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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] Each MPO has its own structure and governance. The following is a list of the current federally designated MPOs.
Sometimes the professional staff of an MPO is provided by a county or a council of governments. In many urban areas, existing organizations such as county governments or councils of government also function as MPOs. The MPO role also may be played by an independent governmental organization or a regional government. [9]
For federal funding purposes, Massachusetts has 10 regional metropolitan planning organizations and three non-metropolitan planning organizations covering the remainder of the state; [309] statewide planning is handled by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation. Transportation is the single largest source of greenhouse gas emissions by ...
This category includes articles on organizations based in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. Organizations include, among others, voluntary associations and 501(c) non-profit organizations; companies and for-profit organizations, religious organizations, and so on, are also appropriate.
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has designated more than 1,000 statistical areas for the United States and Puerto Rico. [2] These statistical areas are important geographic delineations of population clusters used by the OMB, the United States Census Bureau, planning organizations, and federal, state, and local government entities.
Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) Largest city/town (by population) Executive Director Population (2023) [10] Area [11] Map Capitol Planning Region: 110: Capitol Region Council of Governments (CRCOG) (Same) Hartford: Matthew Hart 975,328: 1,027.3 sq mi (2,661 km 2) Greater Bridgeport Planning Region: 120
The U.S. state of Massachusetts has 14 counties, though eight [1] of these fourteen county governments were abolished between 1997 and 2000. The counties in the southeastern portion of the state retain county-level local government (Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Norfolk, Plymouth) or, in one case, (Nantucket County) consolidated city-county government.
Maura A. Hennigan (born 1952) is an American politician who currently serves as the Clerk Magistrate of Suffolk County, Massachusetts, Superior Court Criminal/Business Division. [1] She is a former member of the Boston City Council and was a mayoral candidate in 2005. From 1987 to 1993, she was known as Maura Hennigan Casey.