Overview
The Metropolitan Transportation Plan defines the policies, programs, and projects to be implemented through 2055 in order to manage congestion, improve safety, support land use plans, and provide mobility choices in the CRTPO planning area. It also addresses the goals and objectives of the CRTPO, the various components of the transportation planning process, socio-economic and financial assumptions, and transportation-related environmental and health issues.
As the designated metropolitan planning organization for all of Iredell and Mecklenburg counties, and the western and central, urban portions of Union County, the CRTPO is responsible for the long-range transportation planning efforts for the region. The CRTPO, in partnership with the federal, state, and local agencies, works collaboratively to address the transportation needs of the region.
The 2055 MTP was adopted at the March 25, 2026 CRTPO Board meeting.
View the 2055 MTP Goals & Objectives and Other Deliverables:
Read the adopted 2055 MTP:
Read the adopted 2055 MTP by chapter:
Read the adopted MTP’s appendices:
Active Transportation Corridor Tool
The Active Transportation Corridors (ATC) Tool was created to support local pedestrian and bicycle planners. The ATC Tool has two parts: 1) an Excel Tool where users can score their corridors and export formatted summaries; and 2) an ArcGIS Online Data Reference where users can view evaluation data overlaid with their corridors to assign scores in the Excel Tool. A walkthrough of the ATC Tool is available on CRTPO’s YouTube page.
Webinars
The project team conduct three webinars during the public engagement process. The Resource Agency Webinar was conducted in Phase 2 and was aimed toward agencies involved in the transportation planning process to ensure that detrimental impacts to the environmental and man-made resources were minimized. In Phase 3, the project team conducted webinars in English and Spanish to give an overview of the MTP document and solicit feedback from attendees.
Project Timeline
| April 15, 2024 | Project Launch! |
| June 3 – July 3, 2024 | Conduct the first phase of engagement, identify candidate projects and transportation needs and vision |
| Fall 2024 | Evaluate feedback and begin project development |
| Winter 2024/2025 | Develop project cost estimates and identify key performance indicators |
| Spring 2025 | Evaluated projects and develop draft recommended project lists |
| June 19 – July 19, 2025 | Conducted the second phase of engagement and review the draft recommended project list |
| August 20, 2025 | CRTPO Board adopted the 2055 MTP fiscally constrained project list |
| Fall 2025 | Produced the draft 2055 MTP document |
| January 12 – February 17, 2026 | Conducted the third phase of engagement to review the draft 2055 MTP and air quality determination report |
| March 25, 2026 | Adopted by the CRTPO Board |
| Spring 2026 | Federal review and concurrence |
Contact the Project Team
Click the button below to contact the project team about the 2055 MTP.
FAQs
When was the plan approved?
The 2055 MTP was adopted by the CRTPO Board on March 25, 2026.
Why is the CRTPO doing this plan now?
The MTP for the CRTPO is federally required to be updated every four years.
How does this plan work with other plans from around the region?
The 2055 MTP is the guiding transportation plan for our region (all of Iredell and Mecklenburg counties, and the western and central, urban portions of Union County), and is designed to incorporate the transportation vision of local plans for all our member jurisdictions. As the name says, the 2055 MTP looks all the way out to 2055 to identify transportation projects that need to be built, how to fund them, and which ones to build first. The plan is done in partnership with local communities across the region.
What goals drive this plan?
As part of the development of the 2055 MTP, Goals and Objectives will be identified based on public feedback and collaboration with our partners across the region.
How can I stay up to date on the process?
Follow us on social media and keep checking this site for updates. We’ll be updating the site with new opportunities to engage, resources and documents developed during the planning process, and other relevant information.