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100			_aWolf, James F.
245			_aAssessing progress: the state of metropolitan planning organizations under ISTEA and TEA -21
260			_c2005
300			_ap.1057-079.
520			_aThe 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.
650			_aTransport
650			_aLocal government
700			_aFarquhar, Mary Beth
773			_aInternational Journal of Public Administration
909			_a67878
999			_c67878 _d67878