01480pab a2200169 454500 180718b2005 xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d Wolf, James F. Assessing progress: the state of metropolitan planning organizations under ISTEA and TEA -21 2005 p.1057-079. The Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA) and the ensuing Transportation Efficiency Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21) established a central role for Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) in regional transportation planning. In this new role, MPOs found themselves bringing together governmental and nongovernmental organizations representing the various transportation modalities in the planning process. At the same time, these MPOs assumed responsibilities for more effectively integrating transportation plans with other public policy arenas that affect and in turn are affected by transportation at the regional level. This paper reviews the progress that MPOs have made in achieving these goals. It concludes that there has been some progress in most areas specified in the ISTEA/TEA-21 legislation, however, the institutional contexts of MPOs substantially limited their effectiveness as regional transportation planning organizations. - Reproduced. Transport Local government Farquhar, Mary Beth International Journal of Public Administration 67878 67878 67878 0 0 0 0 IIPA IIPA 2018-07-19 Volume no: 28, Issue no: 13-14 AR68334 2018-07-19 2018-07-19 AR