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In addition to the federally-mandated transportation planning duties, does your MPO have any of the
following responsibilities? (Select one answer in each row.) Note: Federally mandated transportation duties include, primarily, a long-range (20-year) transportation plan, a short-range (4-year) program (called the Transportation Improvement Program), as well as a unified planning work program and, if applicable, air quality conformity analysis. To see a more detailed definition of long- and short-range plans, please click here. |
| Yes, it is a requirement from state law |
Yes, but it is not a state requirement |
No | Don't know | ||
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| 7a.
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Conducting all or a portion of the region’s land-use projections or planning | ||||
| 7b.
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Conducting air quality/emissions analysis beyond federally-required conformity tests | ||||
| 7c.
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Conducting environmental or water quality planning | ||||
| 7d.
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Operating all or a portion of the regional transit system(s) | ||||
| 7e.
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Implementing transportation projects | ||||
| 7f.
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Implementing transportation programs | ||||
| Yes, it is a requirement from state law |
Yes, but it is not a state requirement |
No | Don't know | ||
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| 7g.
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Conducting all or a portion of the region’s aviation planning | ||||
| 7h.
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Conducting all or a portion of the region’s freight rail planning | ||||
| 7i.
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Conducting transportation-related studies (e.g., traffic and safety studies) | ||||
| 7j.
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Operating all or a portion of the region's emergency management system | ||||
| 7k.
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Serving as the area agency on aging | ||||
| 7l.
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Other responsibilities – Please specify below. | ||||
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Please specify other responsibilities here. | |
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How, if at all, does your MPO coordinate its planning activities with the following types of organizations? (Select all answers that apply in each row.) |
| Through regular meetings | Through regular correspondence | Solicitation of input/feedback on an ad-hoc basis | By sharing travel demand modeling capacity | Representation on MPO committees | Does not coordinate | ||
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| 8a.
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Federal DOT (FHWA and FTA) | ||||||
| 8b.
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State DOT | ||||||
| 8c.
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City and county entities (e.g., planning boards) | ||||||
| 8d.
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Adjacent MPO(s) | ||||||
| 8e.
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Councils of government/regional council | ||||||
| 8f.
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Regional transit operators | ||||||
| 8g.
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Environmental agency (e.g., EPA or state department of natural resources) | ||||||
| 8h.
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Air quality organization (e.g., regional air quality management district) | ||||||
| 8i.
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Regional civic organization(s) | ||||||
| 8j.
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Advocacy group(s) (e.g., business-oriented or environmental-oriented interest groups) | ||||||
| 8k.
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Other planning organizations – Please specify below. |
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Please specify other planning organizations here. |
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