Transportation

Transportation issues represent a significant component of regional planning in all metropolitan areas of the nation. From its inception in the early 1960s, SEWRPC has been engaged in multimodal transportation planning, working cooperatively with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, transit operators, and county and local units of government in the region. Federal transportation funds, which constitute an important source of funding for transportation infrastructure in the region, are linked by Federal law to a prescribed transportation planning and programming process. This process is sponsored by what the Federal government terms Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs). SEWRPC is the Federally recognized MPO for the Southeastern Wisconsin Region.

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2035 Regional Transportation Plan

The 2035 Regional Transportation Plan was adopted by SEWRPC in 2006. Like its companion 2035 regional land use plan, it is a fifth generation plan, having roots in the original SEWRPC 1990 transportation plan adopted in 1966.

Interim Review and Update of the Year 2035 Regional Transportation Plan

SEWRPC is conducting an interim review and update of the year 2035 regional transportation plan. The review will re-examine the forecasts underlying the plan, measure the performance of the transportation system, and assess the implementation to date of the plan recommendations.

Regional Transportation Improvement Program

Federal law requires that SEWRPC prepare, adopt, and keep current a regional transportation improvement program. All projects relating to transportation and intended to be funded in part with Federal monies must be included in this program and must flow from, or not be inconsistent with, the adopted regional transportation plan.

Jurisdictional Highway Plans

SEWRPC works cooperatively with each of the seven counties in the region in producing and keeping up-to-date jurisdictional highway plans. While the regional transportation plan focuses primarily on the functional aspects of the regional transportation system, including with respect to highways, the location and capacity of arterial street and highway facilities, the jurisdictional highway plans focus primarily on responsibility—state, county or local—for implementing the functional recommendations for arterial streets and highways included in the regional plan.

Transit Development Plans

SEWRPC works on a continuing basis with the major transit operators in the region in producing and keeping up-to-date short range transit development plans for their respective transit service areas. Drawing from regional transportation plan recommendations, these sub-regional plans typically provide for a five year program of modifications and improvements to the services provided by transit agencies.

Human Services Transportation Coordination

Working with the human services agencies and the public transit operators in the region, SEWRPC annually addresses coordination needs to improve access to needed transportation services in a cost-effective manner.

Public Participation in the Transportation Planning Process

SEWRPC carries out an extensive public participation process relative to all of its regional planning studies. Under Federal law that process involves the preparation and updating from time-to-time of a formal public plan focusing on transportation planning activities.

Environmental Justice Task Force

Under Federal law SEWRPC has a specific responsibility to help ensure the full and fair participation throughout the regional planning process of low income, minority, and disabled individuals and communities. To help meet this important responsibility, SEWRPC has created an Environmental Justice Task Force.

Regional Airport System Plan

From time-to-time SEWRPC works with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, Bureau of Aeronautics, on airport system planning in the Region. This has led to the preparation of a regional airport system plan that was initially adopted by SEWRPC in 1976 and amended from time-to-time since then.

Other Transportation Project Websites

In carrying out its regional transportation responsibilities, SEWRPC works with other groups and agencies in undertaking important transportation studies. These studies have their own special websites

Transportation Data

The SEWRPC transportation planning effort continues to provide a database that is useful not only in regional planning, but in county and local planning as well.

MPO Designation, Geography, and Responsibilities

Under Federal law, SEWRPC, as the MPO for the urbanized areas of Southeastern Wisconsin, is responsible for seeing that all transportation planning and programming requirements are met. This is accomplished through a comprehensive, cooperative, and continuing planning process.