Executive Overview of Metropolitan Transportation Planning An
introduction to metropolitan transportation planning and the
role of the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO), this video
explains who makes transportation decisions and how those
decisions are made. Involving many modes such as highway,
transit, freight and airports and involving large, diverse
geographic areas, large scale transportation planning and
decision making is best done at the regional level, and MPOs are
the engines that drive collaboration and participation within
the region. The video defines MPOs, explains the purposes the
three MPO documents (the Unified Planning Work Program UPWP, the
Transportation Plan, and the Transportation Improvement Program
TIP), and how each is prepared. The video also explains how MPOs
work with other transportation and land use organizations in the
region.