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CCRPC outlines UPWP priorities and budget; raises transit contributions and regional project ideas
Summary
Executive Director Charlie Baker reviewed the UPWP requirement for MPOs, described CCRPC’s $10–11 million budget (about 95% grant funded), municipal dues (~$260,000), a January 23 deadline for UPWP applications, increased CCRPC payments to Green Mountain Transit, and several candidate regional projects including an Active Transportation Plan and a regional wastewater study.
At its December 17 meeting the Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission’s Planning Advisory Committee received an overview of the Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) from Executive Director Charlie Baker.
Baker explained that having a UPWP is a requirement for being a federally designated Metropolitan Planning Organization and that CCRPC’s UPWP covers both transportation and non‑transportation projects. He outlined funding sources and percentages: the commission’s annual budget is approximately $10–11 million, about 95% of which is grant funded; municipal dues total about $260,000 or roughly 5% of the budget. Baker said procedures for selecting UPWP projects include municipal applications, committee review, and a board adoption in May; the noted deadline for municipal UPWP applications is January 23.
Baker highlighted that CCRPC has increased its contribution to Green Mountain Transit from approximately $400,000 to $600,000 in recent years, and that Chittenden County towns collectively contribute about $4 million to transit while the rest of the state contributes roughly $1 million for the remaining service areas. He also described examples of candidate regional projects and initiatives: a Metropolitan Transportation Plan that would incorporate housing target implications for the transportation system, an Active Transportation Plan, a Regional Wastewater Study, an Infill Housing Campaign, and a Public Participation Plan that would explore community liaisons.
Committee members discussed project ideas and potential use of existing slide material and VLCT trainings for municipal capacity building. Marshall Distell and Bryan Davis contributed examples of regional workstreams.
