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
- The Emergence of the “Super-Commuter”
This report documents trends in travel behaviors among super-commuters in major metropolitan areas.
- Automating Web Collection and Validation of GPS Data for Longitudinal Urban Travel Studies
This research developed a Web-based prototype to collect, analyze, and update GPS travel survey data.
- Assessing Leadership Influences Within Public Involvement Programs for Transportation Projects: A Mixed-methods Study
This study looks into the current system and requirements of public involvement and interaction with policymakers in projects in the transportation industry.
- Better Use of Public Dollars: Economic Impact Analysis in Transportation Decision Making
This policy research paper investigates methods of using economic impact analysis for a more effective, transparent, and accountable use of transportation funding.
- Efficiency in Transportation – Community and State Transportation Efficiency Planning in Vermont
This report briefly summarizes policies and planning documents related to transportation efficiency planning in Vermont.
- Livability Literature Review: A Synthesis of Current Practice
This literature review provides clarity on the concept of livability and summarizes current livability strategies included in planning documents.
- Metropolitan Area Transportation Planning for Healthy Communities
This white paper outlines a framework for MPOs to consider public health as an element of transportation planning.
- Transport Survey Methods, Best Practice for Decision Making
This book compiles the travel behavior research strategies discussed at the 9th International Conference on Transport Survey Methods, held in 2011.
- Effects of the Built Environment on Transportation: Energy Use, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, and Other Factors
This policy research paper investigates the impact of transportation infrastructure and policies on energy usage and economic conditions of urban communities.
- Energy Intensive Infrastructure Investments with Retrofits in Continuous Time: Effects of Uncertainty on Energy Use and Carbon Emissions
This policy research paper investigates infrastructure investments and retrofits, providing analysis of the efficiencies and environmental impacts of infrastructure investment decisions.