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Metropolitan Planning Organizations

2022 Federal Certification Review

The Greater Hickory Metropolitan Planning Organization (GHMPO) is the federally designated transportation planning agency for Alexander, Burke, Caldwell, and Catawba counties. GHMPO is responsible for the allocation of federal transportation funds and ensuring funds are spent in accordance with federal policy.

 

The Federal Highway (FHWA) and Transit (FTA) Administrations regularly perform a joint review to certify the planning practices of Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPO). The following survey is part of the certification review process managed by FHWA and FTA. We want to hear your about your involvement in regional transportation planning. This survey should take five to seven minutes. Thank you for making your voice heard!

 

Survey in English = https://metroquestsurvey.com/fdt47

Encuesta en espanol = https://metroquestsurvey.com/nao31

 

Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPO) are part of a federal process to conduct local transportation planning in urbanized areas. The federal government requires urbanized areas to establish a planning process that is Comprehensive, Continuing, and Cooperative (the three Cs of transportation planning). The MPO process is required in urbanized areas over 50,000 in population in order to receive federal funding for transportation.

 

The MPO process is a partnership between local and state government to make decisions about transportation planning in urbanized areas and to meet planning requirements established by federal authorizing legislation for transportation funding.

 

The Greater Hickory Metropolitan Planning Organization serves the transportation needs for all 28 local governments in Alexander, Burke, Caldwell and Catawba Counties.

 

MPO Meeting Dates

Agendas and Documents for upcoming MPO meetings are available one week prior to the meeting. All meeting dates are subject to change.

 

Meeting Times

  • Technical Coordinating Committee (TCC) Meets at 1:00 PM and the Transportation Advisory Committee (TAC) 2:30 PM

 

TAC & TCC Meeting Schedule​

 

Agenda Packets​​​

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Public Meetings​
 

  • Newly Released Items for Public Comment - See above PDF agenda packets for items recently released by the TAC for public comment.  You may also email comments to averi.ritchie@wpcog.org

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MPO TAC State Ethics Requirements
 

MPO Bylaws
 

TAC Abstention
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Monday - Thursday 7:30AM to 5:30PM
Friday 7:30AM to 11:30AM

828.322.9191 | Fax: 828.322.5991

Mailing: P.O. Box 9026 | Hickory, NC 28603
Location: 1880 2nd Avenue NW | Hickory, NC 28601

In accordance with Federal law and U.S. Department of Agriculture policy, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, religion, sex, familial status, sexual orientation, and reprisal. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs).

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To file a complaint of discrimination, write to: USDA, Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Stop 9410 Washington, DC 20250-9410.

 

Or call toll-free at (866) 632-9992 (English) or (800) 877-8339 (TDD) or (866) 377-8642 (English Federal-relay) or (800) 845-6136 (Spanish Federal-relay). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

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