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DRAFT 2010=2013 STATEWIDE TRANSPORTATION IlVIPROVEMENT PROGRAM <br />by ODOT or supported by the Oregon Transportation Commission (OTC) are solely responsible <br />for the required matching funds or any shortfalls. <br />The OTC recognizes that there maybe unique circumstances in which proponents have been suc- <br />cessful in obtaining federal discretionary projects that need to be placed in the STIP. These can <br />be brought to the OTC as possible amendments to the STIP provided they meet the eligibility <br />criteria and the match requirements as noted above. <br />II. Development STIP (D-STIP) <br />A. Introduction to the D-STIP <br />The Oregon Transportation Commission will make the final selections for all D-STIP projects <br />and will apply a statewide perspective to the proposed list of projects, giving highest priority to <br />OTC approved federal discretionary projects that have funding secured through federal legisla- <br />tion. <br />' ' It will be important to clearly articulate the rationale and need of a D-STIP project in order to <br />,) help manage expectations and potential next steps. D-STIP projects will be consistent with <br />statewide policies and may be identified by the state management systems or in one or more <br />planning documents. Planning documents may include system-level plans such as transportation <br />- system plans, regional transportation plans, or comprehensive plans, or facility-level plans such <br />as corridor plans, refinement plans, or interchange area management plans. The flow chart on <br />' :' ~ page 71 illustrates the process that leads to approval of the Final STIP and where plans fit in the <br />process. Additionally, the OTC may choose to fund development work on projects of statewide <br />significance in the D-STIP. The D-STIP includes projects approved and funded for development <br />,_ , <br />` •-' through specific milestones for planning, environmental or project development activities and <br />~~ ;i within specific timeframes. <br />Projects often begin in the D-STIP when they are complex projects that will take more than four <br />years to go to construction or when the appropriate transportation solution is not yet identified. <br />Project choices should address points obstructed by congestion, support regional and local Land <br />use plans, and assist in job development or retention. <br />The following should be considered when applying the Eligibility Criteria and Prioritization Fac- <br />tors: <br />• Anew alignment will be selected for one or several features in the refinement plan. Pro- <br />ject specific refinement plans may be funded in the D-STIP as needed to resolve need, <br />function, mode and general location decisions that could not be made during system plan <br />~; ~. or corridor plan development. In circumstances where these decisions have already been <br />~ made, the goal of refinement planning will be to develop a specific solution or a range of <br />solutions to the problems(s) that support the next appropriate project development step. <br />~ • Rapid development is occurring in the area, making corridor preservation critical. <br />~._ _ • Issues needing resolution have a high priority and solutions are likely to be funded in the <br />i".. ,, near future. <br />"_ <br />,. _, <br />,_ _, <br />.__. <br />___. <br />~~ ,~ <br />Page 209 <br />