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CAMPO’s demographic makeup raises concerns for regional equity

by Ashkan JahangiriDecideTexas April 25, 2018Comments are Disabled

Metropolitan Planning Organizations rely on advisory committees to review work produced by their staff and to make recommendations to their decision making bodies, who then have the final say on all projects and every dollar of regional transportation funds. CAMPO, the Austin region’s MPO, has a Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) comprised of appointed representatives from local …

$480m Up For Grabs in CAMPO TIP Call

by Ashkan JahangiriDecideTexas, Get Involved, Texurban, VisionZeroTexas April 12, 2018September 10, 2018Comments are Disabled

Like all Metropolitan Planning Organizations in Texas, Austin’s CAMPO develops a short-term Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP) every two years that ties together all regionally significant transportation projects in an attempt at a cohesive plan that meets long term vision and goals established in the longer Regional Transportation Plan process. A lot of the funding decision …

Systemic inequity hinders the effectiveness of CAMPO’s best plans

by Jay Blazek CrossleyDecideTexas, Texurban October 16, 2017October 16, 20172 Comments

The Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization has prepared a draft Regional Active Transportation Plan for the first time and the Transportation Policy Board is expected to vote on passage of the plan at its meeting tonight. Some very excellent consultants worked on the project led by very capable staff. Together they have produced a document …