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Title	Fredericksburg area metropolitan planning organization (FAMPO) [Homepage]
Record ID	24312
Corporate Creator	Fredericksburg Area Metropolitan Planning Organization
Corporate Contributor	Virginia Department of Transportation
Publisher	Fredericksburg Area Metropolitan Planning Organization
Publication Date	20031107
Abstract	The Fredericksburg Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (FAMPO) undertakes regional transportation planning activities in the area encompassing the City of Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania County, and Stafford County. The Rappahannock Area Development Commission (RADCO) is the designated staff for FAMPO. Based upon the 1990 Census, the Fredericksburg, VA area was designated an urbanized area (population greater than 50,000). To continue receiving federal funds for transportation improvements, federal law requires all urbanized areas in the United States to conduct the "3-C" (continuing, comprehensive and cooperative) transportation planning process. In response to the Census designation, a "Memorandum of Understanding" was signed in November 1992 between the Commonwealth of Virginia, the three jurisdictions, and the Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission (PRTC) to create FAMPO, which is the body responsible for ensuring that the 3-C planning process takes place.
TRT Terms	Transportation planning ; Long range planning ; Regional planning ; Regional transportation ; Metropolitan planning organizations ; Public participation
General Subjects	Fredericksburg (Virginia); MPO; Transportation Improvement Program (TIP)
Classification	NTL - PLANNING AND POLICY - Plans and Policy Statements; NTL - PLANNING AND POLICY - Public Participation and Outreach; NTL - PLANNING AND POLICY - PLANNING AND POLICY
Geographical Coverage	Virginia
Resource type	Web Document
URL	http://www.fampo.state.va.us/
Format	HTML
Language:	English
Database	Other Transportation Web Sites

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