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YMPO outlines regional transportation priorities and funding gaps to San Luis council
Summary
The Yuma Metropolitan Planning Organization presented its current plans, federally required documents and funding challenges to the San Luis City Council, highlighting ongoing projects, a study on Transportation Management Area status and the need for new revenue tools such as a regional sales tax.
Cristal Figueroa, executive director of the Yuma Metropolitan Planning Organization, told the San Luis City Council that YMPO is updating federally required planning documents and pursuing several regional studies and grants that affect the city and surrounding jurisdictions.
Figueroa said YMPO produces a unified planning work program and budget, a 20‑year long range transportation plan, a five‑year transportation improvement program, an air quality conformity analysis and an annual audit and Title VI report. “These documents guide how YMPO programs federally transportation funding while ensuring…
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