Planning Agreements PLANNING ACTIVITIES AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CHICAGO AREA TRANSPORTATION STUDY AND THE NORTHWESTERN INDIANA REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION The Northeastern Illinois-Northwestern Indiana area is designated by the federal government as a non-attainment area for ozone. The area contains two metropolitan planning areas, one for which the Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission is the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) and one for which the Chicago Area Transportation Study is the MPO. As more than one MPO has authority within a non-attainment area, an agreement is called for by the federal Metropolitan Planning Rules, specifically 23 CFR §450.310(g). Such an agreement was entered into in June, 1997 among the two MPOs and the transportation and the environmental agencies in the two states. In accordance with the June, 1997 Agreement and in order to ensure cooperation among the MPOs, the Chicago Area Transportation Study and the Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission have agreed to the planning activities to be coordinated and carried out cooperatively so that principal metropolitan area planning products reflect consistency with best practices and with broader bi-state goals. Areas of coordination, cooperation and consultation between the Chicago Area Transportation Study and the Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission: General Cooperate in efforts toward achieving general consistency of plans as they relate to projects that have bi-state impacts. Cooperate in public participation efforts on plans and on projects of bi-state significance. Each MPO will participate in the transportation planning process of the other through technical committee memberships, and involvement in regional corridor, sub-area, major investment studies, management system development and other studies and plans of bi-state significance. Unified Planning Work Program Consult in the development of Unified Planning Work Programs (UPWP). Share UPWP products. Modeling Exchange modeling information at appropriate levels of geography, attempting where possible to relate the data to the MPO’s existing, respective Traffic Analysis Zone systems. Share socio-economic, Census, forecast and survey data and results.
Planning Agreements PLANNING ACTIVITIES AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CHICAGO AREA TRANSPORTATION STUDY AND THE NORTHWESTERN INDIANA REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION The Northeastern Illinois-Northwestern Indiana area is designated by the federal government as a non-attainment area for ozone. The area contains two metropolitan planning areas, one for which the Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission is the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) and one for which the Chicago Area Transportation Study is the MPO. As more than one MPO has authority within a non-attainment area, an agreement is called for by the federal Metropolitan Planning Rules, specifically 23 CFR §450.310(g). Such an agreement was entered into in June, 1997 among the two MPOs and the transportation and the environmental agencies in the two states. In accordance with the June, 1997 Agreement and in order to ensure cooperation among the MPOs, the Chicago Area Transportation Study and the Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission have agreed to the planning activities to be coordinated and carried out cooperatively so that principal metropolitan area planning products reflect consistency with best practices and with broader bi-state goals. Areas of coordination, cooperation and consultation between the Chicago Area Transportation Study and the Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission: General Cooperate in efforts toward achieving general consistency of plans as they relate to projects that have bi-state impacts. Cooperate in public participation efforts on plans and on projects of bi-state significance. Each MPO will participate in the transportation planning process of the other through technical committee memberships, and involvement in regional corridor, sub-area, major investment studies, management system development and other studies and plans of bi-state significance. Unified Planning Work Program Consult in the development of Unified Planning Work Programs (UPWP). Share UPWP products. Modeling Exchange modeling information at appropriate levels of geography, attempting where possible to relate the data to the MPO’s existing, respective Traffic Analysis Zone systems. Share socio-economic, Census, forecast and survey data and results.
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