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Transportation Improvement Program (TIP)

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  1. TIP
  2. Grouped Listing or Lump Sum Project Lists
  3. Federal Funding Obligations
  4. Fund Management System (FMS)
  5. Title VI Complaint Procedure

2007 TIP

What Is the Transportation Improvement Program (TIP)?

The federally required Transportation Improvement Program, or TIP, is a comprehensive listing of all Bay Area transportation projects that receive federal funds or that are subject to a federally required action, such as a review for impacts on air quality. The TIP sets forth the Metropolitan Transportation Commission’s investment priorities for transit and transit-related improvements, highways and roadways, transit, and other surface transportation improvements in the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area. The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) prepares and adopts the TIP every two years. By law, the TIP must cover at least a three-year period and contain a priority list of projects grouped by year. Further, the TIP must be financially constrained by year (meaning that the amount of dollars programmed must not exceed the amount of dollars estimated to be available). Federal regulations also require an opportunity for public comment prior to TIP approval.

MTC adopted the 2007 TIP on July 26, 2006. FHWA/FTA adopted the 2007 TIP on October 2, 2006. Projects included in the Adopted 2007 TIP are provided below.

2005 TIP

2007 TIP as Adopted

TIP Amendments

TIP Amendment Notification List

To receive updates by email, send your email address and affiliation to: tipinfo@mtc.ca.gov.

Fund Sources Programmed in the TIP

The 2007 TIP programs transportation funding from a wide variety of sources. The fund sources can be categorized as

  • Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Programs
  • Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Programs
  • State, Regional, and Local Programs

The detailed list of funding sources is listed below:

Grouped Listing or Lump Sum Project Lists

Federal regulations allow MPOs to group or combine projects that are not considered to be of appropriate scale for individual listing. Such projects may be grouped by function, work type or geographical area and must be consistent with the exempt project classification contained in EPA’s “Transportation Conformity Regulations (40 CFR part 93).” Such grouped projects are often referred to as “Lump Sum Projects Listings.” Once grouped, the MPO is required to maintain outside of the TIP, a detail list of the projects contained in each group.

Below are the current grouped projects and the projects contained in each group.

Grouped Listing or Lump Sum Project Lists (PDF)

Federal Funding Obligations

Federal funding obligation details are listed by year, and by federal funding source. The list also includes bicycle and pedestrian facilities in compliance with the SAFETEA requirements.

Fund Management System (FMS)

ENTER MTC FMSThe Fund Management System (FMS) is an online application that allows the public and MTC partners to search for projects based on different search criteria. The FMS application also allows MTC partners to propose modifications to existing projects or to propose new projects for inclusion into the regional Transportation Improvement Program (TIP).

Title VI Complaint Procedure

As a recipient of federal dollars, MTC is required to comply with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and ensure that services and benefits are provided on a non-discriminatory basis. MTC has in place a Title VI Complaint Procedure that outlines a process for local disposition of Title VI complaints.