Memorandum

Lawrence-Douglas County Metropolitan Planning Organization (L-DC MPO)

TO:	David L. Corliss, Lawrence City Manager
FROM:	Todd Girdler, L-DC MPO Senior Transportation Planner
CC: Date:   RE:	Scott McCullough, L-DC MPO Secretary Jessica Mortinger, L-DC MPO Transportation Planner August 30, 2011 Information related to the Completion of the Next Required Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP) Update

Transportation 2030-Lawrence/Douglas County Long Range Transportation Plan (T-2030), the current Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP), will expire on March 26, 2013. By federal law and regulation, the regional transportation plan must be updated by a newer version before it expires in order for our region to continue to receive certain USDOT funding for road and transit projects. The new MTP, which the MPO staff is now working on, will be titled Transportation 2040 (T-2040), and staff plans on having that version ready for MPO approval by the end of 2012.

As part of the Transportation Plan update process the MPO Policy Board approved the formation of a new advisory committee to assist MPO staff with drafting this new plan. This new committee contains all of the current members of the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) plus some other local officials. A membership list for the new T-2040 Advisory Committee and the TAC are attached to this memo. The MPO has also approved a timeline for this plan update. That timeline is also attached to this memo. Local governing bodies will be kept informed about the development of this new transportation plan periodically during the process.

If you have any questions about this matter please contact Todd Girdler at (785) 832-3155 or by email at tgirdler@lawrenceks.org.