WCIEDD MPO

The MPO is soliciting comments on the SFY 2009-2010 Unified Planning Work Program and an amendment to the 2007-2010 Transportation Improvement Program. Visit the Public Notices page to review these documents and to make a comment.
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		In 1974, the Governor of Indiana designated West Central Indiana Economic Development District (WCIEDD) as the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for Terre Haute. Federal law mandates that each urbanized area with a population of 50,000 or more, as determined by the US Census Bureau, have an MPO to carryout the metropolitan transportation planning process. The Terre Haute Metropolitan Planning Area (MPA) was subsequently expanded and the MPO now serves all of Vigo County. As the MPO, WCIEDD is charged with the responsibility of carrying out a cooperative, comprehensive and continuing (3C) transportation planning process that serves as the basis for the expenditure of all federal transportation funds used for streets, highways, bridges, public transit, rail, air, bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the MPA. In order for projects to be eligible for the use of federal funds, federal law requires that the MPO maintain a Long-Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) with a 20-year planning horizon, a 4-year Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) that identifies projects to be completed during the program cycle and a Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) that outlines proposed work to be carried out by the MPO during the current fiscal year. The Transportation Policy Committee oversees the 3C transportation planning process and serves as the decision-making body on MPO actions that require formal approval or adoption. This ten member committee is made up of local elected officials, local government representatives and representatives from the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT), Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA). Various other committees and the MPO staff assist the Transportation Policy Committee in carrying out their responsibilities under federal and state law. WCIEDD is one of 14 MPOs in the State of Indiana.