Since Mike brought up the “adjusted” Urbanized Area Boundary and were are getting into some broader boundary issues than snapping a line here is the Qs/As that FHWA maintains regarding the various census and
MPO related boundaries and the definitions. This is probably more that Mara had asked but still worthwhile to know.
https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/census_issues/urbanized_areas_and_mpo_tma/faq/page01.cfm
Ed Christopher
FHWA Resource Center Planning Team
4749 Lincoln Mall Drive, Suite 600
Matteson, IL 60443
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In North Carolina, we smooth the Urbanized Area Boundaries to add entire jurisdictions or to smooth out the jaggedness of the UAB. In no cases, do we smooth the boundary to
less than the US Census UAB. The smoothed UABs are submitted to FHWA for approval and are used as the basis for HPMS reporting. The MPO Policy Boards also approve the MPO Planning Area. While the MPO Planning Area determines the area that is planned for,
it does not impact any functional class decisions. The MPO Planning Area are also submitted to FHWA.
Mike
Mike Bruff, P.E.
Coordinator of Strategic Initiatives
Strategic Planning Office
NC Department of Transportation
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Mara
The US Census determines the Urbanized Area boundary. It is pretty much cut and dried. The MPO Policy Board determines the MPO Planning Area which is usually
larger than the Urbanized Area. The Planning area boundary is submitted to State DOT as part of Functional Classification Map. State DOT sends all planning area boundaries and FC maps to FHWA for approval.
Ali Bonakdar, AICP
Director
Corvallis Area Metropolitan Planning Organization
301 SW. 4th Street, #240
Corvallis, OR 97333
Ph: (541) 758-1911
Fax: (541) 758-1903
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Subject: [CTPP] drawing MPO boundaries
Hello,
We are in the process of drawing a new MPO boundary to reflect changes to the 2010 urbanized area. There are several options being looked at for exactly how to set the new boundary but we are not currently considering Census geography.
Does an MPO boundary get submitted to the Census bureau, and if so are there requirements to snap it to blocks?
Mara Kaminowitz, GISP
GIS Coordinator
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Baltimore Metropolitan Council
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