Request for Proposals for Rapid TRIP 2050 Metropolitan Transportation Plan
Dec 19, 2023The Rapid City Area Metropolitan Planning Organization is seeking proposals from qualified consultants to complete the Rapid TRIP 2050 Metropolitan Transportation Plan. Every five years, the Metropolitan Planning Organization produces a Metropolitan Transportation Plan, previously known as the Long Range Transportation Plan. The purpose of this plan is to encourage and promote a safe and efficient transportation system to serve future year transportation demands. Results of the MTP process are intended to serve the overall mobility needs of the area, while also being cost effective and consistent with state and local goals and objectives. This document presents the tasks and data requirements to identify and develop a list of transportation projects to meet anticipated future demand needs of the Rapid City Metropolitan Planning Area (MPA) through the year 2050.
Major components of this process include consistency with federal and state guidelines and significant attention to public participation, mapping, data collection, and model development. These components will establish a policy foundation for metropolitan transportation decisions affecting the MPA and are described in more detail in the following list of tasks. The Rapid City Metropolitan Planning Area is designated by the Governor and the MPO Executive Policy Committee and encompasses the 20 year urbanized growth area, as defined in 23 CFR Part 450. As such, its transportation planning process is mandated to meet specific requirements for MPO transportation plans, as set forth in the CFR regulations. Consequently, it is essential that the transportation plans for the Rapid City Metropolitan Planning Area comply with state and federal programs. The MTP must demonstrate compliance with the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) in accordance with Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and Federal Transit Administration (FTA) rulings. This compliance includes but is not limited to review of the current scoring mechanism and propose adjustments as necessary to ensure performance based planning is incorporated, performing revenue and project cost forecasting, and creating separate ranking categories for highway, transit, and pedestrian and bike improvements.
