We’re looking ahead to improve transportation in our area!
The Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP) looks 25 years into the future. It’s a guiding document that describes transportation improvements for our area. The MTP is part of how we work to improve mobility, safety, and access for everyone – however they choose to move around our community. It has big-picture goals along with strategies to achieve them. MPO staff review and refresh the MTP every five years. This keeps the long-term plan updated and relevant.
What’s in the MTP?
The Federal government requires MPO’s like us to have a plan in place for meeting regional transportation needs. We update the MTP every five years. Because the MTP is about long-term improvements, it is important to include trends and issues we expect over the coming years. Some examples include:
- Walkable/bikeable streets
- Alternative fuels
- Electric vehicles
- Multi-use trails
- Intersection design
- Autonomous vehicles
- …and more!
Transportation improvements covered in the MTP can include things like:
- Land use and corridor plans
- Trails studies
- Construction projects
- Policy changes
Planning today to guide improvements to Lexington area transportation in the future!
Why is this important?
Transportation impacts so many things in our community:
- How people get to work
- Mental and physical health
- Air quality and climate change
- Community connection
- …and more!
Traffic and safety data, employment and population rates, and on-the-ground research are all tools we use to create the document. But public input – your input – is especially important for deciding what the priorities are for improving transportation in our area. Transportation serves everyone in our community. Help guide the future of transportation – send us an email letting us know what you think!
