Transportation Planning
The RPA 1 Transportation Policy Board is comprised of representation from each of the five counties and the two communities within the region with populations over 5000, Decorah and Oelwein. The Transportation Policy Board guides and sets policy for local transportation planning; ensures compliance with state and federal legislation; and approves funding for roads, bridges, transportation alternatives projects, and regional transit.
Supporting the Policy Board are committees whose memberships represent expertise and/or interest in the focus of each committee:
- The Technical Committee, which consists of the five county engineers and street department representatives from Decorah and Oelwein, serves as the Policy Board's technical advisory group. The Technical Committee initiates, reviews and recommends regional transportation programming to the Policy Board.
- The Enhancement Committee consists of the five county conservation directors and other regional stakeholders with interest in enhancement activities. The committee meets to review and recommend projects for transportation alternatives funding and also works to build a sustainable and feasible trail system to provide non-vehicular travel options.
- The Public Transportation Advisory Group (TAG) is charged with building an improved passenger transportation system for regional residents who do not have access to personal transportation options. This group consists of local transit representatives, private transportation providers, human service providers and others concerned about transportation for non-drivers.
- A sub-committee of the TAG, the Job Access Mobility Institute Team has been formed to work on workforce transportation in the region. This group is focused on increasing Transit ridership and developing commuter routes with improved services and amenities.
For more information, please contact Rachelle Howe.
Transportation Improvement Program (TIP)
The TIP is an annually produced document that describes the federally funded projects and activities that are planned for the RPA 1 region in the next four years. It is a fiscally constrained plan that identifies the use of federal funds in highway, bridge, alternatives and transit projects. The projects identified within this document may receive federal funding from a number of different sources which are distributed through a variety of methods, some through formula, others are discretionary (earmarked) and some by a competitive granting process.
Once approved, the TIP projects are included in the Iowa Department of Transportation's Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP).
Transportation Planning Work Program (TPWP) Documents
Transportation Planning Work Program annually outlines the transportation planning activities each RPA will undertake for the next fiscal year.
Passenger Transportation Plan (PTP) Documents
The Passenger Transportation Plan is a document that is developed to serve as a mobility management tool to help meet the specific passenger transportation needs of the region and further the development of the local and regional public transportation system. Under the new MAP-21 transportation law, annual updates will no longer be required, but the full document will be completely updated every five years.
Public Participation Plan
The Public Participation Plan's outline in detail the process each RPA will follow to adequately involve the public in their transportation planning activities.
Long-Range Transportation Plan (LRTP)
The purpose of the Long-Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) is to guide transportation investments in the five-county RPA-1 region in support of a regional transportation system that is safe for all modes and users, and that facilitates the efficient movement of people and goods. The LRTP articulates the transportation priorities and goals of the people who live in and visit the region through an extensive public outreach process. It includes a description of the region's existing conditions; identifies current and potential future transportation problems and needs; and explores various strategies for addressing those needs. The LRTP identifies short-term projects and long-range transportation policy goals for the region.
Being long-range in scope, the LRTP looks out to a 20-year planning horizon and is updated every five years. RPA-1’s current LRTP (see link below) was approved and adopted by the Upper Explorerland Transportation Policy Board in 2014. An update to the LRTP is currently underway with anticipated adoption in spring of 2019.
All residents of Allamakee, Clayton, Fayette, Howard, and Winneshiek Counties, as well as those who visit this region, are invited and encouraged to fill out a community transportation survey. The results of the survey will help identify goals and priorities for the LRTP. The survey can be accessed here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/RPA-1_LRTP_Survey
Title VI Program
Notifying the Public of Rights Under Title VI
UPPER EXPLORERLAND REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION – RPA 1
RPA 1 operates its programs and services without regard to race, color, and national origin in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act. Any person who believes she or he has been aggrieved by any unlawful discriminatory practice under Title VI may file a complaint with RPA 1.
For more information on RPA 1’s civil rights program, and the procedures to file a complaint, review the “FTA Title VI Program – RPA 1” document below; call 563-382-6171 or 563-382-6311 (for deaf/hard of hearing use Relay Iowa 711); email rhowe@uerpc.org; or visit our administrative offices at 325 Washington Street, Decorah, Iowa or 134 Greene Street, Postville, Iowa.
A complainant may file a complaint directly with the RPA by filing a complaint form with Upper Explorerland Regional Planning Commission Attention: Title VI Program Coordinator, 325 Washington Street, Decorah, Iowa 52101; or 134 West Greene Street, Postville, Iowa 56162, 563-382-6171 or 563-864-7551, rhowe@uerpc.org.
A complaint may also be filed with the Federal Transit Administration by filing a complaint with the Office of Civil Rights, Attention: Title VI Program Coordinator, East Building, 5th Floor-TCR, 1200 New Jersey Ave., SE, Washington, DC 20590; or with Iowa Department of Transportation, Office of Employee Services – Civil Rights, 800 Lincoln Way, Ames, Iowa 50010, 515-239-1422, dot.civilrights@dot.iowa.gov.
If information is needed in another language, RPA 1 utilizes Language Services Associates.
News Headlines
UERPC October Newsletter
Posted: Mon, October 15, 2018Here are some of the headlines you can read about this month include:
- Final Community Visioning Meeting for All-In Plan
- The UERPC offices will be closed for Veterans Day on Monday, Nov. 12th
- October proclaimed Healthiest State Month
- Nature Explore Northeast Iowa Project
- Staff Retreat Held
- Upcoming IowaWorks Decorah Workshops
- Election Day is Tuesday, November 6th - Remember to Vote!
- Iowa DOT features Cresco in new video
Community Workshops for "All-In" County Plan
Posted: Tue, September 25, 2018Allamakee County is partnering with Upper Explorerland Regional Planning Commission (UERPC) to develop a new comprehensive plan for the County. Dubbed All In Allamakee, or the "All-In Plan" for short, the plan will consider a host of issues and topics that affect quality of life in the County, ranging from public infrastructure and housing to parks and transportation.
There are three upcoming community workshops for the All-In Plan that will be held in Postville, Lansing, and Waukon. At these workshops, attendees will help create a countywide vision for Allamakee County’s future through interactive community visioning activities. All residents of Allamakee County, as well as those who visit or work in the county, are invited and encouraged to attend
All workshops begin at 5:00 p.m. and will last about an hour and a half. There will be a brief presentation at the start followed by interactive activities. Members of the public are free to come and go at any time during the meeting, even if they miss the beginning. Light refreshments will be provided. The schedule for the three community meetings is below.
• Postville: Tuesday, October 9th at UERPC offices, 134 West Greene Street
• Lansing: Wednesday, October 10th at the Driftless Area Education and Visitor Center, 1944 Columbus Road
• Waukon: Thursday, October 25th at the Senior Center at Waukon Wellness Center, 1220 3rd Avenue NW
Additionally, all residents of Allamakee County and those who visit or work in the county are invited and encouraged to give feedback on a broad array of issues by completing an online survey and a quick questionnaire. Visit the web addresses below to take the survey and answer the brief questionnaire.
Community Survey: www.tinyurl.com/yd69ng8w
Quick Questionnaire: www.tinyurl.com/ydebs423
Twitter and Instagram users are invited to tweet and share photos of everything they love about Allamakee County by using #allinallamakee. Those who participate may have their tweet or photo featured in the final plan document.
Those interested in being notified of updates and events related to the All-In Plan, as well as those interested in being part of one of the focus groups may contact Aaron Detter at adetter@uerpc.org or 563-382-6171.
UERPC September Newsletter
Posted: Mon, September 17, 2018Some of the headlines you can read about this month include:
- Revolving Loan Fund to Assist the City of Fayette
- UERPC Planner Achieves National Certification
- Career Learning Link Proud
- Lunch and Learn - Unemployment Insurance Lunch
- Safe Routes to School
- Hot Diggity Dog! Our Bus Got a Brand New Set of Wheels!
- Invitation for the Northeast Iowa Family STEM Festival
- Community Meetings for Long-Range Transportation Plan
Public invited to community meetings
Posted: Wed, September 5, 2018Public invited to community meetings for 5-county Long-Range Transportation Plan
Upper Explorerland Regional Planning Commission (UERPC) has begun development of an update to the Long-Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) for the region consisting of Allamakee, Clayton, Fayette, Howard, and Winneshiek Counties in northeast Iowa. The Iowa Department of Transportation requires that our region’s LRTP be updated every five years. The current plan was adopted by the Upper Explorerland Transportation Policy Board in March of 2014.
The LRTP has a 20-year planning horizon and is intended to guide transportation investments in the five-county region in support of a transportation system that is safe for all modes and users, and that facilitates the efficient movement of people and goods. The plan includes a description of the region's existing conditions; identifies current transportation challenges; anticipates potential future needs; and explores various strategies for addressing those challenges and needs.
To ensure that the LRTP reflects the priorities and goals of the people who live in and visit our region, the public is invited to participate and give feedback in various ways. Community workshops have been scheduled in each of the five counties in the coming weeks. Residents of the region may attend any of the workshops, regardless of where they live.
All workshops begin at 5:00 p.m. and will last about an hour and a half. There will be a brief presentation at the start followed by interactive feedback activities. Members of the public are free to come and go at any time during the meeting, even if they miss the beginning. The schedule of community meetings is below.
- Cresco: Monday, September 10th at NICC Cresco Center, Room 102, 1020 2nd Avenue SE
- Fayette: Wednesday, September 12th at UIU Student Center, 2nd floor, Student Life Conference Room, 603 Washington Street
- Calmar: Thursday, September 13th at NICC Wilder Business Center, Room 106, 1625 Highway 150 S
- Elkader: Thursday, September 27th at Clayton County Office Facility, 600 Gunder Road NE
- Waukon: Thursday, October 4th at the Senior Center at Waukon Wellness Center, 1220 3rd Avenue NW
All residents of the five counties, as well as those who visit this area, are invited and encouraged to complete an online survey about transportation in our region. Survey responses are anonymous and the more people that complete it, the stronger and more representative of the region the final plan will be.
The survey can be accessed at www.tinyurl.com/ybfo4epe. Information on the LRTP, as well as a link to the survey, are also available on UERPC’s website, www.uerpc.org.
Those interested in being notified of updates and events related to the LRTP, and anyone wishing to request a paper copy of the survey, may contact Aaron Detter at adetter@uerpc.org or 563-382-6171.
Contact:
Upper Explorerland Regional Planning Commission
POSTVILLE
134 West Greene Street, PO Box 219
Postville, IA 52162-0219
Phone: 563.864.7551 | Fax: 563.864.7535
DECORAH
325 Washington Street, Suite A
Decorah, IA 52101
Phone: 563.382.6171 | Fax: 563.382.6311
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