Transportation Improvement Plans (TIPs) Incorporated by Reference
The STIP incorporates several TIPs by reference: Under federal rules, a Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) is charged with preparing long-range transportation plans within its jurisdiction, and implementing the plans through TIPs, or Transportation Improvement Programs. An MPO is federally-designated transportation planning body for an urbanized area with a resident population over 50,000.
Anchorage, Fairbanks, and the Matanuska-Susitna (Mat-Su) Borough are the only MPOs in Alaska, known as AMATS (Anchorage Metropolitan Area Transportation Solutions), FAST (Fairbanks Area Surface Transportation) and MVP (Mat-Su Valley Planning for Transportation). MVP became eligible for MPO status after the last census indicated the population had increased to over 50,000, and became an official MPO after an Operating Agreement was signed in December of 2023.
Anchorage Metropolitan Area Transportation Solutions (AMATS)
| AMATS TIP Incorporations | |
|---|---|
| STIP Incorporation Date | Description |
| 09/28/2023 | Administrative Modification #2 |
| 08/24/2023 | Administrative Modification #1 |
| 06/29/2023 | AMATS 2023-2026 TIP Amendment #1 |
| 10/20/2022 | AMATS 2023-2026 TIP |
| 06/30/2022 | Amendment #3 |
| 02/14/2022 | Administrative Modification #6 |
| 01/14/2022 | Administrative Modification #5 |
| 07/27/2021 | Amendment #2 |
| 11/18/2020 | Amendment #1 and Administrative Modification #4 |
| 08/20/2020 | Administrative Modification #3 |
| 09/10/2019 | Administrative Modification #1 and #2 |
| 02/27/2019 | AMATS 2019-2022 TIP |
Fairbanks Area Surface Transportation (FAST)
| FAST TIP Incorporations | |
|---|---|
| STIP Incorporation Date | Description |
| 08/20/2024 | Administrative Modification #4 |
| 05/15/2024 | Administrative Modification #3 |
| 02/28/2024 | Administrative Modification #2 |
| 07/19/2023 | Administrative Modification #1 |
| 05/12/2023 | FAST 2023-2027 TIP (STIP Amd 7) |
| 10/16/2022 | Administrative Modification #7 |
| 6/29/2022 | Administrative Modification #6 |
| 3/22/2022 | Administrative Modification #5 |
| 6/29/2021 | Administrative Modification #4 | 11/05/2020 | Amendment #3 | 04/29/2020 | Administrative Modification #2 |
| 11/26/2019 | Administrative Modification #1 | 06/26/2019 | FAST 2019-2023 TIP |
MatSu Valley Planning (MVP)
| MVP TIP Incorporations: Note: MVP projects will be included in the 2024-2027 STIP until the organization has developed an approved TIP, at which time the TIP and subsequent revisions will be incorporated into the STIP by reference via documents pasted below. |
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| STIP Incorporation Date | Description |
|---|---|
Planning organizations that receive federal funding for transportation projects in Alaska and that have their own federally-required TIPs are also incorporated into the STIP by reference.
Among these are: