Metropolitan Planning Organizations

Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) are federally designated planning organizations responsible for carrying out a continuous, comprehensive, and cooperative transportation planning process for urbanized areas with populations of 50,000 or more.

The MPO are comprised of Policy and Technical Committees with elected and appointed officials from the municipalities within the metropolitan area, the local planning commission or council of governments, chambers of commerce and/or business representatives, local public transit providers, the Maine Turnpike Authority (MTA), if appropriate, the Maine Department of Transportation, and the federal funding agencies of the US Department of Transportation.  MPO's are responsible for developing a 20 Year Multimodal Transportation Plan for the metropolitan area; and a Transportation Improvement Program (TIP), a prioritized listing of transportation projects to be carried out during the specified two year time frame.

MPO Administrative Guide 2009:

• Adobe PDF Version (PDF Format)
• MS Word 2003 Version (Word Format)

There are 4 MPO's in Maine:

• Androscoggin Transportation Resource Center (ATRC)
  125 Manley Road
  Auburn, ME  04210
  (207)783-9186

• Bangor Area Comprehensive Transportation System (BACTS)
  Eastern Maine Development Corporation
  40 Harlow Street
  Bangor, Maine 04401
  Phone: 800-339-6389 or 207-942-6389
  

• Kittery Area Comprehensive Transportation System (KACTS)
  21 Bradeen Street, Suite 304
  Springvale, Maine  04083
  (207)324-2952

• Portland Area Comprehensive Transportation System (PACTS)
  68 Marginal Way, 4th Floor
  Portland, ME  04101
  (207)774-9891

For more information regarding Metropolitan Planning Organizations or MPO Coordination, please contact MaineDOT's MPO Coordinator at the following address:

Maine Department of Transportation
Bureau of Transportation Systems Planning
16 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0016

(207) 624-3300 or (800) 380-7822