Long-Range Planning: What is a Metropolitan Transportation Plan?

As the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) ACOG produces a new Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP) every five years that creates a long-term vision of our regional transportation system.

Each ACOG MTP (Encompass) looks 25 years into the future to guide Central Oklahoma’s transportation dollars. It functions as a responsible guide for maintaining and improving the current transportation system in the region and identifies priority transportation projects and investments.

The MTP is developed in coordination with member communities, the Central Oklahoma Transportation and Parking Authority (COTPA), City of Norman Transit, the Oklahoma Department of Transportation, the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Transit Administration, and numerous stakeholders.

The Encompass 2050 Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP) is currently under development. ACOG is working with regional stakeholders to evaluate future transportation scenarios, identify priorities, and shape a financially constrained plan that will guide investments through 2050. Opportunities for public review and input will be provided throughout the planning process prior to consideration by the ACOG MPO Policy Committee.