Madison Metro; North Transfer Point

The Madison Area Transportation Planning Board is the federally designated Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for the Madison Urban Area. As the MPO, it is the policy body responsible for cooperative, comprehensive regional transportation planning and decision making for the Madison Metropolitan Planning Area.

The goal of the MPO planning process is to build regional agreement on transportation investments that balance roadway, public transit, bicycle, pedestrian, and other transportation needs and support regional land use, economic, and environmental goals.

The Madison Metropolitan Planning Area consists of the City of Madison and the Madison Urbanized Area, including all or portions of the 27 contiguous villages, cities, and towns that are or are likely to become urbanized within a 20-year planning period. Federal rules also require the designation of MPOs in urbanized areas of 50,000 or more in population as a condition for spending federal highway and transit funds.

• Responsibilities/Planning Activities

• History

• Guiding Legislation: MPO's currently operate under the Safe, Accountable,
  Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU),
  signed into law on August 10, 2005. SAFETEA-LU continues and builds upon the transportation policies and planning, programming, and funding framework
  established by the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
  (ISTEA) and the Transportaion Equity Act for the 21^st Century (TEA-21). 
  SAFETEA-LU identifies planning factors or goals that must be considered in
  the planning process.

• Policy Board

• Technical Coordinating Committee (PDF)

• CAC Members (PDF)

• MPO Facts

• Planning Area Map

• Staff

• MPO Profile (2008) (PDF)

• Breve Perfil (PDF)

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 last update  06/18/08