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Goldsboro is designated by the Bureau of Census as an urbanized area. An area receives
this designation when its urban area population reaches 50,000. The Federal Highway
Act of 1962 requires that a continuing, comprehensive, cooperative (3-C) planning
process be carried out for all urbanized areas in order to qualify for federal transportation
funds.
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North Carolina has 17 MPO's. They are: |
Asheville
Burlington
Charlotte
Durham
Fayetteville
Gastonia |
Goldsboro
Greensboro
Greenville
Hickory
High Point
Jacksonville |
Kannapolis
Raleigh
RockyMount
Wilmington
Winston-Salem |
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GUS REPORT
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Federal law requires that the transportation planning process be carried out locally
under the sponsorship of the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO). A Memorandum
of Understanding (MOU), signed by all participating local governing boards as well
as NCDOT and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) establishes the specific
framework for how the MPO operates. |
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North Carolina, each urban areas, MPO is defined as an umbrella organization which
includes all member local governments, USDOT, NCDOT and other stakeholders. The
MPO’s administrative structure includes a Lead Planning Agency (LPA), a Technical
Coordinating Committee (TCC) and a Transportation Advisory Committee (TAC).
The members of the Goldsboro Urban Area include the City of Goldsboro, the Village
of Walnut Creek and Wayne County. The City of Goldsboro serves as the lead planning
agency for the MPO through staff support including development of draft documents,
meeting materials and scheduling, administering the distribution of federal transportation
planning (PL) funds and carrying out the directives of the TAC and TCC.
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The Transportation Advisory Committee (TAC) -
is the governing body for the MPO. The TAC’s membership includes elected officials
representing and appointed by each local government, the area’s representative on
the North Carolina Board of Transportation, an advisory non-voting member representing
the Federal Highway Administration, and other members as may be authorized in the
MOU. The TAC provides policy direction for the planning process, facilities communication
and coordination between the member jurisdictions and guides the development of
a coordinated, multi-modal transportation program for the planning area. The TAC
directs the “3-C” process through its annual review and approval of the MPO’s Planning
Work Program (PWP) and the MPO’s Local Transportation Improvement Program (LTIP).
The TAC is also responsible for serving as a forum for cooperative transportation
planning decision-making for the MPO and each member is responsible for keeping
the individual policy boards informed of the status and requirements of the transportation
planning process. |
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The Technical Coordinating Committee (TCC) -
is composed of staff representatives of the various member governments, NCDOT, FHWA
and other stakeholders. The TCC has the responsibility of supervising and coordinating
the comprehensive transportation planning process and for making recommendations
to the TAC and respective local and state agencies pertaining to that process. |
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2035 Goldsboro Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) Update
The 2035 Goldsboro Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP)
Update and
Comprehensive Transportation Plan (CTP) addresses expected growth in the City of
Goldsboro, the Village of Walnut Creek, and surrounding areas of Wayne County.
The plan focuses on the continued development of a truly multimodal
transportation plan to help the city continue to grow while preserving the
area’s appeal and character.
As a central element of daily life and something that affects everyone,
transportation represents a critical component of an area’s social and man-made
infrastructure. A region’s Long Range Transportation Plan is the community’s
comprehensive guide to developing a regional transportation system that
accommodates not only the current mobility needs of the area’s residents, but
also looks to the future to anticipate where new needs will arise.
The LRTP for a metropolitan area is a financially constrained plan,
meaning it identifies projects and programs that can reasonably be implemented
within the years of the plan. In response to federal mandates and the desires of
local residents, this 2035 Update addresses all modes of transport
including automobile, bicycle, pedestrian, transit, air, rail and freight
movements.
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The Planning Work Program (PWP) describes all transportation planning
work activities to be conducted during the fiscal year which runs from July 1 to
June 30) by the Lead Planning Agency and the amounts and types of funds to be expended. |
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The Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) includes all transportation
improvement projects for which federal funds are to be expended. |
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