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(MPO) responsible for comprehensive transportation planning in the

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, USA area, including Williamson,

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counties. CAMPO is one of 25

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MPOs. MPOs are federally required throughout the country in areas with a population of 50,000 or more and are required to produce a 20+ year transportation plan, called a Regional Transportation Plan (RTP), and a four-year planning document called the Transportation Improvement Program (TIP).

Governance

CAMPO is governed by a 21-member Transportation Policy Board, made up of 19 elected officials and a representative from TxDOT and one from Capital Metro. The Policy Board is the body that makes decisions on CAMPO policy and decide how CAMPO funding is allocated. The 24-member Technical Advisory Committee, or TAC, is composed of staff from local jurisdictions throughout the region. The TAC’s purpose is to provide technical expertise, and recommendations to inform the Policy Board in their decision-making processes.

Staff

CAMPO currently has a staff of 14, including the Executive Director Ashby Johnson. CAMPO staff conduct planning work and make recommendations to the TAC and Transportation Policy Board. The CAMPO staff office is located at 3300 N. Interstate 35, Suite 630 Austin, Texas.

Plans

All MPOs are required to complete and adopt plans on a reoccurring basis, and as governed by their Board. The Regional Transportation Plan, or RTP, is a document that is adopted by the CAMPO Board every five years and covers at least 20 years into the future. This plan is required to be multimodal, meaning it incorporates a variety of transportation modes. Not only roads and highways, but also transit, walking, and biking. The Transportation Improvement Program, or TIP, covers a shorter span of four years. Projects listed in the TIP must be consistent with what is in the RTP. For a project to be in the TIP, it must have funding and be ready to begin construction in the four-year TIP time frame. The TIP is adopted every two years. The Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP){{cite web , url=https://www.campotexas.org/unified-planning/ , title=Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) details CAMPO planning programs for a two-year time period. The UPWP is adopted every two years and may be amended if CAMPO planning programs change.

Funding

CAMPO receives all its funding through the U.S. Department of Transportation and

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External links

* http://www.campotexas.org Metropolitan planning organizations Transportation in Texas Local government in Texas Greater Austin