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Metropolitan Planning OrganizationsFederal law requires that a Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) be designated for each urban area with a population of 50,000 or more. The MPO will provide a continuing, cooperative, and comprehensive transportation planning process that results in plans and programs that consider all transportation modes and supports metropolitan community development and social goals. These plans and programs shall lead to the development and operation of an integrated, intermodal transportation system that facilitates the efficient, economic movement of people and goods. There are twenty-five MPOs in Texas. The largest is the Dallas - Fort Worth MPO which has a Census 2000 defined urban population of 4,500,007. The smallest is the Sherman - Denison MPO which has an urban population of 56,168. Each of the MPOs receive federal funding for transportation planning. Many also receive state and local funds as well in order to carry out their mandated planning activities. All MPOs are required to produce a Metropolitan Transportation Plan, Transportation Improvement Program and a Unified Planning Work Program. In areas where they do not meet national ambient air quality standards those MPOs have to produce plans that obtain air quality conformity in a specified time period. |
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