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Chittenden County MPO director outlines role, budget and projects for regional transportation planning
Summary
The Chittenden County regional planning commission executive director explained why MPO funding and responsibilities differ from other regions, described a roughly $7.3 million transportation program, and reviewed large regional projects and local grants.
Charlie Baker, executive director of the Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission and MPO, told the House Transportation Committee on Feb. 12 that MPOs are federal creations required in urbanized areas and that Chittenden County’s MPO receives a larger share of federal transportation planning funds than other Vermont regions because it is the state’s single designated MPO.
Baker said MPOs are federally charged with a continuing, cooperative and comprehensive transportation planning process. That includes producing a long‑range Metropolitan Transportation Plan (20‑year horizon), a Transportation Improvement Program (the prioritized list of federally funded projects), a Unified Planning Work Program (the MPO’s annual planning tasks), and a public participation plan. He explained the MPO board must sign off on projects that use federal transportation dollars in the MPO urbanized area and that the MPO’s…
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