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MB Cloud staff starts MTP update, safety action plan and forms selection/TIP advisory committees
Summary
Staff announced the start of the 2027 Metropolitan Transportation Plan update, a regional Vision Zero-style safety plan funded in 2023, and formation of selection and advisory committees to review RFQs and TIP amendments; staff asked for volunteers to serve on selection and safety committees.
MB Cloud regional staff told the Technical Advisory Committee on Feb. 5 that it has begun preparation for the next Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP) update, will update a regional safety (Vision Zero) action plan and will form selection and advisory committees to review consultant RFQs and TIP amendments.
Staff said the MTP is the long-range transportation plan covering at least 20 years and must be updated every four years; the next update aims for MPO adoption in spring 2027. Staff said the upcoming MTP will emphasize performance-based planning, align long-range programming with municipal priorities and improve local project representation in state funding decisions.
On safety, staff reported a awarded regional grant to convert the safety plan to a true Vision Zero action plan (roughly $400,000 total) and said the office is building in-house capacity to conduct roadway safety audits (RSAs). "We have just about completed one. We are underway with a second now," staff said, adding the office will publish a process for municipalities to request RSAs.
Staff also announced several RFQs for consultant services are imminent and asked for volunteers to sit on selection committees. In addition, staff proposed standing up a technical subcommittee to review TIP projects and TIP amendments monthly and a safety advisory committee to do project scoring and safety reviews. Several members volunteered to serve; staff will follow up with formal notices and timelines.
Why it matters: updating the MTP and creating standing advisory mechanisms aims to increase municipal input into project prioritization, improve safety review of projects and speed the technical review process for TIP amendments.
Next steps: staff will solicit municipal project lists for the MTP, circulate RFQs and appointment requests for selection and advisory committees, and continue building RSA capacity.
