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Kingsport MTPO approves updated metropolitan planning area boundary after census-driven changes
Summary
The Kingsport MTPO executive board approved updates to the Virginia Metropolitan Planning Area (MPA) boundary that reflect the decennial census urban-area delineation and coordination with neighboring MPOs and TDOT.
The Kingsport Metropolitan Transportation Planning Organization executive board approved an updated Metropolitan Planning Area (MPA) boundary for the Virginia portion of the MPO after staff summarized changes driven by the decennial census and coordination with neighboring jurisdictions.
Leslie (MPO staff) explained that the U.S. Census Bureau’s new urban-area criteria changed the urban footprint and that federal regulations permit states and local officials to adjust urban-area boundaries for transportation planning purposes.…
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