Goals and Objectives
Below are the Goals and Objectives for the 2055 Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP). These Goals and Objectives were created based on recommendations from the 2055 MTP Steering Committee, Advisory Committee, and public comment. Click the button below to download a PDF copy.
1) Provide, manage, and maintain a safe, efficient, and sustainable transportation system.
- 1.1 Support efforts to maintain transportation assets in good condition
- 1.2 Encourage design features that are consistent with the existing and planned future land uses and are intended to minimize crash potential, severity, and frequency and support efforts to eliminate transportation-related fatalities and serious injuries.
- 1.3 Develop policies, plans, and programs that promote a sustainable and resilient transportation system.
- 1.4 Endorse and pursue projects and strategies designed to manage or reduce congestion and support the security of the transportation network.
- 1.5 Accommodate the implementation of new transportation technologies and logistics practices.
- 1.6 Support project development and public awareness programs that promote the safety of pedestrians, cyclists, and other vulnerable road users.
- 1.7 Increase access to sustainable and zero carbon transportation modes and mobility options.
2) Promote an integrated, accessible, multimodal transportation system.
- 2.1 Develop a multimodal transportation system that strives to minimize delay and increase travel time reliability for all users.
- 2.2 Increase transportation network connectivity by minimizing barriers, completing links between nodes, and improving access to and increasing multimodal density at activity/employment centers.
- 2.3 Pursue roadways that utilize design standards consistent with local, regional, and/or NCDOT complete streets policies.
- 2.4 Support transit agency efforts to provide affordable, time-competitive, and convenient public transportation services.
- 2.5 Endorse and pursue projects that provide linkages for pedestrians and bicyclists between neighborhoods and activity/employment centers.
- 2.6 Promote future opportunities for inter-regional mobility through enhancements to inter-city rail service and the provision of high-speed rail service.
- 2.7 Participate in and support CONNECT Beyond Regional Transit Initiative.
3) Develop transportation recommendations and policies that improve quality of life for residents, are sensitive to significant features of the natural and human environment, and encourage linkages between transportation and land use.
- 3.1 Plan transportation facilities and support context sensitive design standards to promote a transportation system that is compatible with community needs and the natural and built environment.
- 3.2 Foster the development of transportation facilities that minimize neighborhood impacts and support housing choice, active living, and healthy communities.
- 3.3 Integrate transportation and land use policies, particularly related to density, mixed use, parking, and transit-oriented development.
- 3.4 Plan transportation facilities and programs that maintain or improve air quality and reduce greenhouse gases, ozone, particulate matter, and other pollutants.
- 3.5 Support strategies that mitigate stormwater impacts both in the construction and maintenance of transportation facilities and during significant weather events.
- 3.6 Incorporate NCDOT Resilience Policy and the US 74 Corridor Resilience recommendations into the 2055 MTP.
4) Promote equitable transportation options for the economically disadvantaged, minority, aging, and disabled populations.
- 4.1 Support opportunities to serve transportation-disadvantaged populations with convenient transportation to employment, education, healthcare, fresh food options, and other essential services.
- 4.2 Develop strategies to engage and educate residents who have not been reached by the traditional transportation planning process.
- 4.3 Identify past inequities that impact transportation-disadvantaged populations and develop strategies to address the inequities through engagement and transportation project recommendations.
- 4.4 Support transportation projects that serve the interests of environmental justice communities and leverage state and federal tools to identify these communities.
5) Lead, participate in, and encourage regional and statewide collaboration.
- 5.1 Identify opportunities to develop joint goals and policies with other MPOs in the region and increase data sharing and coordination.
- 5.2 Participate in transportation-related planning efforts initiated by other agencies and organizations throughout the region (plans, studies, initiatives, etc.).
- 5.3 Lead and partner on planning efforts that cross multiple jurisdictions within CRTPO’s planning area.
6) Support economic competitiveness by making transportation investment decisions that effectively utilize limited public resources, enhance system performance, and encourage opportunities for freight movement.
- 6.1 Minimize implementation and operation costs by fostering innovative financing, partnership opportunities, and alternate delivery methods for project development and implementation.
- 6.2 Promote strategies that increase vehicle occupancy and the use of alternate modes by utilizing a full range of transportation demand management options and strategies.
- 6.3 Support an integrated freight transportation system that facilitates the movement of goods and includes coordination with the freight industry.
- 6.4 Support the travel and tourism industry to ensure their transportation needs are incorporated within the MTP planning process.