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The primary responsibilities of the MPO include:
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Carrying out cooperative, continuous, and comprehensive planning processes for making transportation investment decisions in the metropolitan area with program oversight from the Federal Highway
Administration (FHWA), the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), and the Wisconsin Department of
Transportation (WisDOT).
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Preparing and maintaining a long-range multi-modal transportation plan.
Regional Transportation Plan
2030
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Preparing a transportation improvement program to provide for transportation investments to meet metropolitan transportation needs. Transportation
Improvement Program 2009-2013
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Other duties as required to comply with state and federal regulations.
While the Madison Area
Transportation Planning Board, as the MPO, provides regional coordination and approves use of
federal transportation funds within the metropolitan planning area, responsibility for the implementation of specific transportation projects lies with
WisDOT, Dane County, the City of Madison, and other local units
of government as transportation providers.
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