Highlights & What's New

NEW! Agenda and Registration is now available for the AMPO Annual Conference in Savannah, GA.

NEW! House T&I Committee release its print of the "The Surface Transportation Authorization Act of 2009." See: Act as introduced (June 22 saved date on file)

House T&I Committee Chairman Oberstar's June 18, 2009 Blueprint for Surface Transportation Authorization. Full Document, Summary and Program Consolidation Details

House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee issues new guidance -- June 4 (related to Economic Recovery)

NADO-AMPO's Webinar: CLIMATE CHANGE IS HEATING UP! (slides)

Audio Portion of CLIMATE CHANGE IS HEATING UP!

Testimony by Michael Morris, Transportation Director at the North Central Texas COG, before the House T&I Committee on the experience of MPOs with the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, April 29, 2009.

Updated May 1 House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee's Form & Guidance (related to Economic Recovery)

FORM and GUIDANCE

American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 (ACES): Summary and Draft of Act

FTA's Resource Page - Guidance for FTA Grantees and Stakeholders

FHWA's Q&A and Resource Page for Those Potential Recipients of Highway-Related Economic Recovery

Local Officals for Transportation Letter to Congress on Stimulus

AMPO letter to Congressional leadership on STP Suballocation

Joint letter on PL Rescission from AMPO, APA, NADO and NARC to Congress

FHWA response to AMPO letter on PL Rescission

AMPO letter to the Administration on PL Rescission related to the Energy Independence Security Act (EISA) of 2007

Resource for EISA issue: FHWA TABLE OF RESCISSION OF UNOBLIGATED BALANCES OF CONTRACT AUTHORITY

AMPO POLICY DOCUMENT(authorization framework)

Presentation by Ron Kirby, National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board, addresses Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Staff on Planning and Project Delivery: Transportation Project Development

Transportation Economic Land Use System (TELUS) is an information-management and decision-support software system designed specifically for MPOs and state DOTs. Click HERE for more information on this free tool.

Keep America Moving video. AMPO and NADO release awareness video for MPO Board members, transportation officials and the public.

*UPDATED* SATELLITE IMAGES AND MPOLOCATOR- provided by CartoSoft

The Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations (AMPO) is a nonprofit, membership organization established in 1994 to serve the needs and interests of " metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs)" nationwide. Federal highway and transit statutes require, as a condition for spending federal highway or transit funds in urbanized areas, the designation of MPOs, which have responsibility for planning, programming and coordination of federal highway and transit investments. AMPO offers its member MPOs technical assistance and training, conferences and workshops, frequent print and electronic communications, research, a forum for transportation policy development and coalition building, and a variety of other services. The nine-member AMPO Board of Directors is directly elected by the membership, including the President and Vice President. The majority of the Board seats are held by local elected officials who are active members of their respective MPOs and play a vital leadership role in the affairs of AMPO. Full-membership in AMPO is open to all MPOs and associate memberships are available to all interested parties.