Overview

The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) is required by federal (Title 23 U.S.C. 134 (g) & (h)) and state (P.U.C. 130303) statutes to prepare a Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) for Los Angeles County. Metro is required to program revenues in the TIP across all transportation modes (pedestrian, bicycle, transit, highway) based on the planning requirements of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21) of 1998. Metro accomplishes this mandate by planning and programming funds on a multi-modal basis through the TIP Call for Projects, the TIP Short Range Transit Plan (SRTP), the TIP Local Program and the State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP).

Metro Funding Source Guide

Transportation finance is a complex issue with funds coming from the federal, state, and local governments through their taxing sources. This edition of the Metro Funding Sources Guide provides a one-stop information center for the general public on the funding sources available for transportation in Los Angeles County and their requirements. This document is intended to assist you in understanding the origins, uses, and restrictions of the various funding sources. All documents are PDF format, Adobe® Acrobat Reader plug-in required.

• Metro Funding Source Guide - 2006

Additional Transportation Programming Links

• Federal/State Transportation Planning and Programming Process
• California Department of Transportation (Caltrans)
• California Transportation Commission
• United States Department of Transportation

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