Project Requests

RPO’s: Coordinating Transportation Updates & Public Input

The RPO’s remain current on any relevant transportation projects (from the planning phase through construction) for the purpose of making update reports at regular meetings and keeping local officials informed of current statuses. TDOT shares available information with the RPO’s for this purpose.

The RPO’s compile input from the public regarding all modes of transportation needs and coordinates any responses with the State’s Long Range Planning Division as appropriate. Format will be provided by the State’s Long Range Planning Division.

Requests for assistance regarding transportation studies, safety inquiries, etc. should include pertinent information such as:

  • A description of the project or program

  • Person(s) who submitted the input and a means of contacting them

  • Preliminary concern identified

  • Termini and/or geographic area to be served

  • A map clearly marked with the pertinent area or section of the transportation system

  • Other relevant information including information from site visits such as photos and videos

The RPO Coordinator should be the primary point of contact when considering a project

Communities considering submitting a project request should contact Karyssa Wilson at Karyssa.Wilson@mchra.com

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Data Collection

The RPO’s serve as the State’s focal point or clearing house for information and data to be collected from each RPO region, their local agencies, stakeholder groups and other organizations as needed for transportation studies and funding consideration. The MTRPO Coordinator is a point of contact for our region’s local jurisdictions and provides assistance and guidance on the State systems such as E-TRIMS and the associated database of information, assistance with changes to Urban Growth Boundaries, the Functional Classification System, and the State Aid System.  Data collection is a vital step for any transportation study and funding consideration.

Examples of the types of data to be collected are:

  • All local Planning Documents to include plans and regulations.

  • Identify and inventory major transportation facilities/locations/distributions linking to the statewide transportation system. Development of this data may include documents and/or GIS-level data such as:

    • Major traffic generators (schools, employers, hospitals, residential (including single family, multi-family, apartments), industrial parks, and large-scale retail)

    • Major Freight Users (trucking companies with 15+ trucks per day)

    • School Siting (new or expanding school locations)

    • Railroad (adjacent owned property/spur lines/switch yards/intermodal)

    • Identify local routes not functionally classified.

    • Existing and potential truck parking facilities.

    • Existing and potential Park-n-Ride lots.

    • Local/Rural Transit Data

    • Airports (location, capacity, and operations data)

    • Waterways including ports (identify facilities locations and freight type and capacity).

    • Street and bridge data (Pavement and bridge Condition data sets).

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