I'm sorry, I don't speak MPO.
It's not an obscurantist acronym: Metropolitan Planning Organizations are responsible for the lion's share of the transportation planning in the United States. It's not working—is there another way?
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Nineteen MPOs in North Carolina make decisions using the 3C’s model
Chances are you’ve never had a meaningful interaction with your regional transportation planning body, sometimes known as an MPO—Metropolitan Planning Organization. This organization, required by law for regions over 50,000 people, does two things: creates and maintains a long range pla…
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