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MPO Study

Recently, the US Congress has become interested in improving the effectiveness of MPOs in meeting regional transportation needs. Congress has commissioned an independent study to help it determine what, if anything, may be needed to improve the effectiveness of MPOs in the transportation planning process. The University of Denver has been selected to perform the study.

METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATIONS:
AN ASSESSMENT OF THE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PROCESS

A REPORT TO CONGRESS
PREPARED BY

Dr. Paul Stephen Dempsey, Dr. Andrew Goetz & Dr. Carl Larson

University of Denver Intermodal Transportation Institute & the National Center for Intermodal Transportation
A partnership between the University of Denver and Mississippi State University

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Table of Contents
Volume I - Executive Summary, Conclusions and Recommendations PDF*
   I. Executive Summary PDF*
   II. Conclusions PDF*
   III. Recommendations

 PDF*
Volume II - Structure & Process of Transportation Planning PDF*
   I. Introduction PDF*
   II. Project Description PDF*
   III. Federal Legislation And Transportation Planning: A Chronological Review PDF*
   IV. Contemporary Federal Legislative & Regulatory Requirements For Metropolitan Transportation
        Planning Summary - Section III. and IV.		 PDF*
   V. Federal Certification of Metropolitan Transportation Planning Summary - Section V. PDF*
   VI. State Requirements For Transportation Planning: A Perspective on the History, Structure,
        and Work Product of Selected MPOs		 N/A
         A. Introduction PDF*
         B. Identification of Comparable MPOs PDF*
         C. State Requirements for Transportation Planning: Colorado N/A
         D. Denver Regional Council of Governments PDF*
         E. State Requirements for Transportation Planning: Arizona PDF*
         F. Maricopa Association of Governments PDF*
         G. State Requirements for Transportation Planning: Texas PDF*
         H. North Central Texas Council of Governments PDF*
         I. State Requirements for Transportation Planning: Washington PDF*
         J. Puget Sound Regional Council PDF*
         K. Chart - Comparison of Regional Transportation Planning Requirements PDF*
   VII. Alternative Models of Metropolitan Planning Organizations PDF*
   VIII. MPO Effectiveness: How Much Difference Does Institutional Structure Make? PDF*
   IX. Volume II Summary

 PDF*
Volume III - Research Results PDF*
   I. Introduction N/A
   II. Literature Rview & Summary: Metropolitan Planning Organizations Summary - Section II. PDF*
   III. Transportation Needs & Equity PDF*
   IV. Tip Criteria & Resulting Tips Summary - Section IV. PDF*
   V. Transportation Improvement Program Allocation Process PDF*
   VI. Relationship of State Allocation Fund Processes to MPOs PDF*
   VII. Evaluation of MPO Process Summary - Section VII. PDF*
   VIII. Research Detail PDF*
         A. Measurement N/A
         B. Summary Statistics PDF*
         C. Interview Responses and Percentages PDF*
   IX. Multiple MPO Analysis PDF*
   X. Volume III Summary PDF*
   XI. Acknowledgements PDF*

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