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Ames MPO unveils draft "Aims to Connect 2050" plan, sets Sept. 23 public hearing
Summary
The Ames Area Metropolitan Planning Organization policy committee on July 29 reviewed a draft long-range Metropolitan Transportation Plan titled “Aims to Connect 2050” and voted to open a public comment period and set a Sept. 23, 2025 public hearing on the plan.
The Ames Area Metropolitan Planning Organization policy committee on July 29 reviewed a draft long-range Metropolitan Transportation Plan titled “Aims to Connect 2050” and voted to open a public comment period and set a Sept. 23, 2025 public hearing on the plan.
The draft, presented by MPO staff and HDR consultants, uses the Iowa Department of Transportation statewide travel model to estimate future travel demands and growth. Jason (HDR consultant), the plan’s primary contact for the MTP, said the MPO anticipates about 27% growth in people, households and jobs across the MPO area and a roughly 35% projected increase in vehicle miles traveled between 2023 and 2050.
The plan includes 10 chapters and technical appendices documenting analysis and project selection. Committee members heard that the…
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