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These Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPO) may exist as a separate, independent organization or they may be administered by a city, county, regional planning organization, highway commission or other government organization. [1]
Planning needs to reflect the region's shared vision for its future; Adequate transportation planning requires a comprehensive examination of the region's future and investment alternatives; and; An MPO acts as a Council of Governments; that is, it facilitates collaboration of governments, interested parties, and residents in the planning process.
The Metropolitan Council, commonly abbreviated Met Council or Metro Council, is the regional governmental agency and metropolitan planning organization in Minnesota serving the Twin Cities seven-county metropolitan area, accounting for over 55 percent of the state's population.
Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission; Metro (Oregon regional government) Metro Vancouver Regional District; Metropolitan Council (Minnesota) Metropolitan planning organization; Metropolitan Transportation Commission (San Francisco Bay Area) Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments; Mid-America Regional Council
(The Center Square) – Seattle City Councilmember Maritza Rivera is concerned that the city’s Office of Planning and Community Development is rushing its comprehensive plan update with a lack ...
In January 2013, the American Planning Association announced that CMAP received the first-ever National Planning Excellence Award for a Planning Agency. The award recognizes not just CMAP's but the region's planning efforts, but the many local government, business, and civic partners involved in implementing the GO TO 2040 comprehensive ...
In Canada, comprehensive planning is generally known as strategic planning or visioning. It is usually accompanied by public consultation. When cities and municipalities engage in comprehensive planning the resulting document is known as an Official Community Plan or OCP for short. (In Alberta, the resultant document is referred to as a ...
The National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC) is a U.S. government executive branch agency that provides planning guidance for Washington, D.C., and the surrounding National Capital Region. Through its planning policies and review of development proposals, the Commission seeks to protect and enhance the resources of the U.S. national capital. [1]