Organization Type: MPO or RPO
Metropolitan Planning Organization or Regional Planning Organization
Definition: A federally funded transportation policy-making organization, comprised of local government representatives and transportation authorities
Digest Search Results Page: https://www.planningdigest.com/org/mpo/
Corresponding TRID/TRT Terms
TRID Search Results Page: https://pubsindex.trb.org/results.aspx?tc=NN:Nggks
TRT Search Results Page: https://trt.trb.org/trt.asp?NN=Nggks
- Rural and Small Urban Multimodal Alternatives for Minnesota
This report summarizes strategies for rural and small urban transportation planners to incorporate multimodalism into their network.
- Employing Scenario Planning to Inform Internal Target-Setting at MassDOT and the MBTA
A presentation on MassDOT and MBTA’s use of scenario planning to develop their Capital Investment Plan (CIP).
- Foresight: Informing Transportation’s Future (NCHRP Report 750 Series)
The introduction to a series of reports produced by the NCHRP to help state DOTs understand scenario planning and the types of future scenarios that they may have to prepare for.
- Report on Impacts of Road Usage Charges in Rural, Urban and Mixed Counties
This report compares the implications of road usage charges for members of rural, urban, and mixed counties in terms of financial and technological impacts.
- Federal Resources for Sustainable Rural Communities
This guide highlights the federal resources that rural communities can utilize for protecting the environment, increasing economic competitiveness, and promoting the quality of life.
- Evaluating Alternative Operations Strategies to Improve Travel Time Reliability
This research seeks to present the benefits with improving travel time reliability by balancing the travel demands and actual capacity.
- Performance-Based Tools to Enhance Investment Decision Making: Assessing a Regional Bridge Network and the Long-Term Consequences of Underinvestment
This study assessed the impacts of underinvestment in bridges and developed tools for identifying investment priorities.
- Considering Community Attributes and Impacts in Long-Range Planning
This report documents North Carolina DOT’s efforts to integrate long-range planning with their project development process.
- Sidewalk Scout, Sidewalk Sentry, and the Sidewalk Priority Index: Cost-Effective Tools for Inventorying and Managing Sidewalk Assets and Prioritizing Improvements in Small to Large Communities
This report describes tools developed for managing pedestrian infrastructure as a transportation asset.
- Mapping Bicycle Facilities by Levels of Traffic Stress
This research reviewed the San Diego bicycle infrastructure and developed recommendations for increasing the city’s ridership.