Transportation Planning - Charlottesville, Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO), Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission
401 East Water Street, Charlottesville, VA 22902
Self, telephone and walk-in referrals
Charlottesville, VA
Albemarle, VA
Charlotte, VA
Fluvanna, VA
Greene, VA
Louisa, VA
Nelson, VA
Orange, VA
Description
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.
What's Here
Providing organization
Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission
One of 21 Planning District Commissions in Virginia. Promotes regional cooperation. Provides a forum for issues that cross jurisdictional lines in Central Virginia and facilitates community discussion. 12-member Commission is composed of a majority of local elected officials and citizens appointed by the localities. Serves as the administrative and planning agent for the regional HOME Consortium. Oversees the Metropolitan Planning Organization, a federally funded transportation planning agency for the area, and works towards the development of a rural transportation plan for the region. Also has an environmental program that focuses on regional issues such as sustainability, water resources, and solid waste.