2050 Metropolitan Transportation Plan Update

*NEW* Final Metropolitan Transportation Plan

 

The final version of the Metro 2050 Metropolitan Transportation Plan is available for review! Please click the link below to review the draft document.

Metro 2050 Metropolitan Transportation Plan- Draft

View the appendices for the final plan here!

Appendices A - EAppendix G- Transit 

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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.