A metropolitan planning organization (MPO) is a regional transportation planning body that is required to approve transportation improvement plans for major infrastructure projects, to ensure that they are consistent with federal environmental legislation and that they are fiscally sound. They aim to achieve local consensus on these projects between different levels of government and across jurisdictions. Transportation planning is the field involved with the siting of transportation facilities (generally streets and highways and public transport lines). ...
In the USA the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 required that MPOs exist and that they develop transportation plans and programs for metropolitan areas with 50,000 or more residents. The MPO role can be played by a number of organizations; in the Portland, Oregon metropolitan area, for example, the regionally-elected Metro is a member. In many urban areas existing organizations like counties or councils of government also function as MPOs. The Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (Public Law 102-240) (ISTEA, pronounced Ice-Tea) posed a major change to transportation planning and policy, as the first US federal legislation on the subject in the post-Interstate Highway System era. ... 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Portland skyline. ... The Metropolitan Service District, usually known as Metro, is a directly-elected regional government for the Portland, Oregon metropolitan area, and the only directly-elected regional government in the United States. ...
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Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations (http://www.ampo.org/)
History of MPOs (http://www.ampo.org/who/about_mpos.html)
The Win-Fred MetropolitanPlanningOrganization is the organization responsible for conducting the continuing, comprehensive, and coordinated (3-C) planning process for the Winchester-Frederick County Urbanized Area in accordance with requirements of Section 134 (Title 23 U.S.C.) of the Federal Highway Act of 1962, and Section 5303 of the Federal Transit Act.
The Win-Fred MPO is the official MetropolitanPlanningOrganization for the urbanized area, designated by the Governor of Virginia, under Section 134 of the Federal Aid Highway Act, and the joint metropolitanplanning regulations of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA).
The UPWP provides a mechanism for the coordination of transportation planning activities in the region, and is required as a basis and condition for all federal funding assistance for transportation planning by the joint metropolitanplanning regulations of FHWA and FTA.
The Broward County MPO is a federally-required planning body responsible for transportation planning in Broward County.
Established in 1977 by the Florida Legislature, the MPO was created to direct urban transportation planning and allocate federal and state funds.
It is the lead agency responsible for developing and administrating plans and programs to maintain eligibility and receive funds for the transportation systems in Broward County.
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