MTP Chapter 3

Metroplan is empowered by 10 Federal Planning Factors, found in regulations 23 CFR 450.306(b), but driven by the desire to see the region reach its potential as an accessible, equitable, and sustainable home for its 700,000 residents. With the frame of previous plans, we engaged our Advisory Committees to develop five “Regional Goals” for a Central Arkansas transformed through greater mobility for multiple modes.
Metroplan continued this work as it standardized best practice policies for both land development and transportation through several documents. Chapter 3 introduces previous MTPs, the Unified Development Code, Multimodal Guidelines, Regional Greenways Plan, Safety Action Plan, and other influencing plans and recognizes where more guidance is needed in future Metroplan studies. Core Policies are supported by these documents that serve as a foundation for implementation and achieving our Regional Goals.

PLAN INFLUENCES

Metro 2020

Metro2020 started Central Arkansas’ journey towards a better transportation system. Metroplan’s foundational MTP has filtered down through the last three decades of planning. The plan first established a regional approach to investing in transportation while considering land development impacts on the system. This idea carries on currently.

Metroplan is empowered by 10 Federal Planning Factors, found in regulations 23 CFR 450.306(b), but driven by the desire to see the region reach its potential as an accessible, equitable, and sustainable home for its 700,000 residents. With the frame of previous plans, we engaged our Advisory Committees to develop five “Regional Goals” for a Central Arkansas transformed through greater mobility for multiple modes.
Metroplan continued this work as it standardized best practice policies for both land development and transportation through several documents. Chapter 3 introduces previous MTPs, the Unified Development Code, Multimodal Guidelines, Regional Greenways Plan, Safety Action Plan, and other influencing plans and recognizes where more guidance is needed in future Metroplan studies. Core Policies are supported by these documents that serve as a foundation for implementation and achieving our Regional Goals.