French Broad River Metropolitan Planning Organization
Regional Partnership for Transportation Planning in Buncombe, Haywood and Henderson Counties
Regional Partnership for Transportation Planning
Buncombe, Haywood and Henderson County, North Carolina
News: Transportation Program Open for Public Comment Public comment is sought on the proposed Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Program, also called the MTIP or TIP. The proposed MTIP is available on this website, and will soon be available in MPO member government offices and local libraries. Send your comments by email to mpo@ashevillenc.gov, by U.S. mail to P.O. Box 7148, Asheville, NC 28802, or deliver to Room 100-C, Asheville City Hall, 70 Court Plaza, Asheville. The comment period closes Wednesday, September 10, 2008 The FBRMPO Transportation Advisory Committee will consider MTIP adoption and all comments received during the comment period after a public hearing at their meeting on September 18, 2008, at 12:10 p.m. at the
The Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Program, or MTIP, is a schedule of state and federally-funded transportation projects to be carried out during fiscal years 2009-2015. The North Carolina Department of Transportation and the Metropolitan Planning Organization each adopt the transportation improvement program, or TIP, for these projects.
For more information, to request alternate formats of the document to accommodate disabilities, or for other assistance in accessing the documents, please contact Barb Mee at the FBRMPO office, (828) 232-4540 or by email at bmee@ashevillenc.gov. MTIP Viewing Note: When you open the document, the pages will be sideways. Click on "view" on the menu across the top of the Adobe window, then click on "Rotate View" and choose Counter-clockwise. [Added August 4, 2008]
The French Broad River Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) is the transportation planning agency serving the urbanized areas of Buncombe County, Haywood County, and Henderson County, North Carolina. The MPO is made up of the eighteen local governments in these three counties, plus a number of local, state, and federal agencies. The MPO works cooperatively with the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) to plan improvements to the transportation system in the area.
The MPO is responsible for developing long range transportation plans, and setting local priorities for transportation improvements. Transportation planning covers all modes of transportation including highways, public transit, and bicycle and pedestrian facilities.
The MPO serves as a forum for public participation. The MPO staff, the Transportation Advisory Committee (TAC) and the Technical Coordinating Committee (TCC) work together with the public and other stakeholders to conduct a comprehensive, cooperative, and continuing planning process.