Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO)

The Charlottesville-Albemarle Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) is the forum for cooperative transportation decision-making among Charlottesville, Albemarle, state and federal officials. The MPO considers long-range regional projects and combines public input, technical data, and agency collaboration to develop forward-thinking solutions. Organized for the City of Charlottesville and the urbanized area of Albemarle County immediately surrounding the City, it is responsible for carrying out continuing, cooperative and comprehensive transportation planning and programming process*. The MPO coordinates the transportation planning activities of the various transportation-related agencies that have both a direct and indirect impact on the Long Range Plan and Transportation Improvement Program.

CHART Begins Public Participation Initiative

The CHART Citizen Advisory Committee has begun an initiative to improve how the public participates in transportation planning. The Committee crafted a presentation that will be given to various organizations within the Charlottesville-Albemarle MPO. The goal being that the CHART Committee and the MPO can help inform members of the public on transportation issues and then solicit comment from the public regarding regional transportation concerns. The presentation is accessible here. For questions or more information, contact Sarah Eissler by email at seissler@tjpdc.org or by phone at 434-979-7310 x360.

MPO Unified Planning and Work Program Approved

The MPO Policy Board approved the FY11 Unified Planning and Work Program on May 26th 2010 at the MPO Policy Board meeting. The FY11 UPWP outlines the plan project spending for the MPO over the next fiscal year. To review the final UPWP document please click here.

MPO Works to Pursue Regional Transit

Since January 2006, the MPO Policy Board has been working to pursue establishing a Regional Transit Authority (RTA) that would provide fast, frequent, and dependable service to Albemarle County and the City of Charlottesville. To review staff research provided to facilitate this work, click here.

The MPO Policy Board’s regional transit discussions build on earlier work created by or for communities in Charlottesville and Albemarle, which can be accessed through the hyperlinks below. Some of these works, such as the March 2005 Streetcar Study, focus primarily on transit, while others, such as the Albemarle County Neighborhood Model, include transit as an element of a larger community goal.