Bannock Transportation Planning Organization

The Metropolitan Planning Organization for the Pocatello/Chubbuck Urbanized Area

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Draft Transportation Improvement Program and Air Quality Conformity Determination

Draft FY 2021 -2028 Transportation Improvement Program

Bannock Transportation Planning Organization’s (BTPO) draft Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) lists proposed projects for the next four years, plus two additional planning years.  The TIP lists all federally funded projects within the Pocatello/Chubbuck metropolitan area. It includes highway, bicycle, pedestrian, and public transportation projects. 

Draft-BTPO-FY2021 – 2028 Transportation-Improvement-ProgramDownload

DRAFT Metropolitan Transportation Plan 2040 Air Quality Conformity Demonstration

The Conformity Demonstrations demonstrate that transportation activities planned in the Draft Transportation Improvement Program will not cause an additional exceedance of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards.

Air-Quality-Conformity-Report-2022-Draft-1Download

Comment period:  July 1, 2021 – August 1, 2021

Comments can be emailed or mailed to:

Mori Byington, Planning Director

PO Box 6129

Pocatello, ID 83205-6129

(208) 233-9322

mori@bannockplanning.org

This public involvement notice for the draft Transportation Improvement Plan satisfies the Federal Transit Administration’s Section 5307(c) Program of Projects requirements.  If no changes are made to the draft FY 2021 Program of Projects, the list will be approved without further public notice.

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I-15 Corridor Study

Public Comment invitation

2021 – 2027 Transportation Improvement Program

I-15 Corridor Study

The Idaho Transportation Department has added a corridor study of Interstate 15 from Pocatello to Chubbuck to the Transportation Improvement Program. The corridor study will evaluate the feasibility and need for the third travel lane. The corridor study would begin in Federal Fiscal Year 2025.

The BTPO Policy Board will consider adding the project to the FY 2021 -2027  Transportation Improvement Program at their August 2, 2021 meeting

Comment period:  June 17, 2021 – July 17, 2021

Comments can be emailed or mailed to:

Mori Byington, Planning Director

PO Box 6129

Pocatello, ID 83205-6129

(208) 233-9322

mori@bannockplanning.org

 

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Title VI and Environmental Justice Implementation Plan

Title VI and Environmental Justice Implementation Plan 

The BTPO is requesting public comment on the Draft Title VI and Environmental Justice Implementation Plan.

The Implementation Plan describes how the Bannock
Transportation Planning Organization (BTPO) complies with Title VI of the Civil
Rights Act of 1964 states as amended.
The implementation plan also complies with non-discrimination
requirements outlined in Title 23 and Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations and
related laws. The plan provides specific information on filing a non-discrimination
complaint.

This
plan also implements Environmental Justice and Limited English Proficiency (LEP)
concepts, definitions of Title VI, and associated non-discrimination act.  A description of how BTPO incorporates Environmental
Justice and LEP into the metropolitan transportation planning process

Public Comments will be accepted from June 14, 2021, to July 14, 2021.

You may email your comments to  mori@bannockplanning.org or mail comments to PO Box 6129, Pocatello, Idaho 83205

BTPO Title VI Implementation Plan DRAFT_PI

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2040 Metropolitan Transportation Plan Public Review

The Bannock Transportation Planning Organization is requesting comments on the 2040 Metropolitan Transportation Plan and Air Quality Conformity Determination

The draft documents are available below and so are maps and other resources to assist in your review.  Public Comments are accepted from August 28 to September 28.  A public open house will be held on September 18th at the BTPO office, 201 East Center Street, Pocatello Idaho, from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. The open house format will allow individuals to view information and visit with project staff anytime between those hours.

 

For additional information on the MTP Click here

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Public Meeting Notice

Bannock Transportation Planning Organization to Host Public Open House on July 31 to Solicit Feedback on Recommended Projects for the Metropolitan Transportation Plan

Bannock Transportation Planning Organization (BTPO) will hold a public open house on Wednesday, July 31 to collect feedback from the public as it updates the Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP). The open house will be held at the Pocatello City Hall, 911 North 7th Avenue, from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. The open house format will allow individuals to view information and visit with project staff anytime between those hours. “A great deal of research into existing plans, transportation data and growth projections has led us to a list of recommended projects for our area,” said BTPO Director Mori Byington. “The public’s feedback on these projects is a very important part of the MTP process, and we encourage everyone to come out and review this new information.”

The MTP provides a twenty-year approach to identify transportation problems in the region and provide a guide to potential solutions. The BTPO planning area runs from Portneuf Gap north along the Pocatello and Bannock Mountain ranges until it reaches the Fort Hall Indian Reservation. It is just over 100 square miles and includes the Cities of Pocatello and Chubbuck.

If you cannot attend the public meeting on July 31, BTPO has set up an online commenting map (https://communityremarks.com/bannock/) to make it easy and convenient for the public to provide feedback on this important transportation plan.

Public comment is being accepted until Friday, August 30. For more information about this effort, please contact Andrea Gumm at agumm@langdongroupinc.com or by phone at (208) 870-8751.