Urban Transportation: Metropolitan Planning Organizations' Efforts to MeetFederal Planning Requirements

摘要

This report (1) discusses the experiences of metropolitan planning organizations(MPO) in implementing the planning requirements of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 and (2) examines the extent to which the U.S. Department of Transportation's certification review process ensures that the MPOs in larger urban areas comply with the act's planning requirements. This report recommends that the Secretary of Transportation develop standard reporting format for assessing and reporting on the MPO's compliance with the planning requirements so that the Department can identify any nationwide patterns in planning deficiencies, the underlying causes of these planning deficiencies, and the extent to which the MPOs have made progress in implementing the requirements.