Comments due August 26
The Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission (MORPC) is amending the State Fiscal Year 2021-2024 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) to include changes to Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA’s) Section 5307 Program of Projects.
FTA’s Program of Projects is a list of projects proposed by transit agencies or other recipients for Section 5307 funding.
“Funding for Central Ohio Transit Authority and Delaware County Transit are always included in the TIP, because they operate entirely within the MORPC transportation planning area,”
The planning area includes Delaware and Franklin counties; Bloom and Violet townships in Fairfield County; New Albany, Pataskala, and Etna Township in Licking County; and Jerome Township in Union County.
The Section 5307 funding for the following projects has changed. These changes will be reflected on the March 2021 TIP amendment.
| Project | TIP ID | ODOT PID | Change |
| 2021-2024 Bus Replacement | 3053 | 99929 | Reduce §5307 funding in SFY 2023 from $11.1 million to $7.2 million and remove $11.5 million of §5307 funding in SFY 2024. |
| Electric Buses – 40 ft. | 3744 | 112208 | Add $15.6 million of §5307 funding in SFY 2023 and add $13.3 million of §5307 funding in SFY 2024. |
| Rickenbacker Mobility Center | 3839 | 114757 | Increase §5307 funding in SFY 2023 from $825,000 to $5.5 million. |
| Paratransit Vehicles & Technology | 3429 | 105895 | Reduce §5307 funding in SFY 2023 from $2.0 million to $1.0 million and remove $2.1 million of §5307 funding in SFY 2024. |
| Emission Reduction Infrastructure | TBD | TBD | Add $7.0 million of §5307 funding in SFY 2023 and add $4.8 million of §5307 funding in SFY 2024. |
To view the complete list of Section 5307 Program of Projects on MORPC’s 2021-2024 TIP, visit morpc.org/tip.
“We’re asking the public to review these projects and provide MORPC with feedback. The public input we receive will be taken into consideration before the amendment is adopted.”
Comments on the proposed changes can be submitted by email to tip@morpc.org or in writing to MORPC, 111 Liberty Street, Suite 100, Columbus, Ohio 43215, Attn: Thea Ewing, by 5 p.m. on Friday, August 26, 2022.
