Office of STIP, Coordination and Modeling

Develops, maintains and coordinates Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) and USDOT approval of the Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) and periodic revisions; tracks and produces report of previous fiscal year obligated and granted projects to the MPOs and Council of Governments (COGs) as federally mandated; calculates and allocates estimated Federal Authorization funds to Connecticut’s 8 MPOs and 2 Rural Council of Governments for long-range planning purposes.

Coordinates with MPOs, COGs and local officials on planning efforts to ensure that the planning process is conducted in accordance with the requirements of federal laws and regulations; solicits the MPOs/COGs for project proposals under the CMAQ program, the Transportation Alternatives program and the corridor study initiative.

Develops and maintains the statewide travel demand model which utilizes current and future socio-economic and demographic projections to estimate travel demand; conducts project and regional level transportation air quality conformity analysis to ensure that the Metropolitan Transportation Plans and the STIP are consistent with air quality goals and that progress is made toward achieving and maintaining Federal air quality standards.

Maribeth C. Wojenski

Transportation Assistant Planning Director

STIP, Coordination and Modeling

Phone: (860) 594-2045

Fax: (860) 594-2056

Email: Maribeth.wojenski@ct.gov

Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP)

Rose A. Etuka

Transportation Supervising Planner

Phone: (860) 594-2040

Fax: (860) 594-2056

Email: rose.etuka@ct.gov

Council of Governments (COG) Coordination

Kathryn A. Faraci

Transportation Supervising Planner

Phone: (860) 594-2364

Fax: (860) 594-2056

Email: Kathryn.faraci@ct.gov

Travel Demand/AQ Modeling

Judith B. Raymond

Transportation Supervising Planner

Phone: (860) 594-2032

Fax: (860) 594-2056

Email: judy.raymond@ct.gov