 | Transportation Committee |
- ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES
- Review and provide recommendations to the Full Commission/Executive Board regarding the adoption of and amendments to MPO's core planning documents:
- Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP)
- Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP)
- Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP)
- Review and provide recommendations to the Full Commission/Executive Board regarding the adoption of and amendments to plans and policies related to transportation, public participation, and other subjects as required.
- Establish or designate working groups, task forces, or other bodies as appropriate.
- Oversee the development of transportation plans, programs, and policies either directly or through working groups, task forces, or other bodies established or designated by the committee for that purpose.
- Ensure all plan and policy documents are technically consistent with Federal Transportation Planning Requirements and the Metropolitan Transportation Plan.
- Advise NIRPC on policies and programs related to federal transportation funding.
- Performance Measures:
- Review and provide recommendations to the Full Commission/Executive Board regarding the adoption of Federal performance measure targets.
- Receive progress reports on performance measures.
- Specific to the Transportation Improvement Program:
- Receive recommendations from the Transportation Resource and Oversight committees and ensure consistency with the Metropolitan Transportation Plan.
- Establish or designate working groups to manage components of transportation funding solicitations.
- Set categorial funding targets and priorities for specialized working groups, allocating federal transportation funding for various programs.
- Review and provide recommendations to the Full Commission/Executive Board regarding the adoption of and amendments to MPO's core planning documents:
- MEMBERSHIP
15 Commissioners (5 per County, including Chair)
The Commissioner May appoint a qualified staff representative as a proxy.LAKE COUNTY:
- Kyle Allen, Lake County Council
- Tom McDermott, City of Hammond
- Mary Tanis, Town of Dyer
- Tom Schmitt, Town of Schererville
- Josh Huddlestun, City of Hobart
PORTER COUNTY:
- Kevin Breitzke, Porter County Surveyor
- Jim Ton, Town of Chesterton
- Jon Costas, City of Valparaiso
- Austin Bonta, City of Portage
- Barb Regnitz, Porter County Commission
LA PORTE COUNTY:
- Angie Nelson Deuitch - City of Michigan City
- Duane Arndt, Town of Kingsford Heights
- Linda Pompeii, Town of Pottawattomie Park
- Jonathan Haley, Town of Long Beach
- Warren Schacht, Town of Trail Creek
3 Transit Operators (1 per county) Eligible Federal Transportation Funding Sub-Recipients 1 NWI Forum Representative 1 INDOT Representative 1 NICTD Representative 1 FTA Direct Recipient from Lake County (GPTC) 1 FTA Direct Recipient from La Porte County (Michigan City Transit) 1 FHWA Representative (non-voting) 1 FTA Representative (non-voting) 1 Bicycling Advocacy Group Representative 1 County Parks Representative 1 Indiana Toll Road Representative 1 Ports of Indiana Representative 1 Gary/Chicago International Airport (non-voting) 1 Freight Industry Representative (Rail, Trucking, or Affiliated) 1 Southwest Michigan Regional Planning Commission Representative (non-voting) 1 Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning Representative (non-voting) Drive Clean Indiana (non-voting) - QUORUM
- 3 voting committee members constitutes a quorum.
- A simple majority of the quorum is required to act.
- MEETING SCHEDULE
- Generally, and initially meets monthly on the 1st Tuesday of the month at 10:00 a.m.
- Does not meet during months when the Full Commission/Executive Board does not meet.
2025 MEETING DATES:
- January 7
- February 4
- March 4
- May 6
- August 5
- September 7 (2nd Tuesday)
- October 7
- November 4
- MEETING PRESENTATIONS
2024
- MEETING MINUTES
2024