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Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPO) |
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Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPO) are entities designated by federal law with the lead responsibility for developing the area's transportation plans and coordinating the transportation planning process. All urban areas over 50,000 in population are required to have an MPO if the agencies spend Federal money on transportation improvements.
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The Corridor Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) |
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The MPO for the Cedar Rapids Metro Area is the Corridor MPO. The Corridor MPO includes Cedar Rapids, Ely, Hiawatha, Fairfax, Marion, Robins, Shueyville, and portions of unincorporated Linn County. The Corridor MPO Board will be the ultimate decision-makers charged with approving the Connections 2040 Plan.
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Corridor MPO Long Range Transportation Plan (Connections 2040) |
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The Long Range Transportation Plan is the federally required long-range (20+year) strategy and capital improvement program developed to guide the effective investment of public funds in multi modal transportation facilities for the metropolitan planning organization area. The plan must be updated every five years. The Plan provides the context from which the region's Transportation Improvement Program (TIP), a short-range capital improvement program for implementing highway, transit, and bikeway projects, is drawn. |
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Schedule |
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 The schedule for the development of the Corridor MPO Long Range Transportation Plan is approximately eight months. The project began in early October, and is scheduled to be forwarded for final Corridor MPO Board approval in July 2010. The project is divided into four general phases, each about two months in length.
Phase 1: Issues and values – includes an assessment of historic growth and development, and an analysis of the region’s transportation system. Core questions are:
- How should the region grow?
- What are your aspirations for our community?
- What improvements are needed to improve travel today?
- What improvements are needed in the future?
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Other Planning Efforts Within the Region |
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There are many planning efforts currently underway in the Cedar Rapids Metro Area and it is easy to get confused about what is going on with these different efforts. The following summarizes some of the other planning efforts underway.
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