The Cape Cod Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) was designated following the
enactment of the federal transportation legislation entitled: The Intermodal Surface Transportation
Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA), and the 1990 United States Census of Population.
The meetings of the Cape Cod Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) are typically held
in Barnstable County and are scheduled as necessary. The MPO meeting agendas are posted
in the Barnstable County offices, and are mailed to individuals, businesses, and anyone
who requests to be on the "Cape Cod Joint Transportation Committee" mailing list.
At both the Cape Cod Joint Transportation Committee and MPO meetings, the regional transportation planning(1) information and
documents are presented. All are welcome to these public meetings on transportation planning. One of the documents that is typically updated each year
is the Cape Cod Transportation Improvement Program, or TIP. The MPO votes on endorsement of the TIP. With TIP endorsement
and all necessary project permits and approvals, transit and/or highway project implementation moves forward.
The Cape Cod Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) voted to restructure itself on May 19, 2005, and now includes more local members.
As of November 2005, the MPO now includes nine voting members and six Ex-Officio members. The nine voting members are:
| MPO SIGNATORY MEMBER | AGENCY |
|---|---|
| James A. Aloisi, Jr., Secretary of Transportation | Executive Office of Transportation & Public Works (EOTPW) |
| Luisa Paiewonsky, Commissioner | Massachusetts Highway Department (MHD) |
| John D. Harris, Chairman | Cape Cod Commission (CCC) |
| Ronald Bergstrom, Chairman | Cape Cod Regional Transit Authority (CCRTA) |
| William Doherty, MPO Representative | Barnstable County Commissioners |
| Frederick Chirigotis, President | Barnstable Town Council |
| Wayne Taylor, Mashpee Selectman | Representing Bourne, Sandwich, Falmouth & Mashpee |
| Lawrence Cole, Ph.D., Harwich Selectman | Representing Yarmouth, Dennis, Harwich, Brewster & Chatham |
| Fred Gaechter, Truro Selectman | Representing Orleans, Eastham, Wellfleet, Truro & Provincetown |
The six Ex-Officio members include the following:
| MPO EX-OFFICIO MEMBER | AGENCY |
|---|---|
| Robert Burgmann, P.E. | Cape Cod Joint Transportation Committee |
| George Price | Cape Cod National Seashore |
| Frank Fedele | U. S. Army Corps of Engineers |
| Wayne Lamson | Steamship Authority |
| Paul Maloney, P.E. | Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) |
| William Gordon, P.E. | Federal Transit Administration (FTA) |
Information on the Cape Cod Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) available.
(1) An overview of the MPO Transportation Planning process is included in the Adobe Acrobat ("pdf") document linked here.
