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Metropolitan Transportation Plan

According to 23 CFR 450.104 a metropolitan transportation plan means the official multimodal transportation plan addressing no less than a 20-year planning horizon that the MPO develops, adopts, and updates through the metropolitan transportation planning process. Whereas, a long-range statewide transportation plan means the official, statewide, multimodal, transportation plan covering a period of no less than 20 years developed through the statewide transportation planning process.

Additionally, as metropolitan transportation plans are updated to maintain that the MPO stay in compliance, 23 CFR 450.104 states that update means making current a long-range statewide transportation plan, metropolitan transportation plan, TIP, or STIP through a comprehensive review. Updates require public review and comment, a 20-year horizon for metropolitan transportation plans and long-range statewide transportation plans, a 4-year program period for TIPs and STIPs, demonstration of fiscal constraint (except for long-range statewide transportation plans), and a conformity determination (for metropolitan transportation plans and TIPs in nonattainment and maintenance areas).

MPO update cycle

  • Non-Attainment and Maintenance Areas: update at least every four years
  • Attainment areas: update at least every 5 years

Minnesota MPO update cycles

MPO Last adopted Next update due
Duluth-Superior Metropolitan Interstate Council October 2019 October 2024
Saint Cloud Area Planning Organization October 2019 October 2024
Fargo-Moorhead Metropolitan Council of Governments November 2019 November 2024
La Crosse Area Planning Committee September 2020 September 2025
Rochester-Olmsted Council of Governments September 2020 September 2025
Mankato-North Mankato Area Planning Organization November 2020 November 2025
Metropolitan Council November 2020 November 2025
Grand Forks-East Grand Forks MPO January 2024 January 2029

Current MPO MTPs

MPO and website Last adopted plan
Duluth-Superior Metropolitan Interstate Council Sustainable Choices 2045 (PDF)
Saint Cloud Area Planning Organization Mapping 245 (PDF)
Fargo-Moorhead Metropolitan Council of Governments Metro GROW: 2045 (PDF)
La Crosse Area Planning Committee Beyond Coulee Vision 2040 (PDF)
Rochester-Olmsted Council of Governments LRTP 2045
Mankato-North Mankato Area Planning Organization MAPO 2045 Transportation Plan Update (PDF)
Metropolitan Council Transportation Policy Plan (PDF)
Grand Forks-East Grand Forks MPO

2050 Street and Highway Plan (PDF)
Grand Forks-East Grand Forks Transit Development Plan (PDF)
Greater Grand Forks Bike/Ped Plan (PDF)

2050 MTP Executive Summary

Resources

Federal

MnDOT Family of Plans