Updating the long-range transportation plan for the metropolitan planning area continues to be a major task in 2022. Commission staff presented draft Chapter 3 (Profile of the Metropolitan Planning Area), and revised draft Chapter 4 (Mission Statement, Goals and Objectives) of the Year 2050 Sheboygan Area Transportation Plan (SATP) at the May 26th joint meeting of the Sheboygan MPO Technical and Policy Advisory Committees. Commission staff also continued to work on draft Chapter 5 (Existing Condition of the Transportation Network) of the Year 2050 SATP in May. Control total socioeconomic projections for Sheboygan County (households, employment, and school and college enrollment) for 2050 were also reviewed with the Sheboygan MPO Technical and Policy Advisory Committees at their May joint meeting.
Commission staff prepared minor amendments to the Sheboygan Metropolitan Planning Area Transportation Improvement Program (TIP): Calendar Years 2022 – 2025 in May. Most of the amendments involved Table 4 (Elderly and Disabled Transportation Capital Projects), with one amendment involving Table 6 (Street and Highway Improvement Projects). A financial plan (fiscal constraint demonstration) accompanied these amendments. The Sheboygan MPO Technical and Policy Advisory Committees recommended approval of these amendments at their joint meeting on May 26th, and the Commission is scheduled to take action on these amendments at its meeting on June 10th.
Commission staff prepared updates to Shoreline Metro’s Public Transit Agency Safety Plan (PTASP) in response to policy changes for these plans in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL). The Sheboygan Transit Commission approved the PTASP update at its May 17th meeting.
The 2022 MPO/RPC/WisDOT/USDOT transportation planning conference will be held at Blue Harbor Resort and Conference Center in Sheboygan October 10th – 12th. The Commission and its Sheboygan MPO program will be hosting this conference for the first time in ten years.
In May, Commission staff participated in a quarterly meeting of the Sheboygan County Transportation Coordinating Committee (TCC), and also participated in a webinar sponsored by WisDOT regarding special Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) funding in the BIL. In addition, Commission staff continued to advise area local governments as they apply for special local program funding administered by WisDOT under the BIL.
