2050 Metropolitan Transportation Plan Update
Metropolitan Transportation Plan Update - January 17, 2025
The 2050 Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP) was originally adopted by Metro COG’s Policy Board in September 2024. The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has determined that Metro COG did not give adequate notice of input opportunities to its local partners and the public before the document was adopted. In addition, Metro COG has incorporated additional changes to the MTP and its appendices. These documents were posted to Metro COG’s website in early January 2025.
Because of these changes, Metro COG has begun the adoption process over again. Metro COG invites the public, transportation stakeholders, and member jurisdictions to comment on the revised document.
A physical copy of the MTP is on display at Metro COG’s offices at 1 2nd Street North, Suite 232, Fargo, ND 58102. 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.
Metro COG anticipates the MTP to be reviewed at its regularly scheduled Transportation Technical Committee meeting on March 13, 2025, and adopted at its Policy Board meeting on March 20, 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 accommodations are required for any member of the public to be able to participate in these meetings.
Please see the most recent versions (January 2025) of the 2050 Metropolitan Transportation Plan and appendices below.
Metro 2050 Metropolitan Transportation Plan
Previous MTP Comments and Responses
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.
