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The DSATS Procedures provide staff and committee members guidance on conforming to all rules and regulations for Federal and State Agencies who provide grant funding for DSATS, and local city procedures.

 

Bylaws

2020 By-Laws

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Cooperative Agreement

2020 Cooperative Agreement

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The MTP is a guiding document that details how transportation systems in the MPA are expected to evolve over the next 20 years and documents the collaborative efforts determined by the MPO to meet resulting needs.

2045 Metropolitan Transportation Plan

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The PPP serves as official documentation of the program of policies, activities, and opportunities for public input during the MPO transportation planning process.

2021 Public Participation Plan

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The TIP documents transportation projects anticipated to be performed within the MPA over the next five years in support of the goals, objectives, and recommendations documented in the MTP. The TIP must include projects receiving federal funding and other regionally significant projects, and serves as MPO authorization for projects to proceed. This document is updated annually in consultation with member agencies and IDOT and is designed to receive modifications throughout the year based on project needs.

DSATS TIP SFY 2023-2027

DSATS TIP Narrative
Appendix A: Highway Projects v.07
Appendix B: Public Transit Projects
Appendix C: List of TIP Revisions v.07
Appendix D: Procedures for DSATS TIP Modifications
Appendix E: DSATS STBG Project Selection Criteria
Appendix F: MPO Planning Process Certification
Appendix G: MPO Adoption
Appendix H: Acronyms and Definitions

DSATS SFY22-26

 

DSATS SFY20-24

 

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The UPWP documents transportation planning activities to be performed in the MPA in support of the goals, objectives, and recommendations documented in the MTP. The document is updated annually and details the budget and activities conducted by DSATS staff over the next fiscal year.

2024 Unified Planning Work Program

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DSATS is committed to improving all forms of transportation, including transit, biking, pedestrians, and other forms of transportation. The Bike-Pedestrian-Alternative Transportation Plans are updated on a 5-year cycle.

2019 Active Transportation Plan

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Often referred to as the Coordinated Plan, this document identifies regional transportation needs of individuals with a disability, older adults, and people with low-incomes and, working with the public and regional stakeholders, identifies strategies to meet their needs.

2009 Human Service Transportation Plan

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Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) are the integrated application of various technologies and management strategies to provide traveler information to increase the safety and efficiency of the surface transportation system both private and public transportation.

2006 Intelligent Transportation Systems Plan
– 2006 Executive Summary

When the federal government published its SAFETEA-LU transportation bill it mandated an Annual Listing of projects, including investments in pedestrian walkways and bicycle transportation facilities, for which Federal funds have been obligated in the preceding year shall be published or otherwise made available by the cooperative effort of the State, transit operator, and metropolitan planning organization for public review. The listing shall be consistent with the funding categories identified in each metropolitan transportation improvement program (TIP).

2021 Obligation Report

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The MPO Title VI Program includes information on how Title VI and Environmental Justice considerations are reflected in the planning activities of the MPO, including the formulation of the MTP, TIP, UPWP, publications, communication, and public involvement efforts. Concurrent to policies and procedures identified to ensure compliance, the document also includes direction from the PPP and goals for reaching limited-English proficiency households.

2021 Title VI Program

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DeKalb Sycamore Area Transportation Study (DSATS) tries to conduct a comprehensive transit analysis every 5 years, usually in conjunction with the Long Range Transportation Plan update.

2017 Transit Development Plan

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Each year, DeKalb Sycamore Area Transportation Study (DSATS) staff submits an annual report which identifies all the accomplishments achieved in the recently completed fiscal year.

*2014 through current Annual Reports are included as part of the Unified Planning Work Program (available above).

2013 Annual Report

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This study identified possible alignment alternatives for an approximately 9-mile eastern transportation corridor linking Sycamore to Cortland.

2009 Eastern Corridor Study
–Table of Contents
–Exhibit 1
–Exhibits 2-6
–Exhibit 7a
–Exhibit 7b
–Exhibits 8-12
–Exhibits 13-17
–Exhibits 18-22
–Exhibit 23
–Exhibit 24
–Exhibit 25
–Exhibit 26
–Exhibits 27a-27c

The DeKalb Sycamore Area Transportation Study (DSATS) hired Fehr-Graham and Associates to perform a freight rail study to identify whether the rail lines traveling through the region could support spurs where businesses in the region could ship products and supplies in and out of the area by rail.

2011 Freight Rail Study

This study reports the conditions of roads within the DSATS are which are classified as Collectors or Arterials.

2013 Pavement Conditions Study
– 2013 Appendix

The DeKalb Sycamore Area Transportation Study (DSATS) takes annual traffic counts throughout the DSATS area in order to better understand truck and traffic flows.

2020 Traffic Count Study
2019 Traffic Count Study

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