Fiscal Constraint and Financial Planning

• Financial Planning and Fiscal Constraint for Transportation Plans and Programs Questions & Answers - The following "Questions and Answers" are intended to provide non-binding information on financial planning and fiscal constraint as part of transportation plan and program development, in support of the FHWA/FTA Final Rule on statewide and metropolitan transportation planning and programming processes.
• Transportation Planning Requirements and their Relationship to NEPA Process Completion - This summary is intended to clarify the statutory and regulatory planning and conformity requirements that must be met with regard to the STIP/TIP, the MTP and the Statewide Long Range Transportation Plan prior to FHWA signing a Record of Decision (ROD) ro Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI), or approving a Categorical Exclusion (CE) for a project.
• Supplement to January 28, 2008 "Transportation Planning Requirements and their Relationship to NEPA Process Completion" (February 9, 2011) - In clarifying the requirements additional questions arose from the field after the original memorandum's release. In response to the question, this document clarifies and simplifies information on what transportation planning requirements must be addressed before FHWA can make a final NEPA decision.
• Fiscal Constraint in Long-Range Transportation Planning - This report presents and synthesizes the findings from eight case studies that examine best practices in financial planning applied in the long-range transportation planning process conducted for metropolitan area and statewide transportation systems. The case studies document experience and lessons that can advance understanding of the elements of financial planning most important to developing high-quality long range transportation plans.
• Trends in Statewide Transportation Plans Synthesis Report - This database contains information from a review of long-range transportation plans from all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The database presents information on how individual state plans address ten different transportation planning topics. The accompanying report provides analysis from the review and summarizes detailed findings on eight topics: 1) plan types, 2) implementation, 3) guiding principles, strategies, and objectives, 4) performance measures, 5) financial planning and analysis, 6) systems planning, 7) livability and sustainability, and 8) climate change.
• Click here to access a full list of Legislation, Regulations, and Guidance related to fiscal constraint and financial planning on the TPCB website.
• Recent publications on fiscal constraint and financial planning:
  • Asset Sustainability Index
  • New Tool for Estimating Economic Impacts of Transportation Projects
To find existing publications and resources on fiscal constraint and financial planning or to add new ones, visit the TPCB Resource Index.

• Upcoming conferences and webinars related to fiscal constraint and financial planning:
  • ICURPT 2013 : International Conference on Urban, Regional Planning and Transportation
  • APA National Conference
  • Council of University Transportation Centers Summer Meeting
  To browse all existing events on the TPCB website or to add new ones, please visit the events calendar or the TPCB Resource Index.

• Recent peer events related to fiscal constraint and financial planning:
  • NYMTC: Financial Planning at the MPO Level
  • Denver: Peer Roundtable on Fiscal Constraint
  • Financial Uncertainty and Conflicting Priorities in Transportation Planning
  • Key Considerations in Metropolitan and Statewide Tribal Consultation
  • Developing an Asset Management Program
  Read other peer event reports.

• FHWA Policy Guidance Center (Fiscal Constraint and Financial Planning)
• Financial Planning in Transportation - NTI Course on Federal transportation planning requirements
• Transportation Management Area Planning Certification Review Primer - This primer provides a basic understanding of the key concepts and expectations addressed through a review, along with references to pertinent laws, regulations, policies, and other resources.