Urban Transportation: Metropolitan Planning Organizations' Efforts to Meet Federal Planning Requirements
RCED-96-200
Published: Sep 17, 1996. Publicly Released: Sep 17, 1996.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed: (1) metropolitan planning organizations' (MPO) implementation of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA) planning requirements; and (2) whether the Department of Transportation's certification review process ensures that MPO in larger urban areas comply with those planning requirements.
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Recommendations for Executive Action
| Agency Affected | Recommendation | Status |
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| Department of Transportation | The Secretary of Transportation should direct the Administrator, FHwA, and the Administrator, FTA, to develop reporting formats for assessing and reporting on MPO compliance with ISTEA planning requirements in such a way that the Department can identify any nationwide patterns in planning deficiencies, the underlying causes of these planning deficiencies, and the extent to which MPO have made progress in meeting the requirements. |
The Department concurred with GAO's recommendation and developed a report format that FHwA and FTA will use to structure future MPO compliance reports. Officials from the Department's Office of Planning issued guidance describing the new reporting format and its use on February 3, 1998.
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