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Chisholm Trail MPO update: Enid’s MPO status, planning funds and long‑range plan timeline
Summary
Taylor Massey, the Chisholm Trail MPO transportation planner, briefed the Mayor and Board on MPO responsibilities, funding the city received, and the timeline to produce a metropolitan transportation plan required by federal rules.
Taylor Massey, transportation planner for the Chisholm Trail Metropolitan Planning Organization, told the Mayor and Board that Enid was designated as an MPO after the 2020 census population exceeded 50,000 and that the MPO must produce a long-range Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP).
"The MPO started in 1973," Massey said, and noted the MPO’s core products — the Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP), the Metropolitan Transportation Plan, the Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) and the Public Participation Process. She said federal planning funds allocated for FY 2026 to the region total about $3.6 million at the state level and that Enid’s MPO received approximately $187,500 for planning; 2.5% of planning funds are set aside for safe and accessible streets. Massey said the MTP will be a 25‑year plan and must be completed by December 2026 before certain grant opportunities can be pursued.
Massey told commissioners the MPO’s work will include public participation (the MPO has contracted a consultant for outreach), data collection, performance targets and revising the functional class of roads in coordination with ODOT. Commissioners asked whether the MPO funds could be used to support downtown streetscape work; Massey said completing the MTP is a prerequisite to pursuing many competitive grants.
Why it matters: MPO designation makes the city eligible for federal and state transportation planning funds and positions the city to apply for grants tied to regional transportation priorities once the long-range plan and TIP are ready. Commission members asked staff to provide ongoing updates; Massey and staff said MPO meetings and technical committees will continue to set priorities and program funds.
