MPO Policy and Procedures Manual - Indianapolis Metropolitan ...
MPO Policy and Procedures Manual - Indianapolis Metropolitan ... MPO Policy and Procedures Manual - Indianapolis Metropolitan ...
equirements to guide the development of an efficient multi-modal transportation system within the Indianapolis Metropolitan Planning Area (MPA). See map of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Planning Area in Appendix A. Major goals include: 2 • Identifying future transportation needs by analyzing existing conditions and trends and making projections of future changes; • Providing a factual basis for comprehensive public policies to meet the transportation needs of the region; • Preparing plans in which roadways, public transit, airports, railroads, bicycle facilities, pedestrian facilities and other means of moving people and goods are properly related to plans and programs for the physical, social, economic, environmental and energy needs of the region; • Maintaining a continuing, cooperative, and comprehensive planning process that will enable plans to be kept current in response to changing conditions, while meeting the requirements of the current surface transportation legislation – the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) – as well as the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments (CAAA) , Title VI, and Environmental Justice; and • Achieving all program goals in the context of actively involving all social and economic groups of the community in the transportation planning process. Bylaws of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Planning Organization See Appendix B Indianapolis Regional Transportation Council MPO plans and recommendations are developed in cooperation with the Indianapolis Regional Transportation Council (IRTC). The IRTC is composed of a Policy Committee and a Technical Committee, both of which meet on a quarterly basis. The IRTC also includes a new Administrative Committee that will consist of five (5) members from the IRTC, including the Chair of the Policy Committee. The IRTC Policy Committee consists of the elected and appointed policy officials of local governments and public agencies within the Indianapolis MPA. The IRTC Technical Committee consists of planners and engineers from local governments and public agencies within the MPA. The officers of the IRTC Policy Committee shall consist of a Chair and a Vice-chair who shall be elected annually from the eligible voting members. MPO plans and recommendations are first endorsed by the IRTC Technical Committee before going to the IRTC Policy Committee for final approval. Only items pertaining to the MPO’s budget and other fiscal matters such as consultant contracts are presented to the Metropolitan Development Commission (MDC) for adoption subsequent to being approved by the Policy Committee.
The current Metropolitan Planning Area (MPA) is based on 2000 Census data and the expanded boundaries were approved by the State of Indiana in 2004. The area included in the MPA contains all of Marion County and portions of the surrounding counties of Boone, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Morgan, Johnson, and Shelby, where suburban growth has occurred (see map in Appendix A). The chart on the following page titled “MPO Structure” lists all members of the IRTC, which includes representatives from all of the Local Public Agencies (LPA) within the Indianapolis MPA. Each LPA’s highest elected/appointed official(s) shall designate the IRTC representative for that LPA. Representatives shall remain as members until a successor has been named by the LPA. Use of a proxy is allowed but must be communicated in writing before each Policy Committee meeting. Metropolitan Development Commission There are nine appointed members seated on the Metropolitan Development Commission for Marion County: • Mayor of Indianapolis appoints four members; • City-County Council of Indianapolis and Marion County appoints three members; and, • County Commissioners of Marion County appoints two members. Federal and State Oversight Agencies The primary agencies that participate with the MPO in the metropolitan transportation planning process include: the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), the Indianapolis Department of Transportation (INDOT), the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM), and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA). 3
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The current <strong>Metropolitan</strong> Planning Area (MPA) is based on 2000 Census data <strong>and</strong> the<br />
exp<strong>and</strong>ed boundaries were approved by the State of Indiana in 2004. The area included in the<br />
MPA contains all of Marion County <strong>and</strong> portions of the surrounding counties of Boone, Hamilton,<br />
Hancock, Hendricks, Morgan, Johnson, <strong>and</strong> Shelby, where suburban growth has occurred (see<br />
map in Appendix A).<br />
The chart on the following page titled “<strong>MPO</strong> Structure” lists all members of the IRTC, which<br />
includes representatives from all of the Local Public Agencies (LPA) within the <strong>Indianapolis</strong><br />
MPA. Each LPA’s highest elected/appointed official(s) shall designate the IRTC representative<br />
for that LPA. Representatives shall remain as members until a successor has been named by<br />
the LPA. Use of a proxy is allowed but must be communicated in writing before each <strong>Policy</strong><br />
Committee meeting.<br />
<strong>Metropolitan</strong> Development Commission<br />
There are nine appointed members seated on the <strong>Metropolitan</strong> Development Commission for<br />
Marion County:<br />
• Mayor of <strong>Indianapolis</strong> appoints four members;<br />
• City-County Council of <strong>Indianapolis</strong> <strong>and</strong> Marion County appoints three members; <strong>and</strong>,<br />
• County Commissioners of Marion County appoints two members.<br />
Federal <strong>and</strong> State Oversight Agencies<br />
The primary agencies that participate with the <strong>MPO</strong> in the metropolitan transportation planning<br />
process include: the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), the Federal Transit<br />
Administration (FTA), the <strong>Indianapolis</strong> Department of Transportation (INDOT), the Indiana<br />
Department of Environmental Management (IDEM), <strong>and</strong> the U.S. Environmental Protection<br />
Agency (US EPA).<br />
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