2050 Metropolitan Transportation Plan Update

Metropolitan Transportation Plan Update – March 31, 2025

 

Metro COG has developed an updated version of the 2050 Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP) in response to state and federal comments.

 

Metro COG has been working with the Federal Highway Administration, Federal Transit Administration, NDDOT, and MnDOT to address prior concerns and provide additional information on current and future transportation needs. Because of these changes, Metro COG has begun the adoption process again and invites the public, transportation stakeholders, and member jurisdictions to comment on the revised document.

 

Please see the March 2025 version of the 2050 MTP and appendices to the side. To see where specific updates were made in the 2050 MTP, please see highlighted areas in the draft document "Highlighted Changes - Metro 2025" 

A physical copy of the MTP is on display at Metro COG’s offices at 1 2nd Street North Suite 232, Fargo.

To submit comments, please contact Michael Maddox at maddox@fmmetrocog.org or 701-532-5104. Comments can also be made by mail at the mailing address above.

 

Get Involved - Update 

 

Public Comment Period- April 2nd to April 16th

 

Comments on the MTP must be received by Wednesday, April 16. All comments received by the deadline will be considered by the Metro COG Policy Board for inclusion into the 2050 MTP.

Metro COG anticipates the MTP to be reviewed at its regularly scheduled Transportation Technical Committee meeting on April 10, 2025, and adopted at its Policy Board meeting on April 17, 2025. These meetings are held at Metro COG and facilities are accessible to mobility-impaired individuals. Metro COG will make a good-faith effort to accommodate requests for translation services for meeting proceedings and related materials. Please contact Angela Brumbaugh at 701-532-5100 at least five days in advance if any special accommodation is required for any member of the public to be able to participate in these meetings.

Public Input Meeting - April 17th @ 4:00pm

A public meeting will be held at Policy Board on April 17^th, 2025, at 4:00pm located at the Metro COG Conference Room at 1 2nd Street North, Suite 232, Fargo, ND 58102. The meeting will be held to adopt the MTP while considering all comment inclusion at that time.

Please use the following link to join this meeting online:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82080139233?pwd=eCoKKRjtNKJvz7tT9qcwh7XTwPsCEb.1

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Project Background Information

The 2020 Census estimates a Fargo Moorhead Urbanized Area population of 216,214 residents. The United States Department of Transportation has designated regions with over 200,000 residents as a Transportation Management Area (TMA). This TMA designation changes how federal transportation funds flow to the Fargo Moorhead region. This allows Metro COG and local jurisdictions more responsibility in prioritizing and selecting transportation projects for federal funding. Metro 2050 will reflect this new responsibility and changes to financial projections associated with the TMA designation. Continued regional growth presents both challenges and opportunities for the multimodal transportation system, as the region’s population is forecast to reach 357,322 residents by 2050.

Project Objective

 

The MTP sets out to evaluate transportation-related needs and priorities in the region, adapt to population shifts, review policy direction, adjust for new legislation & guidance, and address other changes affecting the region. Developing and implementing the MTP is one of the most important responsibilities of Metro COG as a Metropolitan Planning Organization. In coordination with regional and local planning efforts, the MTP will move the entire Metro COG region toward a unified transportation vision.

Metro COG is committed to ensuring all individuals, regardless of race, color, sex, age, national origin, disability/handicap, sexual orientation, and/or income status have access to Metro COG’s programs and services. Meeting facilities will be accessible to mobility impaired individuals. Metro COG will make a good faith effort to accommodate requests for translation services for meeting proceedings and related materials. Please contact Angela Brumbaugh at 701-532-5100 at least five days in advance of the meeting if any special accommodations are required for any member of the public to be able to participate in the meeting.