FAQ
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What is an MPO?
Metropolitan Planning Organizations are part of a federal process to conduct local transportation planning in urbanized areas. The federal government requires urbanized areas to establish a planning process that is Comprehensive, Continuing, and Cooperative (the three C's of transportation planning). The MPO process is required in urbanized areas over 50,000 in population in order to receive federal funding for transportation. The MPO process is a partnership between local and state government to make decisions about transportation planning in urbanized areas and to meet planning requirements established by federal authorizing legislation for transportation funding. For more information, view the organizational structure or the transportation planning process of the MPO.
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What are the major functions of an MPO?
MPOs conduct transportation planning in cooperation with the state and federal governments. Cooperatively, the MPO works with the North Carolina Department Of Transportation (NCDOT) and the Federal Highway and Federal Transit Administrations (FHWA and FTA) to develop transportation plans, travel models, thoroughfare plans, transit plans, bicycle and pedestrian plans. Also, the MPO works with the state on funding issues for transportation improvements, on project planning issues, and on issues such as environmental impacts and air quality. The MPO also works with local governments to coordinate land use and transportation planning.
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How are MPOs established?
MPOs are established in every urbanized area in the country with a population over 50,000. Urbanized areas are defined every ten years by the U.S. Census Bureau. All MPOs in the state of North Carolina are designated by the governor. A Memorandum of Understanding is created and signed by all participating local governments and the State.
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Who makes decisions for the MPO?
All decisions of the MPO are made by the Transportation Advisory Committee (TAC) with recommendations from the Technical Coordinating Committee (TCC) and the Citizen Advisory Committee (CAC). The current list of members for each organization can be viewed here, and the organizational chart can be viewed here. The membership and voting structures of these Committees are established through a Memorandum of Understanding between all of the participating governments. TAC – The policy-making body made up of elected officials from each of the member governments and the Board of Transportation. TCC – Staff level committee that provides recommendations to the TAC regarding transportation decisions. CAC - Committee comprised of citizens and stakeholders that provide recommendations to the TAC.
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Where can I find out about road projects in my area?
Call the FAMPO office at 910-678-7620. You will be asked for your address or parcel number.
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Where can I locate more information regarding the outer loop?
If you are concerned that the Outer Loop Corridor will affect you or your property, please visit the second floor of the Historic Courthouse located at 130 Gillespie Street in downtown Fayetteville or call (910) 678-7632. We have public hearing maps located in our office or you can view maps on the Home page of the website to determine whether or not your property is in or near the corridor.
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I am looking into buying a new home. How can I find out if there is road construction planned for my street?
When considering a new home, your real estate agent is obligated to disclose to you any active road projects that the agent either "knows, or should know." To obtain this information, you can contact anyone on the FAMPO Staff to receive more information regarding the Highway Plan and the current Transportation Improvement Program. In addition, you can check Cumberland County GIS Data Viewer to view current road construction projects at or near your new home.
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How do I change the name of my street?
To change a street name, or create a new street name, you need to come to the Addressing/Street Naming section of the planning department. You will have to fill out a request for the new street name, and the desired street name will need to be approved. No two streets in the county can be redundant or too similar. All property owners along the street will have to approve of the change for it to take place, even if it is a private drive and only one owner is involved. Not all requests will be acceptable or approved. For assistance, please call (910) 323-6102.
- 3-C Continuing Comprehensive & Cooperative Planning Process
- AADT Annual Average Daily Traffic
- AASHTO American Association of State Highway & Transportation Officials
- ADA Americans with Disabilities Act
- AMPO Association of Metropolitan Organizations
- CAC Citizen Advisory Committee
- CIA Community Impact Assessment
- CIP Capital Improvements Program
- CMS Congestion Management System
- CTP Comprehensive Transportation Plan/Community Transportation Program
- DEIS Draft Environmental Impact Statement
- DOT Department of Transportation
- EA Environmental Assessments
- EDTAP Elderly and Disabled Transportation Assistance Program
- EJ Environmental Justice
- EPA Environmental Protection Agency
- FAA Federal Aviation Administration
- FEIS Final Environmental Impact Statement
- FHWA Federal Highway Administration
- FONSI Finding of No Significant Impacts
- FPNP Force Protection Needs Plan
- FRA Federal Railroad Administration
- FTA Federal Transit Administration
- HOV High Occupancy Vehicle
- HSTS Human Service Transportation System
- IHS Interstate Highway System
- ITRE Institute for Transportation Research & Education
- ITS Intelligent Transportation System
- LEDPA Least Environmentally Damaging Practicable Alternative
- LOS Level of Service
- MBE Minority Business Enterprise
- MLI Minority Low Income
- MOA Memorandum of Agreement
- MPO Metropolitan Planning Organization
- MSA Metropolitan Statistical Area
- MTIP Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Program
- NCBOT North Carolina Board of Transportation
- NCDENR North Carolina Department of Environmental & Natural Resources
- NCDOT North Carolina Department of Transportation
- NEPA National Environmental Policy Act
- NHI National Highway Institute
- NHS National Highway System
- O/D Origin & Destination
- PTD Public Transportation Division
- RFP Request for Proposal
- STIP State Transportation Improvement Plan
- SPOT Strategic Prioritization Office of Transportation
- STP Surface Transportation Program
- TAB Transportation Advisory Board
- TAZ Traffic Analysis Zone
- TCC Transportation Coordinating Committee
- TCM Traffic Control Measure
- TDM Transportation Demand Management
- TIP Transportation Improvement Program
- TMA Transportation Management Area
- TPB Transportation Policy Board
- TSM Transportation System Management
- UZA Urbanized Area
- UPWP Unified Planning Work Program
- VMT Vehicle Miles Traveled
- VOR Vehicle Occupancy Rates