Transportation Planning

As the designated Metropolitan Planning Organization for the Rogue Valley MPO and Middle Rogue MPO, RVCOG is responsible for coordinating the development of the region’s transportation plans and processes. This responsibility includes providing technical modeling of the transportation system to local governments; facilitating the interaction of federal, state, and local agencies regarding transportation issues; management of regional conformity with federal air quality standards; preparation of financial analysis and project programming; and providing opportunities for public involvement.

Specifically, the MPOs are responsible for 4 primary federally-mandated tasks:

Regional Transportation Plan

(long range)

 Addresses the region’s projects, programs and policies for the next 20 years
Transportation Improvement Program

(short-range)

 Biennial 4-year program for highway and transit improvements to be built
Air Quality Conformity Determination Required for every RTP and TIP to show that the MPO is within the emissions budget as determined in the State Implementation Plan
Unified Planning Work Program The comprehensive one-year planning program that describes and coordinates the individual transportation planning activities of member agencies

 

For more information about the MPOs:

Middle Rogue MPO

Rogue Valley MPO

Land Use Planning

The program staffs current planning and long-range planning projects for the local governments in Jackson and Josephine Counties. Examples of services the program provides include developing planning or zoning ordinance amendments, coordinating periodic review, and managing special studies.

Content from the recent National Floodplain Insurance Program/Endangered Species Act Integration and Compliance Study Workshops