Plans and Documents
Planning Documents
BATS develops and maintains four (4) major planning documents in accordance with the continuous, cooperative and comprehensive planning process detailed in the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, Public Law No. 114-94. The Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP), the Transportation Improvement Program (TIP), the Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP), and the Public Participation Plan (PPP). These documents are needed to meet federal, and state standards for Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs).
The Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP)
The MTP is the single most important document produced by the MPO. It governs the expenditures of Federal and State highway dollars, including priority based transportation investments to address current and long range needs.
- 2040 Metropolitan Transportation Plan, Amended October 2018
- 2040 Metropolitan Transportation Plan, Administrative Modification #1
- 2040 Metropolitan Transportation Plan, Administrative Modification #2
- 2040 Metropolitan Transportation Plan, Administrative Modification #3
Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP)
The Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) is adopted annually by the Brunswick Area Transportation Study (BATS) and identifies the major transportation planning activities to be undertaken for the coming year. An important element of the UPWP is the continuing update and maintenance of land use, demographic, and travel data needed to apply the regional travel demand model, which forecasts travel demands based on population and employment projections along with transportation facilities and services.Previous Unified Planning Work Programs (UPWPs)
- BATS FY 2021 Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP), Final
- BATS FY 2020 UPWP Administrative Modification #1
- Feedback Log - Development of BATS Draft FY 2021 UPWP
- BATS FY 2020 Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP)
- BATS FY 2019 UPWP Administrative Modification #2
- BATS FY 2019 UPWP Administrative Modification
- BATS FY 2018 UPWP Administrative Modification
- BATS FY 2019 Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP), Final
- Unified Planning Work Program Public Review Notice
Transportation Improvement Program (TIP)
The Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) is a comprehensive transportation planning document that lists all Federal, State, and locally funded transportation projects within the MPO’s planning area which, for the BATS, encompasses all of Glynn County and the City of Brunswick. All modes of transportation and transportation infrastructure are contained within the TIP, including roadways, bicycle
and pedestrian facilities, bridges, and public transit, among others. The TIP is a short-range plan, required by federal regulation to be updated a minimum of every four years. The development of the TIP is coordinated with the GDOT, and projects funded within the TIP must also be included in the MTP.
The FY 2021-2024 TIP was amended on September 10, 2021, to include updated budget totals for PI # 0013745. The 2021-2024 TIP also was administratively modified to include updated program years of funding for PI # 0013745 and PI # 0014914. The updated document can be viewed below.
The FY 2021-2024 TIP was amended on September 10, 2021, to include updated budget totals for PI # 0013745. The 2021-2024 TIP also was administratively modified to include updated program years of funding for PI # 0013745 and PI # 0014914. The updated document can be viewed below.
- BATS FY 2021-2024 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) - Amendment #1
- BATS FY 2021-2024 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) - Public Comment Form
- BATS FY 2021-2024 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) - Final
Previous Transportation Improvement Programs (TIPs)
- BATS FY 2018-2021 TIP
- BATS FY 2018-2021 TIP Amendment #1
- BATS FY 2018-2021 TIP Administrative Modification #1
- BATS FY 2018-2021 TIP Amendment #2
- BATS FY 2018-2021 TIP Administrative Modification #2
Public Participation Plan (PPP)
The Public Participation Plan provides clear directive for agency and public involvement activities relating to BATS. The PPP must comply with federal regulations as outlined in 23 C.F.R. 450 and U.S.C. 134, with Civil Rights Act of 1964, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. - 2020 BATS Public Participation Plan - Amendment _For Public Comment
- BATS Public Participation Plan Amendment - Public Comment Form
- 2020 BATS Public Participation Plan
- 2015 BATS Public Participation Plan
Transit Planning
Special PL Funding Studies
- BATS Connect Bay Street - Bay Street Corridor Study
- Lanier Gloucester Intersection Improvement Study
Proposed Coastal Regional Commission Transit Plan
List of Obligated Projects
Other Plans and Documents
- St. Simons Island Traffic Study and Appendices A-D
- Georgia Statewide Freight and Logistics Plan, updated July 2015
- SR 25 at Canal Road Transportation Impact Analysis (July 2014)
- SR 25 Spur at Altama Connector Traffic Study, 2012
- SR 25 Spur at Canal Road Intersection Study - Final, 2009
- SR 99 Traffic Report, 2009
- Bike/Multipurpose Trail Study, Appendix A, Appendix B, the Trail Study Comment Log, and the Presentation given by RS&H at the May 16, 2016 meeting
- The Bicycle and Pedestrian Study 1994 (16.9 MB)
*Archived documents are available upon request.*