Comment period ends Oct. 13, 2024
The Unified Planning Work Program incorporates in one document all federally assisted state, regional, and local transportation planning and transportation-related air quality planning activities proposed to be undertaken in the Colorado Springs Urbanized Area during the federal fiscal years 2024 and 2025, beginning October 1, 2023, and ending September 30, 2025. The UPWP is required as a basis and condition for all federal funding assistance for transportation planning and transportation-related air quality planning by the joint planning regulations of the Federal Highway Administration and the Federal Transit Administration. This document reflects the PPACG’s goals, the Long Range Transportation Plan, and the Memorandum of Agreement with PPACG, CDOT and Colorado Springs Mountain Metropolitan Transit.
This amendment accounts for changes in work tasks and budget.
This work program was developed to serve these specific objectives:
- Promote the wise use of public resources through sound decision-making and interagency coordination.
- Define transportation planning activities to meet the transportation needs of local, state, and federal agencies.
- Identify funding sources for planning studies.
- Coordinate transportation planning activities and relationships (both internal and external).
The revenue utilized for PPACG’s work activities documented in the UPWP originates from federal and non-federal sources. These funds are allocated to work activities in accordance with appropriate regulations and are used to pay for program expenditures by the MPO Transportation Planning Program. Federal planning funds, available from both FHWA (PL funds) and FTA (5303 funds), are administered by CDOT through the Consolidated Planning Grant Program. CPG funds are allocated to PPACG on an 82.79 percent federal and 17.21 percent non-federal ratio. Non-federal funds are provided to PPACG from dues paid by its member (local government/jurisdiction) entities, and through grants and other ad hoc funding sources such as in-kind match.
Progress made on planning activities in the UPWP is reported in the PPACG Mid-Year and Year-End Reports. These reports outline activities completed and expenditures by work element on a semi-annual basis. UPWP project progression is tracked and where information is documented. These reports are also made available to the public on the PPACG website under the UPWP section.