Fundamental MPO Documents
As a Metropolitan Planning Organization, Region 1 Planning Council is required to maintain the following documents to meet federal requirements.
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The UWP identifies the funds and activities to be conducted by the MPO during a fiscal year (July 1 - June 30). These activities are funded with federal, state, and local resources. The UWP is a federally-required statement of work identifying the planning priorities and activities to be carried out within a metropolitan area.
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A wide range of citizen, community, and technical input is attributed to developing and maintaining this plan for a safe and efficient multi-modal transportation system that will meet the goals, objectives, and needs of citizens, business, and industry for decades to come.
More information on the MTP can be found at r1planning.org/mtp.
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The TIP contains all improvements that are planned for the surface transportation system.
More information on the TIP can be found at r1planning.org/tip.
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As required for all projects receiving federal funding, the MPO cooperatively develops a listing of projects for which any federal funds were obligated in the preceding fiscal year of its Transportation Improvement Program (TIP.)
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The level and quality of the transportation planning process is provided in a nondiscriminatory manner; promote full and fair participation in transportation decision-making without regard to race, color, or national origin; it ensures meaningful access to transportation planning-related programs and activities by persons with limited English proficiency.
Environmental Justice (EJ) builds on to Title VI by including the consideration of the impacts to low-income populations in addition to minority populations into transportation planning and decision-making processes.
TITLE VI NON-DISCRIMINATION PROCEDURE
MPO TITLE VI & EJ CONSIDERATIONS
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This plan sets forth the policies, procedures, methods and details for involving the general public and area transportation stakeholders in the transportation planning and programming activities.
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The Transportation Equity Acts and Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act require a planning process to include analysis of urban congestion, provide short and long-range goals, and objectives and strategies to mitigate the effects of congestion.