The Valley Council of Governments, in partnership with our sister agency the Greater Bridgeport Regional Council operates the Greater Bridgeport/Valley Metropolitan Planning Organization (GBVMPO). Representing the towns of Ansonia, Bridgeport, Derby, Easton, Fairfield, Monroe, Stratford, Seymour, Shelton & Trumbull the GBVMPO jointly plans Transportation Improvement Projects within our urbanized area and programs federal funding to carry them out. GBVMPO reports, programs, meeting minutes and agenda may be accessed at the new Greater Bridgeport Regional Council website.
This "combined" Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) was designated by Governor O'Neill in 1981. A copy of the 1981 MPO designation document can be found here. The 2006 Memorandum of Understanding governing the roles and responsibilities of each of the MPO partners can be found at MOU Regarding Transportation Planning Responsibility and Federal Transportation Funding in the GBVMPO (917KB PDF file). A copy of the handbook outlining the GBVMPO operations can be found at Greater Bridgeport/Valley MPO Handbook (9.3MB PDF file).
The VCOG is responsible for conducting comprehensive regional transportation planning as mandated by federal regulations intended to develop and advance the implementation of plans and programs for local transportation facilities and services, as well as address problems and deficiencies identified in the VCOG's Long-Range Transportation Plan (11.9MB PDF file).
As the GBVMPO, the Valley Council of Governments and the Greater Bridgeport Regional Council (GBRC) are responsible for ensuring that provisions of state and federal laws pertaining to regional transportation planning are implemented in each metropolitan planning area. The planning area is defined as the existing urbanized area plus the projected 20-year growth area. It is mutually determined by the MPO and the state. In addition to the Long-Range Transportation Plan, the GBVMPO creates and maintains a Transportation Improvement Program (TIP). The TIP is used to collect and rank transportation projects throughout the MPO region. Once the TIP has been approved by the MPO Board, the projects are included in the State Transportation Improvement Plan (STIP) where they are funded by the ConnDOT. The GBVMPO Board is governed by all of the Chief Elected Officials of Ansonia, Bridgeport, Derby, Easton, Fairfield, Monroe, Seymour, Shelton, Stratford and Trumbull, as well as regional planning and transit Chairs.
FFY 2012 - 2015 Transportation Improvement Program
Transportation Improvement Program-Project Report (692KB PDF file)
NOTICE is hereby given that the Greater Bridgeport and Valley Metropolitan Planning Organization has developed the draft Transportation Improvement Program for the Greater Bridgeport and Valley planning regions. The TIP lists all proposed highway and transit improvement projects programmed to receive federal financial assistance from the US Department of Transportation – Federal Highway Administration and Federal Transit Administration – over the next four federal fiscal years. The MPO's TIP conforms to the State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) being developed by the Connecticut Department of Transportation. A copy of the Complete Plan and Projects is available here.
A thirty (30) day review and comment period has been established, beginning on December 12, 2011 and ending on January 10, 2012. The public is welcomed and encouraged to review and comment on the MPO's draft TIP, as well as the draft STIP. Copies of the TIP and STIP are available for review at the offices of the Greater Bridgeport Regional Council, Bridgeport Transportation Center, Suite 1, Third Floor, 525 Water Street, Bridgeport, CT and Valley Council of Governments, Derby Rail Station, Main Street, Derby, CT, as well as at the offices of the mayors or first selectmen of member municipalities. The draft TIP can also be viewed on-line at gbrct.org and valleycog.org.
Capital projects sponsored by the Greater Bridgeport Transit and the Valley Transit District are included in the draft TIP. The TIP development process will be used to satisfy federal requirements for public notice, review and comment for routine and traditional local bus capital projects funded by the FTA under the Section 5307 capital grant program.
NOTICE is also given that the GBRC and VCOG will hold public information meetings concerning the draft STIP/TIP and related air quality assessment on Thursday, January 5, 2012, at 5:00 PM in the conference room of the VCOG, Derby Rail Station, Main Street, Derby and on Thursday, January 5, 2012, at 5:00 PM in the conference room of the GBRC located on the third floor of the Bridgeport rail station, Suite 1, at 525 Water Street, Bridgeport. Agency and ConnDOT staff will be available at 4:30 PM to informally discuss any aspects relating to the draft TIP/STIP and any other transportation issues and concerns. More specifically two air quality assessments were completed. One for fine particulate matters, and one for ozone ambient air quality.
The public is encouraged to attend one of these meetings to learn more about programmed transportation improvements and to express their support or concerns regarding actions contained in the draft TIP/STIP. Comments may be made orally at the information meetings or in writing. Written comments must be clearly legible, submitted on 8½" by 11" paper and include the person's name and address. Any person wishing to comment on the draft TIP/STIP may submit their comments in writing to Brian Bidoilli, Executive Director, GBRC or Rick Dunne, Executive Director, VCOG. Written comments must be received at the offices of the GBRC or VCOG before 4:30 PM on January 9, 2012. The MPO will consider endorsement of the draft TIP and adoption of the Ozone and PM2.5 Air Quality Conformity Statements at its regular meeting to be held on Tuesday, January 10, 2012. The public is invited to attend this MPO meeting and will be afforded an opportunity to comment on the draft TIP and air quality conformity determinations before they are considered by the MPO.
For more information, please call the GBRC at (203) 366-5405 or the VCOG at (203) 735-8688.
FFY 2011 VCOG Region TIP Obligated Projects
Federal planning regulations require that a listing of obligated projects be published at the conclusion of each Federal Fiscal Year, which begins on October 1st and ends on the following
September 30th.
The 2011 Annual Listing of Obligated Projects (90KB PDF file) fulfills the GBVMPO's obligation under 49 CFR Part 450.332 for the Federal Fiscal Year which ended on September 30, 2011.
450.332 Annual listing of obligated projects.
(b) The listing shall be prepared in accordance with § 450.314(a) and shall include all federally-funded projects authorized or revised to increase obligations in the preceding program year, and shall at a minimum include the TIP information under § 450.324(e)(1) and (4) and identify, for each project, the amount of Federal funds requested in the TIP, the Federal funding that was obligated during the preceding year, and the Federal funding remaining and available for subsequent years.
(c) The listing shall be published or otherwise made available in accordance with the MPO's public participation criteria for the TIP.
§ 450.324 Development and content of the transportation improvement program (TIP).
(e) The TIP shall include, for each project or phase (e.g., preliminary engineering,
environment/NEPA, right-of-way, design, or construction), the following:
(1) Sufficient descriptive material (i.e., type of work, termini, and length) to identify the project or phase;
(4) Identification of the agencies responsible for carrying out the project or phase.