Sec. 1209. Measuring transportation connectivity pilot activities
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Section 134 of title 23, United States Code, as amended by this Act, is further amended by inserting after subsection (p), as redesignated, the following: The Secretary shall establish a pilot program in which up to ten metropolitan planning organizations shall develop and deploy one or more pilot measures and targets to improve multimodal connectivity and increase connections for disadvantaged Americans and neighborhoods with limited transportation options. The Secretary shall select up to ten metropolitan planning organizations in up to ten locations, each of which is the sole metropolitan planning organization serving an urbanized area of more than 1 million residents, which shall include— metropolitan planning organizations that can demonstrate previous successful use of performance measurements and performance-based planning efforts, which the Secretary shall designate as mentor grantees; and metropolitan planning organizations that have limited or no successful previous experience in performance measurements and performance-based planning efforts, which the Secretary shall designate as novice grantees.
Within 6 months of selection as a pilot location, and in consultation with appropriate States, transit agencies, and local governments, metropolitan planning organizations in pilot locations shall develop an inventory of transportation assets within the urbanized planning area they represent, which will describe— the condition of key highway, transit, bicycle, and pedestrian facilities; the degree to which these facilities provide residents with connections to economic opportunities, including but not restricted to job centers and schools; the identity and location of disadvantaged populations within the planning area; and local challenges to multimodal connectivity, such as zoning or land use issues, availability of affordable housing, and physical barriers that obstruct access from residential areas to economic opportunities.
Within one year of selection, metropolitan planning organizations in pilot locations shall apply the baseline data developed in the Transportation Connectivity Inventory to adopt one or more provisional indicators to measure multimodal connectivity improvements in the transportation system, including measurements of multimodal connectivity improvements available to populations identified in clause (i)(III), and appropriate to local assets and needs. Metropolitan planning organizations in pilot locations shall collect and report baseline and annual performance data on multimodal transportation connectivity to opportunity, and shall report that data to the Secretary for the duration of the pilot project.
Metropolitan planning organizations designated as mentor grantees shall engage in knowledge-sharing activities with novice grantees to the extent feasible, which may include peer exchanges and technical assistance, as appropriate to their existing level of performance measurement capacity. Notwithstanding section 120 of this title, a metropolitan planning organization may use funds remaining after the completion of the Transportation Connectivity Inventory, provisional measure, and related tracking activities for the non-Federal share to implement projects within the metropolitan planning area that are reasonably anticipated to address system gaps and improve performance according to the locally adopted provisional multimodal transportation connectivity measures.
The Secretary shall reserve up to a cumulative maximum of $9,000,000 of the amount authorized for this subsection over the period of fiscal years 2016 through 2021 for use on evaluation of multimodal connectivity measures developed by metropolitan planning organizations in pilot locations, and to consider development of a national indicator to measure the multimodal connections to opportunities provided by the transportation network, including the following activities: The Secretary shall support the measure development and data collection of metropolitan planning organizations in pilot locations through technical assistance and peer exchanges, and through workshops with States, transit agencies, and MPOs to discuss Pilot Program findings, and shall establish an online collaboration center for local jurisdictions to share ideas and challenges, and document lessons learned.
At the end of the Connection to Opportunity Pilot Program, the Department shall produce in consultation with the Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Secretary of the Department of Commerce and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and seek public comment on a final report that documents the outcomes of the Connection to Opportunity Pilot Program. The report shall provide recommendations on the establishment of one or more national multimodal connectivity measures, and shall include— results of the pilot locations’ efforts to measure and improve multimodal connectivity; the Secretary’s recommendations for one or more national connectivity measures and integrating them into the Federal transportation performance management framework, in accordance with section 150 of this title; and an assessment of social outcomes and impact that may result from the pilot measures as well as estimated savings to Federal, State and local social service subsidy programs, as well as other costs avoided and new tax revenues attributable to increased connectivity.
Following publication of the Connection to Opportunity Final Report, the Secretary, in consultation with State Departments of Transportation, metropolitan planning organizations, and other stakeholders, may promulgate a rulemaking that establishes performance measures and standards as described in section 150(c)(8). . Section 5303 of title 49, United States Code, as amended by this Act, is further amended by inserting after subsection (p), as redesignated, the following: The Secretary shall establish a pilot program in which up to ten metropolitan planning organizations shall develop and deploy one or more pilot measures and targets to improve multimodal connectivity and increase connections for disadvantaged Americans and neighborhoods with limited transportation options.
The Secretary shall select up to ten metropolitan planning organizations, each of which is the sole metropolitan planning organization serving an urbanized area of more than 1 million residents, which shall include— metropolitan planning organizations that can demonstrate previous successful use of performance measurements and performance-based planning efforts, which the Secretary shall designate as mentor grantees; and metropolitan planning organizations that have limited or no successful previous experience in performance measurements and performance-based planning efforts, which the Secretary shall designate as novice grantees.
Within 6 months of selection as a pilot location, and in consultation with appropriate States, transit agencies, and local governments, metropolitan planning organizations in pilot locations shall develop an inventory of transportation assets within the urbanized planning area they represent, which will describe— the condition of key highway, transit, bicycle, and pedestrian facilities; the degree to which these facilities provide residents with connections to economic opportunities, including but not restricted to job centers and schools; the identity and location of disadvantaged populations within the planning area; and local challenges to multimodal connectivity, such as zoning or land use issues, availability of affordable housing, and physical barriers that obstruct access from residential areas to economic opportunities.
Within one year of selection, metropolitan planning organizations in pilot locations shall apply the baseline data developed in the Transportation Connectivity Inventory to adopt one or more provisional indicators to measure multimodal connectivity improvements in the transportation system, including measurements of multimodal connectivity improvements available to populations identified in clause (i)(III), and appropriate to local assets and needs. Metropolitan planning organizations in pilot locations shall collect and report baseline and annual performance data on multimodal transportation connectivity to opportunity, and shall report that data to the Secretary for the duration of the pilot project.
Metropolitan planning organizations designated as mentor grantees shall engage in knowledge-sharing activities with novice grantees to the extent feasible, which may include peer exchanges and technical assistance, as appropriate to their existing level of performance measurement capacity. Notwithstanding section 120 of this title, a metropolitan planning organization may use funds remaining after the completion of the Transportation Connectivity Inventory, provisional measure, and related tracking activities for the non-Federal share to implement projects within the metropolitan planning area that are reasonably anticipated to address system gaps and improve performance according to the locally adopted provisional multimodal transportation connectivity measures.
The Secretary shall reserve up to a cumulative $9,000,000 of the amount authorized for this subsection over the period of fiscal years 2016 through 2021 for use on evaluation of multimodal connectivity measures developed by metropolitan planning organizations in pilot locations, and to consider development of a national indicator to measure the multimodal connections to opportunities provided by the transportation network, including the following activities: The Secretary shall support the measure development and data collection of metropolitan planning organizations in pilot locations through technical assistance and peer exchanges, and through workshops with States, transit agencies, and MPOs to discuss Pilot Program findings, and shall establish an online collaboration center for local jurisdictions to share ideas and challenges, and document lessons learned.
At the end of the Connection to Opportunity Pilot Program, the Department shall produce and seek public comment on a final report that documents the outcomes of the Connection to Opportunity Pilot Program. The report shall provide recommendations on the establishment of one or more national multimodal connectivity measures, and shall include— results of the pilot locations’ efforts to measure and improve multimodal connectivity; the Secretary’s recommendations for one or more national connectivity measures and integrating them into the Federal transportation performance management framework in accordance with section 150 of this title; and an assessment of social outcomes and impact that may result from the pilot measures as well as estimated savings to Federal, State and local social service subsidy programs, as well as other costs avoided and new tax revenues attributable to increased connectivity.
Within two years of the publication of the Connection to Opportunity Final Report, the Secretary, in consultation with State Departments of Transportation, metropolitan planning organizations, and other stakeholders, may promulgate a rulemaking that establishes performance measures and standards. .