NCHRP Synthesis 626
Practices for Statewide and MPO Coordination: A Synthesis of Highway Practice
Jeff Kramer and Tia Boyd
Center for Urban Transportation Research
University of South Florida
The objective of this synthesis is to document current state department of transportation practices related to coordinating planning and programming requirements with metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs), as well as any common challenges with fulfilling regulatory requirements. Federal transportation legislation requires formalized coordination between state departments of transportation (DOTs) and MPOs in transportation planning and programming processes. DOTs have varying practices in implementing the 3C (continuing, comprehensive, and cooperative) planning process with their MPO partners.
This synthesis gathered information through a literature review, a survey of DOTs, and follow-up interviews with selected DOTs. Five case examples provide additional information on practices for state DOT and MPO coordination in planning and programming.
Jeff Kramer, AICP, and Tia Boyd, AICP, of the Center for Urban Transportation Research at the University of South Florida, collected and synthesized the information and wrote the report. The synthesis is an immediately useful document that records practices that were acceptable within the limitations of the knowledge available at the time of its preparation.
