Transportation Planning

WUPPDR has partnered with the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) to provide regional transportation planning services for over 30 years. WUPPDR has worked in partnership with MDOT to assist in fulfilling a number of federal planning requirements through the Regional Transportation Work Program.
 
Elements of the Regional Transportation Work Program and their key objectives are as follows:
 
Administration
 
WUPPDR provides program administration, management, support and financial information to satisfy the requirements of the Federal Highway Administration and MDOT.
 
Technical Assistance to MDOT
 
WUPPDR assists in various tasks to update the statewide long range transportation plan (Michigan Transportation Plan) and the State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP).  This includes coordination and hosting of public involvement meetings as required specifically for the Michigan Transportation Plan and STIP process.
 

Public Involvement

WUPPDR assists MDOT in providing the public an opportunity to review and comment on activities related to MDOT Programs.

Picture 143Highway Performance Monitoring System

WUPPDR coordinates efforts to acquire traffic counts for the Highway Performance Monitoring System (HPMS) for sample segments annually.

Technical Assistance to Member Agencies

WUPPDR provides services to local transportation entities to improve existing and new multimodal transportation systems and identify actions to improve the regional transportation system.

Asset Management

WUPPDR provides technical assistance to the Asset Management Council as required by Public Act 499 of 2002, which includes coordinating Paser ratings with local county road commissions and MDOT on Act 51 roads in the region.

Heritage Route Implementation

WUPPDR provides local coordination and related planning studies for two State Heritage Routes: Copper Country Trail and Iron County Heritage Route.  WUPPDR has also submitted an application for designation of the Bridge to the Clouds Heritage Route in Ontonagon County.

» To find more on the Copper Country Trail visit  www.coppercountrytrail.org

» To find more on the Iron County Heritage Trail please visit www.ironheritage.org

Access Management

WUPPDR assists MDOT in developing Access Management Corridor Plans, hosting training seminars and building support for access management.  WUPPDR is currently a member of three access management committees serving US-41/M-26 in Houghton County, US-2 in Gogebic County, and M-38/US-45/M-64 in Ontonagon County.

Rural Safety Planning

WUPPDR assists in conducting rural safety planning forums to increase or create awareness for safety and encourage formation of cross-discipline safety partnerships at the local level.

Non-Motorized Mapping and Investment Planning

WUPPDR regionally coordinates and facilitates non-motorized planning activities for MDOT.

Transit Promotion and Improvement

WUPPDR has developed and maintains the “Get Around the Western U.P.” website (http://www.getaroundwup.org) to provide centralized resources for public and private transit services in the region, including such information as service areas and times, routes, fares, and contacts. The website also has carpooling and non-motorized transportation components.

For information regarding WUPPDR’s Transportation Program please contact:

Lori Hauswirth

lhauswirth@wuppdr.org

Phone: 906.482.7205  ext. 314
Toll Free: 800.562.7614  ext. 314