The FHWA/FTA MPO Coordination NPRM - update & correction

Here are a couple more items related to the recently published proposed rule on "MPO Coordination" that FHWA and FTA published a few weeks ago. Several readers saw that I'd mistyped the date by which comments on this NRPM must be submitted. I've corrected that date, which - as you've said - is August 26, 2016. Take a fresh look at my analysis, and share any other corrections or reactions you may have! My analysis is not the only thing on this NPRM. Last week, AMPO hosted an FHWA webinar reviewing this NPRM, which did a great job at presenting the concepts and thinking behind the FHWA/FTA proposal. You can view the slides from that webinar at AMPO's website: http://www.ampo.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/MPOCoordinatonNPRM_7_15_16.pdf More recently, the National Association of Regional Councils developed a detailed analysis of the NPRM and the issues it may present to NARC's members, which you can view at http://narc.org/wp-content/uploads/NARC-MPO-Coordination-NPRM-Analysis-2016-07-19-FINAL.pdf. Finally, a couple of readers were glad that I pointed out how this proposed rule isn't just a thing for large metro areas with multiple MPOs, but proposes some changes that would affect every single MPO in the country to some degree. So, review the rule, figure out what matters most to you, and get your comments submitted by August 26!