MPO Transportation Policy Committee
The governing body of the Shreveport/Bossier City MPO.
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Technical Coordinating Committee
Provides planning and engineering guidance to the MPO's Policy Committee.
TCC MembershipMaintaining and improving the region's roadways requires coordination among multiple entities, including local governments, LaDOTD, FHWA, FTA, and public transit agencies. NLCOG works with each of these to maintain communication across jurisdictional boundaries and to ensure that the goals and standards of the Metropolitan Planning Area, as well as each agency, are met.
Given the large proportion of travel that takes place on roads and highways, it is inevitable that there will be competing priorities among the traveling public and the various stakeholders. As the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO), it is NLCOG's responsibility to identify the widespread transportation needs and balance them to the extent possible.
NLCOG's function as an MPO is to work with local governments, the state department of transportation, and local transit providers to determine transportation needs and funding priorities for federal transportation investments. NLCOG also provides general planning, mapping, and technical assistance to local governments.
NLCOG engages in several activities and programs to address the region's diverse travel priorities through planning, including:
The governing body of the Shreveport/Bossier City MPO.
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Provides planning and engineering guidance to the MPO's Policy Committee.
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The MTP reflects the goals and objectives, the resources, the fundamental planning process, and the project implementation schedule for the region over the next 30 years. In metropolitan areas, the transportation plan is the statement of the ways the region plans to invest in the transportation system. Per federal regulations, the plan shall "include both long range and short-range program strategies and actions that lead to the development of an integrated, intermodal transportation system that facilitates the efficient movement of people and goods."
MTP Amendments and ModificationsCRP-PSP Plan Document (Adopted 02.02.2024)
View/Download: NLCOG Trans. Policy Committee 12.08.23 Presentation to Introduce DRAFT CRP-PSP Plan Document
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Every four years, NLCOG (MPO) is required to perform a comprehensive update of the TIP document. In consultation with the MPO's Technical Committee (TCC), LADOTD, and ultimately the MPO's Transportation Policy Committee (TPC), with input from the public, the TIP is amended or modified to account for funding availability and changing funding sources or project scopes as needed.
Describing the federally funded planning activities that NLCOG will conduct and products that will be created in the current fiscal year, the UPWP covers the Metropolitan Planning Area (MPA) of Bossier, Caddo, DeSoto, and Webster parishes.
Federal mandates require NLCOG to publish an annual report of all federally funded obligated projects, known as the ALOP. The annual list provides a record of project delivery for the previous federal fiscal year to increase recognition of government expenditures on transportation projects to the public. Obligations of federal funds means that a project has received federal commitment for reimbursement and does not necessarily mean that the project was initiated or completed in that year or indicate the total cost of that project.
The Congestion Management Process (CMP) is a management system and process conducted by MPOs to improve traffic operations and safety utilizing strategies that reduce travel demand or the implementation of operational improvements. The public benefits from having a functional CMP in place because it can improve travel conditions through the development of low-cost improvements or strategies.
The mission of the CHSTP is to work collaboratively to improve transportation services for persons with lower incomes, older adults, and individuals with disabilities by identifying needs, understanding resources, maximizing mobility, and minimizing costs for the entire community. The CHSTP plan serves as a unified, comprehensive strategy for public transportation service delivery that identifies the transportation needs of individuals with disabilities, older adults, and individuals with limited incomes. It lays out strategies for meeting those needs and prioritizes ways to meet them.
ITS encompass a broad range of wireless and wire line communications-based information and electronics technologies. ITS benefits the public with real-time, multimodal information that will lead to more efficient and eco-friendly choices regarding travel routes and modal choices. For instance, informed travelers may decide to avoid congestion by taking alternate modes such as walking, biking, or public transit; by rescheduling their trip; or by taking alternate routes. Transportation agencies benefit by being able to see and respond dynamically to conditions on the transportation network as they evolve and expand across all the modes.
Allowing for local flexibility, LaDOTD developed an innovative approach to implement the State Highway Strategic Safety Plan (SHSP) with the creation of nine regional safety coalitions all working toward the common vision of Destination Zero Deaths.