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Council reviews proposed scoring system to prioritize street projects and align federal funds
Summary
City staff proposed a simple numeric scoring system to rank transportation projects and align them with limited federal, state and local funding sources, telling the council the tool would improve transparency and grant competitiveness.
City staff presented a proposed framework on how the city should rank transportation projects to align limited funding with council priorities and federal and state grant programs.
“Our goal this evening is to move toward a more transparent, consistent, objective prioritization process,” City Engineer Stan Petroff told the council. He said the proposal would score projects on several priorities using a three‑level scale so staff and council can rank competing projects for funding, including roughly $5 million in anticipated MPO (Metropolitan Planning Organization) funds that Springfield expects to receive.
The plan responds to a staff analysis showing Springfield’s pavement condition index (PCI) is about 69 out of 100 and that, if spending continues at current levels, the street system will gradually deteriorate. “We need to spend, like, another million and a half per year…
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