PROJECT RECOMMENDATION CRITERIA.

Each planning organization shall develop its own project recommendation criteria, which must include consideration of:

(1) projected improvements to congestion and safety;

(2) projected effects on economic development opportunities for residents of the region;

(3) available funding;

(4) effects on the environment, including air quality;

(5) socioeconomic effects, including disproportionately high and adverse health or environmental effects on minority or low-income neighborhoods; and

(6) any other factors deemed appropriate by the planning organization.