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2030 Long Range Transporation Plan
2030 LRTP Narrative
2030
LRTP Summary
The Birmingham Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO)
is responsible for comprehensive transportation planning
in Jefferson and Shelby counties. Members of the MPO include
local and state government officials as well as representatives
from the Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority
(BJCTA) and the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT).
The Birmingham Area Long Range
Transportation Plan (LRTP) is the focal point of the
MPO’s planning programs
and activities. In accordance with Federal requirements,
the plan assesses the transportation needs and sets forth
improvements necessary to address those needs over a 20-year
period.
The 2030 LRTP Plan focuses on the following elements:
• Capacity Projects
• Signal and Intersection Projects
• Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) and ITS Related
Projects
• Intermodal Access Projects
• Additional Non Capacity Projects
• Bicycle and Pedestrian Projects
• Transit Projects
• Transportation Air Quality Conformity
The 2030 Long Range Transportation
Plan was adopted by the MPO in August 2005 for conformity
with the 8-hour ozone
standard. Minor modifications have been made to the Plan
to be consistent with the Alabama Department of Transportation’s
Comprehensive Project Management System. These include
changing the conformity year for two capacity projects
on I-65 and U.S. 280 from 2015 to 2009 and adding a capacity
project on I-65 North connecting to the Northern Beltline.
Visionary projects have also been added to the Bicycle
and Pedestrian Projects Section.
On February 1, 2006, the Birmingham Metropolitan
Planning Organization (MPO), in cooperation with the Regional
Planning
Commission of Greater Birmingham, held a public
involvement meeting on
the Air Quality Conformity Determination for particulate
matter
(PM 2.5)
for the 2030
Long Range Transportation
Plan and the 2006-2008 Transportation Improvement Program
(TIP).
Supporting documents include:
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