‑cycle modifications.

\"If we go over on that grouping side, we're adding, or we we have that grouping with travel, congestion and clean air, and all of those, ITS, CMAQ type projects are gonna be folded into there,\" Lipke said.

The TIP development update was informational only; no committee action was required.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","TPOt 273 250708","oneSentenceSummary","Craig Lipke told the TPO Technical Committee the FY 2026–29 draft TIP lists about $540 million in projects but remains unreleased until eTIP platform outputs are available for display and fiscal tables.","taxTitle","Transportation Planning Organization Meetings, Knoxville City, Knox County, Tennessee","taxId",69357,"location","Tennessee","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6750066,"Knoxville TPO technical committee recommends adoption of FY 2026–27 planning work program",768,163000,931000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5354077-c390b981b8f009c70515adc00fd2babb&start=163&end=931","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5354077-c390b981b8f009c70515adc00fd2babb/thumbnail_163000.jpg","/articles/6750066/Tennessee/Knoxville-TPO-technical-committee-recommends-adoption-of-FY-202627-planning-work-program","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6750066-97b75f60b099c5459ea3fcac371b3907/orig.mp4?Expires=1776623858&Signature=bc6prC23~NAdjRGUwDFeQQ5wo9NfKbm4XvffIjJ~XzMg~rtUVqnS9Wd6v66SVV1sQOBKdNlc~p2OVP-CQBmFH6jXzaz0uyEHY6v7UkOXi2hzWx7y~gi1RtPaeeaOKGY0SsLDa0SbIg3Eg3GCZASZvN1iO1mZMZ4AcUPOGJSuX~zbnww5-EvnhX09TftzLYvn8VrOUbjODbd6u-B2GoOLJnnnQXYkW1WndDpsH9NFuqEyA~XYuzeidcbVzSaw3n75GwHBcTVVObZBgjgnSht8IMwAKZPV6piiSPz0sgVpP2g8KOwIpaAlXn~sDK2oKwNp-IKFs2fI2lZ-RZMRCauUpg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Knoxville Regional Transportation Planning Organization Technical Committee on July 8 recommended that the Executive Board adopt the FY 2026–27 Transportation Planning Work Program, a two‑year Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) that organizes federally funded regional planning activities for federal fiscal years 2026 and 2027.

Doug Burton, TPO staff, told the committee the work program follows federal planning factors and federal guidance from FHWA and FTA, and noted TDOT and FHWA requested adoption by Aug. 29. Burton described the work program as a two‑year effort that includes administration and public engagement, data collection and traffic counts, safety and crash data maintenance, a performance dashboard development, short‑range programming (the TIP), long‑range planning and the start of a mobility plan update toward a 2055 horizon, multimodal and transit coordination, and a set of special studies and grant opportunities that staff and jurisdictions proposed.

Burton said staff had included a $500,000 placeholder to fund locally requested planning studies over the two‑year period and listed candidate studies submitted by jurisdictions, including Kingston Pike/Campbell Station, Farragut municipal center drive connection, Maryville’s Montville Road study, Tazewell Pike corridor analysis and a Knoxville alleyway survey. He also identified freight planning as an area where staff believe the TPO should increase effort, saying freight is difficult to study because much of the data is held privately.

After the presentation, a member made a motion to recommend the work program to the Executive Board. The motion was seconded; the chair called for a voice vote, heard ayes and reported no opposition. The committee’s action was recorded as a recommendation to the Executive Board for approval.

The work program documents a two‑year budget covering multiple funding sources, which staff described in the packet as more than $8 million in combined program funds (planning, pavement management, CMAQ, and other program elements). Burton reminded members that federal legislation and national planning priorities could change during the work program window and that staff would adjust tasks if required by new federal guidance.

What happens next: the Technical Committee’s recommendation will be forwarded to the TPO Executive Board for formal adoption and transmittal to TDOT, FHWA and FTA as required.

\"We get an expectation memo from FHWA, FTA and TDOT,\" Burton said during the presentation, \"and they need this adopted by August 29, but we're hoping we can get this done this month.\"","The Knoxville Regional Transportation Planning Organization Technical Committee on July 8 recommended that the Executive Board adopt the FY 2026–27 Transportation Planning Work Program, a two‑year Unified Planning Work Program that organizes federally funded regional planning activities for federal fiscal years 2026 and 2027.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6750056,"TPO kicks off scoping for major travel demand model update; workshop scheduled to refine technical options",1704,1235000,2939000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5354077-c390b981b8f009c70515adc00fd2babb&start=1235&end=2939","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5354077-c390b981b8f009c70515adc00fd2babb/thumbnail_1235000.jpg","/articles/6750056/Tennessee/TPO-kicks-off-scoping-for-major-travel-demand-model-update-workshop-scheduled-to-refine-technical-options","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6750056-34afe1f29a17d509e737703706b4f3bb/orig.mp4?Expires=1776623858&Signature=SuGjVGl0rU1zCi7mKksg8hHwa41lovriyTtfXcF~VtJHhWIuOFS7OwTcFm4gk6nNB1ifm4rEoc0MAdCj76LcGGUct5Z66~LiJLBHCMZTxU9C4apP6CZAr0fxVmfR4bgc-OWtiaj5S948rpBVqp~DAJuabESd0J7fwgDVwmC6t2ncHGMWpCRgNciMaT9whm4P4ZeJVLbEolk2nWcto3QgV0LrBmwZhnbR304ohymm5B11GU6snPi3FodmkMXt0ekflqZ65gCARMSKycrYLfDsq5cO0JWaYAB6R-A6ZLu8CcPin4DCqRc25alW3uOhbjuNsnruO7FMHwFXtYVixDpYKw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Knoxville Regional TPO Technical Committee heard an overview of scoping work for a major update to the regional travel demand forecasting model and was invited to a stakeholder workshop scheduled to start at 10:30.

Mike Conger, TPO staff, said the existing regional model covers a 10‑county area and had its last major household survey in 2008; staff validated a 2022 base year but noted the model platform and survey data are aging. The TPO has been conducting a pooled household survey project (My Travels Count) across MPOs with a target of 3,000 samples for the 10‑county area; Conger said roughly 1,000 samples have been collected to date and staff expect to continue collection into the fall.

Vince Bernard of Caliper Corporation summarized survey responses from internal stakeholders and described priorities and tradeoffs identified in early engagement. Stakeholders rated technical analysis as very important and prioritized subarea studies, transit analyses and bicycle/pedestrian planning as likely uses for the updated model. Respondents also identified traffic‑impact analysis for developments and land‑use scenario testing as high‑value applications. Technical options discussed included the current hybrid model architecture versus a full activity‑based model (ABM); conventionally, ABMs can offer greater behavioral detail but carry substantially longer run times and higher costs.

Committee members pressed staff and the consultant on freight and truck modeling. Vince Bernard said heavy truck modeling can be improved using modern big data sources and counts; modeling delivery‑style light/medium commercial tours requires additional data and methods. TDOT staff and local members noted current uses of big truck data (for example in corridor studies on I‑40/I‑75) and discussed pairing big data and model results to analyze diversion and bypass effects.

Conger and consultant staff emphasized the workshop will examine design choices (architecture, spatial and temporal resolution, representation of bike/ped, truck tours and operational elements such as turning lanes and signals) and produce a final scoping memo with cost ballparks to inform a future RFP. The TPO expects to issue a model RFP after household survey collection completes and the final scope is refined.

\"There is a trade off between how detailed you can get down...and the model runtime,\" Bernard said. \"Activity‑based models can provide answers hybrid models can't, but they do come at a significant cost in terms of runtime and computation.\"","TPO staff and consultant Caliper led a scoping discussion for a major update to the 10‑county regional travel demand model, citing the need to reflect post‑COVID travel behavior and to incorporate new data sources (household survey, big truck GPS data). A stakeholder workshop was announced to refine architecture and budget.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6750051,"TDOT updates: Statewide Partnership Program deadlines, planning grants and staff transitions",420,2980000,3400000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5354077-c390b981b8f009c70515adc00fd2babb&start=2980&end=3400","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5354077-c390b981b8f009c70515adc00fd2babb/thumbnail_2980000.jpg","/articles/6750051/Tennessee/TDOT-updates-Statewide-Partnership-Program-deadlines-planning-grants-and-staff-transitions","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6750051-f3d52c76dfa93df0aeacf92a6911c843/orig.mp4?Expires=1776623858&Signature=AFMHxSNUGkr9DA5g4qWPpXXXSKypO6l-XXoOqbDyWJmGsSt5KmIwMK83IEARIROR02hpVfdP4XCtqAeAyZdg4fKoWjCNFqVb6BIrt3~XfVVq7hdOki9UGCLRCu6UzShGpxj1CaDJOghoBJzdOGbJzh8mxBSbCc-raaCqiBwDDgilTNggVOzKyhLYaXxvmYUiDMiGesx0OANAOTuLa95BuzRPalRkwC8HIaMeKyn1YB037XX-CwOaR1uCbTKshaf01ZRBitbkv1HvIbJyDrXrP9rCSf8yxrhHua~xoRv7KzoRlF2Yq2zo2qV7n-oD-jdBRbC-tJDt~OYkxQp~Ouiz2w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","A TDOT representative updated the Technical Committee on statewide funding and planning opportunities and on departmental personnel changes.

TDOT staff reviewed the Statewide Partnership Program (SPP), noting the program helps TDOT prioritize statewide investments but does not replace local prioritization by MPOs and local governments. The representative encouraged jurisdictions to coordinate with TPO staff early because SPP applications require sponsor endorsements and deliverability considerations; staff cautioned members to verify local endorsement before promising local matches or commitments in applications. The SPP submission deadline cited in the presentation is Aug. 29.

The representative also said TDOT planning grants will be announced in late summer (applications expected in August/September, with awards by December) and described typical planning grant uses including corridor or TISMO studies and inventories that TDOT has funded at 80–90 percent with local match. Members were encouraged to coordinate with TPO staff for application support.

TDOT staff announced personnel changes including retirements and leadership transitions; the presenter said regional leadership would continue operations during the transition and that TDOT would provide updates when replacements are named.

\"There are a few things in there that you may have to talk to your city or county governments about specifically to get the endorsement,\" the TDOT representative said of the SPP application process.","TDOT representatives briefed the committee on the Statewide Partnership Program (SPP), urged coordination with TPO staff for SPP applications (deadline Aug. 29), announced planning grants to be released in late summer and noted several TDOT personnel transitions and retirements.","actionData","errors"]

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