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Welcome to the Victoria County MPO Website!What is a MPO? MPO is short for Metropolitan Planning Organization. The MPO is a group of individuals charged with overseeing the distribution of Federal & State Transportation Dollars within a defined area. An MPO is required by Federal Law for any City that has population of 50,000 or larger. In addition to overseeing the allocation of Transportation Dollars, this group is responsible for planning current and future transportation improvements and provides an avenue for public input and representation. The Victoria MPO is a 10 member board representing all of the governing bodies within Victoria County that have the ability to maintain, change or create projects for ALL modes of transportation.We invite you to visit this site and to take an interest in how transportation whether it is by car, truck, bus, bicycle or by foot impacts your daily routine. Everyone depends on transportation in some form or fashion for the movement of goods, services and people. We cannot always see what is out there and need to hear the comments
and concerns of the Citizens of Victoria County.
News & EventsPublic Meeting on the Metropolitan Plan Update The Metropolitan Transportation Planning (MTP) is a document that provides a vision and expresses the values of the public. Federal legislation states that any area that has a continuous population of 50,000 or more must write a 25-year MTP that is updated every five years. Because of growth and rapid change, it is important to revisit the vision and values of the people in the area regularly to make sure that the plan still reflects the region. The MPO and updates allow the public to have a voice in transportation decisions.
No More Trans-Texas Corridors- A new Plan for Texas Transportation On Tuesday, January 6, 2009 Amadeo Saenz, the Executive Director of TxDOT, announced that Trans-Texas Corridors is no-longer! A new plan has been created to address the transportation needs of Texas- “Innovative Connectivity in Texas.” The new plan still outlines strategic corridors much like Trans-Texas Corridors, however it reduces the proposed ROW from 1200’ to 600’. These corridors will still provide for the combination of several forms of transportation. The I-69 project is still moving forward with planning; however construction will not begin until funding s available. |