Regional Transportation Planning
The Regional Transportation Program addresses a number of transportation issues in the rural areas of the five-county region. Planning undertaken in the Regional Transportation Program include Technical Assistance to MDOT, public involvement, and local technical assistance planning. These items include activities such as regional transportation workshops, assistance in updating the Statewide Transportation Improvement Plan (STIP), and assisting MDOT in public involvement with officials and citizens in the rural areas of the Region.
Additional Regional Transportation Planning Program elements include Highway Performance Management System (HPMS) and Non-Motorized Planning. The HPMS provides data that reflects the extent, condition, performance, use, and operating characteristics of the nation’s highways. The Non-Motorized planning item examines aspects of non-motorized investment planning to identify needed projects and promote the consideration of bicycle and pedestrian options in the overall transportation planning activities
The objective of this program is to provide a comprehensive, regional multi‑modal transportation systems planning program in order to promote the most efficient and economical movement of people, goods, and services in cooperation with the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT), applicable county road commissions, local units of government, and various public and private transportation providers.
