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Metropolitan Transportation Plans (MTPs) - also known as a Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) or Long-Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) - establish a long-range vision for improvements in our transportation system. They consider and incorporate everything from road construction and traffic congestion, to public transit and biking and pedestrian paths (non-motorized facilities).
FORECASTING OUR FUTURE
Our region's long-range Metropolitan Transportation Plan, titled Moving Mid-Michigan, is a 25-year outlook on the Greater Lansing area's future transportation needs. As our region continues to grow, the plan plays a critical role in identifying projects and strategies that will improve and maintain roads and other transportation infrastructure — and our mobility, connectivity, and safety — while enriching the economy and environment in Mid-Michigan.
We are in the process of updating the current 2045 MTP and extending its planning horizon to 2050. Check out our development schedule for more information.
Everyone has the opportunity to be heard, get involved in the planning process, and be a part of the future. Visit MovingMidMichigan.org/participate to learn how!
Join the conversation on Facebook and Twitter: #MovingMidMI
SHARE YOUR VOICE
Transportation planning affects all of us. It influences the roads that are repaired, the systems that are implemented, and even the goods, services, and businesses that come into the area.
As we implement Moving Mid-Michigan in the coming years, share your ideas on how to improve the region's transportation system for the future!
BACKGROUND
Since the 1962 Federal-aid Highway Act, federal legislation has required metropolitan area transportation plans to be developed through a continuing, cooperative, and comprehensive (3-C) planning process. This plan serves to satisfy federal regulations outlined in 23 CFR 450 and ensures that MDOT, transit agencies, and local governments are eligible to use federal transportation funds to construct or implement improvements to roadways and transit routes.
The MTP represents the collective transportation goals of city and county governments, transit agencies, and the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT). Its purpose is to prioritize and identify how federal federal funds will be invested to improve mobility across Clinton, Eaton, and Ingham counties.
As the designated MPO for the region, we are required by federal law to update the regional transportation plan every five years to account for changes in transportation needs that result from shifts in regional economic conditions, real estate development trends, funding availability, and public policies. Tri-County prepares the plan on behalf of our member jurisdictions.
METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLAN:
MOVING MID-MICHIGAN
THE 2050 REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PLAN
Tri-County's 2050 Metropolitan Transportation Plan, Moving Mid-Michigan, is currently under development, and documents will be uploaded as they are available.
THE 2045 REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PLAN
Tri-County's 2045 Metropolitan Transportation Plan, Moving Mid-Michigan, was adopted by the Board of Commissioners on December 17, 2020. Visit MovingMidMichigan.org to learn more. Please click here for a printer-friendly copy.
