MCCOG | Transportation

Transportation

The complex relationship between land use and transportation is a key factor in maintaining economic vitality. Land use must be adjacent to transportation corridors to maximize the movement of people and goods, improve residents’ quality of life, as well as maintain a community’s unique sense of place. Even though MCCOG is the primary transportation planning organization for the Anderson-Madison County region, the agency also collects, analyzes, and reports information to guide local transportation decision-making, project development, project management, and innovative solutions.

Projects & Resources

Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP)

Formerly the Long-Range Transportation Plan (LRTP), the MTP is the guiding document for planning regional transportation investments between now and 2045.
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Transportation Improvement Program (TIP)

The TIP outlines a 4-year multi-stage program of transportation improvements that includes all capital and non-capital surface transportation as well as transit projects within the Anderson MPA.
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Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP)

The UPWP is an annual statement of work describing planning and management activities conducted by MCCOG. It provides a description of the planning work and resulting products, time frames for completion, required resources, and the source of funds being dedicated to the work.
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Quarterly Project Tracking (QT)

Quarterly meetings are conducted by the MPO to track all federally-funded transportation-related projects to (1) improve communication, (2) ensure projects stay on budget, (3) ensure schedule stays on track, and (4) make the planning process easier to understand.
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Functional Classification

The FHWA functional classification system is a method of categorizing roadways to inform design, speed, capacity, and land use decisions. MCCOG completed a systematic update to the FHWA functionally classified roadways in 2015. The official classification is maintained in partnership with INDOT.
INDOT Viewer
Roads & Signs

This portal provides a visual representation of the current ownership and maintenance responsibility of each road and sign within the Anderson MPA.
ArcGIS Portal
Performance Measures (PM)

Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) created a performance-based and multimodal program to strengthen the U.S. Transportation System. In coordination with each state department of transportation, MPO’s are required to establish Performance Targets for each Performance Measure identified in this act. These are coordinated with INDOT through meetings with the state MPO Council and adopted locally by each MPO.

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Clean Air Aware

The MCCOG Clean Air Aware program is an education and outreach effort on air quality and pollution impacts. View the website below.
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Air Quality & Transportation Conformity

As part of the Central Indiana & Delaware County Airsheds, MCCOG must ensure that projects conform with the State Improvement Plan (SIP) for air quality requirements.
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Protect 2030 Safety Plan

Protect 2030 is the first comprehensive safety action plan for the Anderson MPA & establishes the direction for a continuous safety program. Visit the webpage to learn more.
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Urbanized Area vs Metropolitan Planning Area Boundaries

MCCOG has two important and distinct boundaries:

Urbanized Area (UA)
Metropolitan Planning Area (MPA)

Under Title 23, Part 450 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), a Metropolitan Transportation Planning Process must be conducted for each area of concentrated population surrounding a community of at least 50,000 persons, as defined by Census 2010 and commonly referred to as the UA, which was updated and formalized in 2012. This area includes the City of Anderson, City of Alexandria, Town of Chesterfield, Town of Daleville, Town of Pendleton, Town of Ingalls, and the Town of Fortville.

At a minimum, an MPA must be defined to encompass the entire existing UA plus the contiguous area expected to become urbanized within a 20-year forecast period of a Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP). Madison County and all of its incorporated communities as well as the Town of Daleville in Salem Township in Delaware County and the Town of Fortville in Vernon Township in Hancock County comprise the local MPA.

To download a copy a map showing these boundaries, click the map images to the right. For an interactive view of these boundaries, click the "Interactive Map" button below.

Interactive Map