Transportation
Regional Planning Approach
The National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board (TPB) is the federally designated Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for the region, and plays an important role as the regional forum for transportation planning. The TPB prepares plans and programs that the federal government must approve in order for federal-aid transportation funds to flow to the Washington region.
The TPB's planning activities must follow regulations and meet standards set forth in federal law. The TPB works with more than 20 local jurisdictions, two states and the District of Columbia, and multiple transportation agencies to develop a policy framework that will guide transportation decision making in the National Capital Region for decades to come.
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September 23, 2014
More than 300 regionally significant improvements to the Washington region's highway and transit system through 2040 are detailed in the final draft of this...
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September 17, 2014
At the September 2014 Transportation Planning Board meeting, new analyses and project information were provided to aid area officials, stakeholders, and...
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September 16, 2014
Elected officials, transportation agencies, and the public have one last opportunity to comment on this year's update of the region's Constrained Long-Range...
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August 12, 2014
It took almost 50 years for Metro's new Silver Line to turn from long-range planning idea into reality. The project entered the region's Constrained Long-Range...
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August 5, 2014
By next summer, seven local jurisdictions in the Washington region will be one step closer to realizing their aspirations for better pedestrian, bicycle, and...