The Charlottesville-Albemarle Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) is the forum for cooperative transportation decision-making among Charlottesville, Albemarle, state and federal officials. The MPO considers long-range regional projects and combines public input, technical data, and agency collaboration to develop forward-thinking solutions.
Organized for the City of Charlottesville and the urbanized area of Albemarle County immediately surrounding the City, the MPO is responsible for carrying out continuing, cooperative and comprehensive transportation planning and programming process. The MPO coordinates the transportation planning activities of the various transportation-related agencies that have both a direct and indirect impact on the Long Range Plan and Transportation Improvement Program.
Latest News
Media Coverage: Planning moves forward for Hydraulic-29 crossing
A series of meetings to shape the future of the intersection of U.S. 29 and Hydraulic Road will get underway in March, and the head of the Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission [...]
Media Coverage: Albemarle and Charlottesville officials talk transit partnership
The Albemarle County Board of Supervisors and Charlottesvilleโs City Council have agreed to create a partnership between the areaโs bus systems, one step toward a possible regional transit authority. โView [...]
Media Coverage: MPO gearing up for next long-range transportation plan
The Charlottesville-Albemarle Metropolitan Planning Organization has begun the process of updating a federally mandated document that lists transportation improvements desired by the community over the next few decades. โView full [...]
VDOT: Secretary Layne Announces Rt. 29-Hydraulic Rd. Study
Secretary of Transportation Aubrey Layne announced today that a land use and transportation planning study of the Route 29-Hydraulic Road and Hillsdale Drive-Hydraulic Road intersections and surrounding areas will begin in March. [...]
Upcoming Events
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Citizens Technical Advisory Committee (CTAC)
July 17, 2024 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
407 E Water St, Charlottesville, VA 22902
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Regional Transit Partnership
July 25, 2024 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
407 E Water St, Charlottesville, VA 22902
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MPO Technical Advisory Committee
August 20, 2024 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
407 E Water St, Charlottesville, VA 22902
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Regional Transit Partnership
August 22, 2024 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
407 E Water St, Charlottesville, VA 22902