Systems Planning

PTP due dates
STIP development timeline
Key MPO/RPA Dates – Fall 2024

Blank uniform report of DBE awards or commitments and payments
Instructions for completing the uniform report form
Example of how MPO/RPA expenditures should be reported
DBE contracting opportunities
DBE report submittal dates
Iowa DOT DBE Program

DTP contact information

Classification change graphic
FFC maps
FHWA - Highway Functional Classification Concepts, Criteria and Procedures - 2023 Edition
Who can submit a resolution for an FFC change?
Flow of a FFC resolution

Legislation, regulations and guidance - FHWA Web site

Iowa DOT, Local System Bureau Instructional Memorandums

Freight analysis framework - FHWA
Freight management and operations - FHWA
Iowa Freight Advisory Council
Systems Planning Freight Website

Planning Funds Flow Chart
Financial Accountability Process for FHWA and FTA Planning Funds
 

Iowa DOT ArcGIS Services Directory
Iowa DOT transportation, LRS, basemap downloads

Process for new or revised interstate access

MPO/RPA LRTP Guidelines

Airport locations
City, county and state maps
Farm-to-Market maps
FFC maps
Iowa DOT Transportation Map
Iowa DOT Transportation Map for Bicyclists
MPOs and RPAs
Railroad maps
Transit service maps

MPO review calendar and process coming Spring 2025

Annual miles of public roads by surface type
Farm-to-Market mileage (excel)
Farm-to-Market mileage (pdf)
Rural mileage
Urban mileage

Iowa Bikes
Aviation
Public Transit
Rail Transportation

CE 451 Modeling 101 presentation
Guidelines
Midwest Travel Model Users Group (MTMUG)
Travel Model Improvement Program (TMIP)

• Upon request, Iowa DOT planners will meet with new MPO/RPA planners to provide an overview of the transportation planning process in Iowa. Materials commonly discussed at these meetings are linked below. Please contact Travis Halm with the Systems Planning Bureau at travis.halm@iowadot.us if you are interested in setting up an overview session.

  • Background Information
  • Transportation planning process and federal requirements
  • FHWA/FTA Transportation Planning Process Briefing Book
  • FHWA Funding Federal-aid Highways publication
  • Current federal transportation planning regulations (23 CFR part 450)
  • History of transportation planning in Iowa
  • Maps
  • MPOs, RPAs, and district transportation planners
  • Public transit agencies
  • Iowa Councils of Governments
  • Iowa DOT offices and contacts
  • Iowa DOT organization chart
  • Systems Planning Bureau organization chart
  • District contacts
  • Aviation contacts  
  • Program Management Bureau contacts
  • Public Transit contacts
  • Rail Transportation contacts
  • Systems Planning Bureau contacts
  • State of Iowa employee directory
  • Required planning documents and guidance
  • Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP)
  • Guidelines, resources, and links to MPO and RPA LRTPs
  • Transportation Improvement Program (TIP)
  • Guidelines, resources, and links
  • Statewide Transportation Improvement Program
  • Iowa’s Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) guidelines and application
  • Public Participation Plan (PPP)
  • Federal code for public participation process (23 CFR part 450.316)
  • Resources and best practice examples
  • Passenger Transportation Plan (PTP)
  • Guidelines, resources, and links to MPO and RPA PTPs
  • Transportation Planning Work Program (TPWP)
  • Guidelines and best practice examples
  • Planning funds
  • Planning target methodology
  • Miscellaneous resources
  • Quarterly meeting dates and archive
  • MPO and RPA planning review dates
  • 2014 State of the practice report for MPO/RPA planning in Iowa
  • RPA planning expectations

Environmental resource document
Environmental review toolkit - FHWA
Location and Environment Bureau

PTP Requirements
PTP Update Schedule
PTP Workshop Presentation - August 2014
TAG guidance
Find your local TAG

MPO and RPA Agency Websites

Ames Area Metropolitan Planning Organization
Bi-State Regional Commission (Quad Cities area)
Corridor Metropolitan Planning Organization (Cedar Rapids area )
Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning Organization
East Central Intergovernmental Association (Dubuque area)
Iowa Northland Regional Council of Governments (Waterloo-Cedar Falls area)
Metropolitan Area Planning Agency (Omaha-Council Bluffs area)
Metropolitan Planning Organization of Johnson County (Iowa City area)
Siouxland Interstate Metropolitan Planning Council (Sioux City Area)
RPA 1 – Upper Explorerland Regional Planning Commission
RPA 2 – North Iowa Area Council of Governments
RPA 3 – Northwest Iowa Planning and Development Commission
RPA 4 – Siouxland Interstate Metropolitan Planning Council
RPA 5 – Mid-Iowa Development Association Council of Governments
RPA 6 – Region 6 Resource Partners
RPA 7 – Iowa Northland Regional Council of Governments
RPA 8 – East Central Intergovernmental Association
RPA 9 – Bi-State Regional Commission
RPA 10 – East Central Iowa Council of Governments
RPA 11 - Mid Iowa Planning Alliance
RPA 12 – Region XII Council of Governments
RPA 13 – Southwest Iowa Planning Council
RPA 14 – Southern Iowa Council of Governments
RPA 15 – Area 15 Regional Planning Commission
RPA 16 – Southeast Iowa Regional Planning Commission
RPA 17 – Chariton Valley Planning & Development
RPA 18 – Metropolitan Area Planning Agency

Planning boundaries quick reference
MPO boundaries
RPA boundaries

Iowa Aviation System Plan
Iowa in Motion - State Transportation Plan
Iowa Interstate Corridor Plan
Iowa Park and Ride System Plan
Iowa Railroad System Plan
Iowa State Freight Plan
Medicaid transportation study
Medicaid transportation study appendices
Transportation Asset Management Plan

Infrastructure Condition Evaluation (ICE)

Iowa Infrastructure Condition Evaluation (ICE) web tool
Iowa Infrastructure Condition Evaluation – Technical Memo
Iowa Infrastructure Condition Evaluation – Annual Report
Iowa DOT ICE web tool demo (video)
Iowa DOT ICE road analyzer demo (video)

Regional Transportation Project Selection: Requirements and Best Practices
Guidelines for development of the Iowa STIP
Federal-aid swap information
Program Management Bureau
STIP Guidance

Promising Practices for Meaningful Public Involvement in Transportation Decision-making
Non-metropolitan local officials consultation process
Public Participation Plan Guidelines for Iowa’s MPOs and RPAs
Project-related public meetings - Iowa DOT
Public participation transportation planning process resource guide - FHWA
State Public Participation Process for Transportation Planning

PPP Resources and Best Practice Examples

IPTA presentation on Public Participation Plans
INRCOG-2022 PPP
MAPA 2024 PPP
RPA 1-2021 PPP
RPA7-INRTC-2017 PPP
RPA16-2016 PPP

MPO-RPA Quarterly Meetings

September 2024 MPO-RPA MEETING

Meeting Agenda
Design Guidelines – MUTCD, PROWAG and AASHTO
Public Transit Update
Railroad Revolving Loan and Grant Program
Transit Accessibility Analysis
NEVI Update
ICE Planning Corridors
MAPA Public Participation Plan

June 2024 MPO-RPA MEETING

Meeting Agenda
Local Systems Update
State Rail Plan Update
Transit Update
Safe Streets for All – 97-County Safety Plan
Resilience Improvement Plan
Lansing Bridge Repair & Water Taxi
Iowa DOT/ FHWA Approach to Equity Discussion
Iowa Council of Governments (ICOG) Staff Retreat Overview
FY 2025 TA Set-Aside Updates

March 2024 MPO-RPA MEETING

Meeting Recording
Meeting Agenda
Carbon Reduction Strategy
Des Moines MPO Pavement Databike
State Rail Plan Update
Bicycle Database Presentation

December 2023 MPO-RPA MEETING

Meeting Agenda
Systems Planning Bureau Updates
FHWA Updates
Cultural Resources
Vulnerable Road User Safety Assessment
Rail Transportation

September 2023 MPO-RPA MEETING

Meeting Agenda
R Studio Peer Presentation
380 Express Bus Service
UAB Update and Next Steps
Planning Updates
USDOT News and Grant Opportunities
Women’s Transportation Seminar (WTS)

June 2023 MPO-RPA MEETING

Meeting Agenda
IIJA Effectiveness – Local Systems Update
Vulnerable Road User
Bicycle Facility Nomenclature
Resiliency Improvement Plan – Working Group
Rail Transportation Updates
Planning Updates
Distribution Methodologies – General
Distribution Methodologies – RPA 1
Distribution Methodologies - MPO

MARCH 2023 MPO-RPA MEETING

Meeting Agenda
SS4A Planning Grants
Climate Toolbox
SHSP
Local Systems Update
Roadway Pavement Management Strategic Report
Planning Funding Target Revisit
2020 Census Urban Area Population Numbers
CRS Update
Planning Updates
Q & A

DECEMBER 2022 MPO-RPA MEETING

Meeting Agenda
Iowa Bike-Ped Traffic Monitoring
Operational Strategies for Corridors
2020 FHWA Urban Area Boundary Update Process
Bus Funding
Access Management Administrative Rule and Guidance
2022 Iowa Aviation Economic Report
MPO Risk-Based Review Process
Planning Updates

SEPTEMBER 2022 MPO-RPA MEETING

Meeting agenda
Performance Management Update
The Safe System Approach
Planning Updates
CP/KCS Merger
Automated Transportation Planning Considerations
Potential for Crash Reduction
Q & A

RPA planning review questionnaire
RPA planning reviews schedule

Bicycle safety - Iowa Bikes, Iowa DOT
Integrating Safety in the Rural Transportation Planning Process Report
MDST Factors of Success Report
Traffic and Safety Bureau
Statewide Bicycle and Pedestrian Systemic Safety Analysis 2020
Statewide Screening for Potential Lane Reconfiguration
Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP)
Synthesis of Safety-Related Research

Title VI Documentation Requirements memo
Standard Iowa Title VI Assurances
Title VI Nondiscrimination Agreement
Iowa DOT Civil Rights website
Title VI Compliance Site Review Tool

Guideline for Traffic Impact Analysis
Telemetrics Guide

Traffic counts

City and county traffic maps
Traffic book
Traffic counts
Vehicle miles of travel (VMT)

SFY 2025 TPWP requirements
SFY 2025 TPWP review form

Best Practice Examples

RPA 1 SFY 2023 TPWP
RPA 9 SFY 2023 TPWP
Des Moines Area MPO SFY 2023 UPWP
Amendment example – Des Moines Area MPO