The 2050 LRTP shall meet federal and state requirements pertaining to air quality policies and guidelines, as administered and supervised through the South Carolina Department of Transportation. Like many other long-range plans, the CMCOG/COATS MPO 2050 LRTP must also be developed with a mandate to include a fiscally constrained and appropriately scheduled set of recommended improvements for the area’s future multimodal transportation system that are also linked to air quality initiatives. Recommended improvements that are based on anticipated changes in the land use, population and employment, as well as other conditions (changes in external or “through” traffic patterns) that affect the movement of people, goods, and services within the study area should also be measured by their impact on the environment. In considering the entire 2050 LRTP and all-inclusive elements, the selected CONSULTANT will be responsible for assuring that the 2050 LRTP meets the rural and metropolitan planning requirements of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), or the Federal Transportation Act and the State transportation guidelines in place at the time of the 2050 LRTP’s adoption, along with requirements first implemented by MAP-21. Any new initiatives created through the next transportation act will thus be incorporated into the 2050 LRTP.
