MPO staff report TIP administrative changes and UPWP wording updates; two amendments approved unanimously
May 29, 2025 | Erie County, Pennsylvania
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Erie County MPO staff on Thursday reported administrative modifications to the 2025–2028 Transportation Improvement Program that add final-design phases and federal dollars to multiple projects, and said a change to the UPWP was made to comply with federal program language.
Julia, an MPO staff presenter, outlined two administrative actions: adding $157,655 in federal Surface Transportation Program (STP) funds for the City of Corry resurfacing project (federal fiscal year 2025) to cover final design, and adding $220,000 in federal funds for the SR 77 West Church Street to SR 426 final design phase (FFY 2025). She said the funding source for both actions was an adjustment within Erie Highway/STP line items to match final design estimates.
Emily reported results of two previously noticed TIP amendments: they concerned a local federal aid route to Euclid Boulevard and a transit-type amendment. Both amendments were recorded as unanimously approved by the voting body that considered them. Emily said the MPO recorded the votes and included results in the meeting materials.
On the Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP), staff reported they revised wording to comply with federal regulation and guidance so the document remains eligible for federal funds. “We had to remove some wording in order to comply with the federal regulation,” Emily said, adding the update replaced terms such as “environmental justice” with “demographic analysis” to align with current guidance. Staff said these are text changes only and do not alter programmatic elements.
The UPWP also funds a series of “complete streets” workshops (named locally as Fleet Streets workshops) and staff said those outreach sessions are underway in multiple municipalities, with templates and draft policy language to be shared with jurisdictions; staff expect completion of that UPWP-funded work by June 30.
Committee members asked clarifying questions and staff offered to provide further detail if requested. No new local funding commitments were made during these informational agenda items.
Julia, an MPO staff presenter, outlined two administrative actions: adding $157,655 in federal Surface Transportation Program (STP) funds for the City of Corry resurfacing project (federal fiscal year 2025) to cover final design, and adding $220,000 in federal funds for the SR 77 West Church Street to SR 426 final design phase (FFY 2025). She said the funding source for both actions was an adjustment within Erie Highway/STP line items to match final design estimates.
Emily reported results of two previously noticed TIP amendments: they concerned a local federal aid route to Euclid Boulevard and a transit-type amendment. Both amendments were recorded as unanimously approved by the voting body that considered them. Emily said the MPO recorded the votes and included results in the meeting materials.
On the Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP), staff reported they revised wording to comply with federal regulation and guidance so the document remains eligible for federal funds. “We had to remove some wording in order to comply with the federal regulation,” Emily said, adding the update replaced terms such as “environmental justice” with “demographic analysis” to align with current guidance. Staff said these are text changes only and do not alter programmatic elements.
The UPWP also funds a series of “complete streets” workshops (named locally as Fleet Streets workshops) and staff said those outreach sessions are underway in multiple municipalities, with templates and draft policy language to be shared with jurisdictions; staff expect completion of that UPWP-funded work by June 30.
Committee members asked clarifying questions and staff offered to provide further detail if requested. No new local funding commitments were made during these informational agenda items.
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