Metropolitan Transportation Plan
According to 23 CFR 450.104 a metropolitan transportation plan means the official multimodal transportation plan addressing no less than a 20-year planning horizon that the MPO develops, adopts, and updates through the metropolitan transportation planning process. Whereas, a long-range statewide transportation plan means the official, statewide, multimodal, transportation plan covering a period of no less than 20 years developed through the statewide transportation planning process.
Additionally, as metropolitan transportation plans are updated to maintain that the MPO stay in compliance, 23 CFR 450.104 states that update means making current a long-range statewide transportation plan, metropolitan transportation plan, TIP, or STIP through a comprehensive review. Updates require public review and comment, a 20-year horizon for metropolitan transportation plans and long-range statewide transportation plans, a 4-year program period for TIPs and STIPs, demonstration of fiscal constraint (except for long-range statewide transportation plans), and a conformity determination (for metropolitan transportation plans and TIPs in nonattainment and maintenance areas).
MPO update cycle
- Non-Attainment and Maintenance Areas: update at least every four years
- Attainment areas: update at least every 5 years
Minnesota MPO update cycles
MPO | Last adopted | Next update due |
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Duluth-Superior Metropolitan Interstate Council | October 2019 | October 2024 |
Saint Cloud Area Planning Organization | October 2019 | October 2024 |
Fargo-Moorhead Metropolitan Council of Governments | November 2019 | November 2024 |
La Crosse Area Planning Committee | September 2020 | September 2025 |
Rochester-Olmsted Council of Governments | September 2020 | September 2025 |
Mankato-North Mankato Area Planning Organization | November 2020 | November 2025 |
Metropolitan Council | November 2020 | November 2025 |
Grand Forks-East Grand Forks MPO | January 2024 | January 2029 |
Current MPO MTPs
Resources
Federal
- 23 §450.104 Definitions
- 23 §450.324 Development and Content of the MTP
- 49 USC 5303 Metropolitan Transportation Planning
- 23 USC 134 Metropolitan transportation planning