Chapter 5: Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Program Development Process
Anchor: #CACCEEDESection 1: Process Description
Anchor: #i998867Background
The Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Programs (TIP) are the regions’ spending plans for transportation improvements. They include capital and operating improvements to the metropolitan transportation system. The TIP includes investments in various modes and is the means of implementing the goals and objectives identified in the long-range Metropolitan Transportation Plan (twenty year plan of development). The chart in Section 2 identifies major steps and documents in the metropolitan TIP development process.