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Transportation Improvement Program (TIP)
Transportation Improvement Program (TIP)
The Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) is a short-term plan that programs funding, particularly federal funding, for transportation projects. All projects within the Albuquerque Metropolitan Planning Area (AMPA) (PDF) receiving federal highway or transit funding must be in the TIP. The TIP is the region's mechanism of allocating its limited transportation resources among the various transportation needs based on a clear set of short-term transportation priorities.
The first four years of the six year TIP constitute the "Federal TIP" and the remaining two years are considered “informational years”. Updates to the TIP are coordinated with the development of the Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP). Every four years, a new TIP is developed and extends out to the next four fiscal years. The Albuquerque TIP follows the federal fiscal year which runs from October 1st through September 30th.
Development
The TIP is developed by MPO staff and the Transportation Program Technical Group (TPTG) utilizing the process established in the document TIP Policies and Procedures and Appendices (see above). Projects in the TIP must conform to the area's long range transportation plan which in Albuquerque is known as the Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP) and undergo committee reviews and a project prioritization process.
Adoption
The TIP is adopted by the Metropolitan Transportation Board (MTB) of the Mid-Region Council of Governments (MRCOG) after considering the recommendation of the Transportation Coordinating Committee (TCC) and Public Involvement Committee (PIC) and after the public has been provided an opportunity to comment on the draft document.
The goal of this process is to achieve a program that takes into account the following factors:
- A clear understanding of the financial constraints and available federal funds
- Performance management and implementation of a program that makes progress toward national performance goals
- Multi-modalism, mobility of people and goods, economic vitality and environmental resiliency
- Consensus regarding the establishment and application of regional priorities
Approval
Once approved by the MTB the TIP is transmitted to the New Mexico Department of Transportation for incorporation into the Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) followed by final approval from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA).