Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) are transportation policy-making bodies with representation from local, state, and federal government and transportation authorities. MPO’s are designated by law with the lead responsibility for the development of a metropolitan area’s transportation plans and to coordinate the transportation planning process. All urban areas of 50,000 populations or more are federally required to have an MPO if the agency spends federal funds on transportation improvements. MPOs were created to ensure that existing and future expenditures for transportation projects and programs were based on a continuing, cooperative and comprehensive (3-C) planning process. Information on Metropolitan Transportation Planning and Programming can be found in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR).
MPO Links and Documents
- Bannock Transportation Planning Organization (BTPO)
- Bonneville Metropolitan Planning Organization (BMPO)
- Community Planning Association of Southwest Idaho (COMPASS)
- Kootenai Metropolitan Planning Organization (KMPO)
- Lewis-Clark Valley Metropolitan Planning Organization (LCVMPO)
- Magic Valley Metropolitan Planning Organization (MVMPO)
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For additional information, please contact:
Shirley Wentland
Planning Services
For programming information, please contact:
Colleen Wonacott
Program Management Office