01046168

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https://doi.org/10.3141/1997-01

http://scholar.google.com...opes&publication_year=2007

The characteristics of four independent metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) in Florida are highlighted; an “independent MPO” is defined as one that is administratively separate from any individual MPO member government. The four MPOs reviewed—First Coast MPO, Metroplan Orlando, Sarasota–Manatee MPO, and West Florida Regional Planning Council—each represent one of three distinct organizational structures for providing staffing and administrative services independent of an individual member jurisdiction or agency. The three structures identified are the third-party government agency model, the staff services agreement model, and the freestanding MPO model. The advantages and disadvantages of the three models are presented and discussed. Any MPO that is considering becoming independent would benefit from such a discussion.

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English

pp 1-8

2007

Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board

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Metropolitan planning organizations; Organizational effectiveness; Public transit; State departments of transportation; Transit operating agencies; Transportation planning

Organizational management; Organizational structure

Florida; Orlando (Florida)

Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Feb 8 2007 5:14PM

• Demand Forecasting for Rural Transit: Models Applied to Washington State
• Estimating User Costs and Economic Impacts of Roadway Construction in Six Federal Lands Projects
• Innovative Coordination Between States, Metropolitan Planning Organizations, and Tribes in Transportation Planning
• Manual Traffic Allocation for Small-Town Networks
• Transportation Planning and Infrastructure Delivery in Major Cities and Megacities
• Transportation Tax Ballot Initiatives as Regional Planning Processes