Planning for the Future
TRANSPORTATION IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF OUR REGION'S GROWTH and QUALITY OF LIFE
Our transportation system, with its vast network of roads, bus routes, rail lines, sidewalks, and bicycle lanes, is the backbone of our region. Coordinated planning of that system is critical to the continued growth of our local and regional economies. Planning also is important to ensure that as the system grows to manage the traffic congestion caused by economic development, it does it in a way that is sensitive to our region's valuable natural and community resources.
The Nashville Area MPO is the federally-designated transportation planning agency responsible for identifying future transportation needs and then developing and evaluating proposed solutions to maximize the effectiveness of system investments throughout Davidson, Rutherford, Sumner, Williamson, Wilson and parts of Maury and Robertson counties.
Through the Nashville Area MPO, local partners develop and manage the region’s 25-year long range transportation plan and 4-year transportation improvement program to prioritize transportation needs for federal and state funding.
As a public agency, the Nashville Area MPO encourages members of the public to participate in the development of regional transportation plans and programs and in meetings of the Executive Board and its Technical Coordinating Committee.
Find out more about the Nashville Area MPO, its membership, and why it has an important role in our region.
CURRENT PROJECTS
The Nashville Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) will hold five meetings in January to gather public input on developing its short-range and long-range plan for public transportation in Nashville. MTA is looking for input from the public in order to develop a comprehensive plan that meets the needs of Nashvillians.
Click here for the meeting schedule.
For Public Review and Comment
TIP Amendments using Economic Stimulus money
FY 2008-2011 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP)
FY 2009 Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP)
Northeast Corridor Mobility Study
NEWS & PUBLIC NOTICES
June 15, 2009 - The U.S. DOT announces the $1.5 billion TIGER Discretionary Grants program. Applications are due by September 15, 2009. Read more here.
May 27, 2009 - On, May 27th, the Nashville Area MPO joined forces with Cumberland Region Tomorrow (CRT) and the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) to hold a regional summit dedicated to improving the dialogue on regional transit system development. More Information
February 11, 2009 - The Nashville Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) is working with local governments, transit agencies, and the Tennessee Department of Transportation to develop a list of regional transportation priorities for federal economic stimulus funds. More Information
January 30, 2009 - The MPO is seeking proposals from firms and/or individuals capable of providing professional consultant services for a variety of transportation planning activities associated with the development of the 2035 Regional Transportation Plan. More Information
January 23, 2009 - Do you have ideas that would improve the walkability of your community? Do you have suggestions for making the region safer for bicycling? If so, please participate in the online survey to help us identify plans and programs to make walking and biking a better and safer option for moving about the region. Let's Go!
January 5, 2009 - Are you a downtown Nashville employer? If so, please complete our online survey to help us develop transportation options for downtown Nashville commuters. Take Survey
September 15, 2008 - Community workshops have been announced for Robertson, Sumner, and Wilson Counties as part of the MPO's Tri-County Transportation & Land Use Study. Come help us plan the future of transportation for the Nashville region! Press Release
August 5, 2008 - The Nashville Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) is seeking proposals from firms and/or individuals capable of providing professional consultant services for a transportation and land use study for the south / southwest portion of the MPO planning area including Williamson County and portions of Davidson, Maury, and Rutherford counties. For Information
July 1, 2008 - The MPO is pleased to welcome Nick Lindeman to the MPO Staff.
June 26, 2008 - The MPO's Tri-County Transportation & Land Use Study is underway! VISIT WEBSITE
March 20, 2008 – The MPO's announces public workshops for the Northeast Corridor Mobility Study. VISIT WEBSITE
February 22, 2008 – The MPO's Regional Symposium on Context Sensitive Solutions was a success! Read about the event, download materials, and review the results of a participant evaluation HERE.
January 9, 2008 – Preview the MPO's new website dedicated to communicating our regional freight planning efforts. SEE IT HERE
November 1, 2007 - The Southeast Corridor Alternatives Analysis is completed. The MPO is moving forward with funding to implement the locally preferred alternative. READ MORE
The Planning Department does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, sex, color, national origin, religion or disability in access to, or operation of, its programs, services, and activities, or in its hiring or employment practices. For ADA inquiries, contact Josie Bass, ADA Compliance Coordinator, at 862-7150 or e-mail her at josie.bass@nashville.gov. For Title VI inquiries contact Shirley Sims-Saldana or Denise Hopgood of Human Relations at 880-3370. For all employment-related inquiries call 862-6640.
Through the MPO, members receive support and federal program funds for various transportation projects and programs.Funding for this website was provided in part by the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration and the Tennessee Department of Transportation.
Nashville Area Metropolitan Planning Organization
800 Second Avenue South, Nashville, TN 37201
(615) 862-7204
