RE: [CTPP] MPO's Areas with More Than One Urbanized Area

Greetings Robert - Our MPO, the Poughkeepsie-Dutchess County Transportation Council, shares responsibility for the Poughkeepsie-Newburgh Urbanized Area (UA) with two other MPOs: the Orange and Ulster County Transportation Councils. The three MPOs collectively meet TMA planning requirements such as the development of a joint Congestion Management Process, while each MPO is responsible for carrying out the basic metropolitan transportation planning process for their county. There are two other UAs (Middletown and Kingston) within the three counties, but they are within the MPO planning areas - defined as each county. Sincerely, Mark Debald, Transportation Program Administrator Poughkeepsie-Dutchess County Transportation Council 27 High Street (2nd Floor) Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 Phone: 845.486.3600 Fax: 845.486.3610 Email: mdebald(a)co.dutchess.ny.us ________________________________ From: ctpp-news-bounces(a)chrispy.net [mailto:ctpp-news-bounces@chrispy.net] On Behalf Of Smith, Robert Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2011 5:59 PM To: ctpp-news(a)chrispy.net Subject: [CTPP] MPO's Areas with More Than One Urbanized Area CTTP List Serv: I was wondering if there are any MPO's out there that have more than one urbanized area in your area and if so how is this handled? I am also seeking opinions of other MPO professionals about the pro's and con's of having two in one MPO area, especially if they are not contiguous to each other based on the urban area criteria. Thanks, Robert Robert E. Smith Jr. Senior Transportation Planner, MPO Administrator Planning and Development Department Transportation Planning Division Head City of Montgomery/MPO Intermodal Transportation Facility 495 Molton Street Montgomery, AL 36104 Phone: (334) 241-2249 Fax: (334) 241-2326 Email: rsmith(a)montgomeryal.gov City of Montgomery website: http://montgomeryal.gov/index.aspx?page=205 MPO website: http://www.montgomerympo.org