MTPO

METROPOLITAN TOPEKA PLANNING ORGANIZATION

YOUR ALL-ACCESS WEBSITE FOR TRANSPORTATION PLANNING IN TOPEKA AND SHAWNEE COUNTY

Futures 2040

Futures2040 is the Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) for the Topeka Metropolitan Planning Area (MPA). Guiding principles of the plan are Sustainability, Health and Wellness, Livability, and Transportation-Land Use Connection.

Adopted in 2017, Futures2040 is a guide for transportation and mobility decisions for Topeka and surrounding Shawnee County. It explores current demographic, economic, and land use trends, models future growth, identifies needs for streets, public transit, bikes, pedestrians, and freight through the year 2040, and recommends future transportation projects. As the RTP, it is integral to receiving federal funds while laying the groundwork for valuable transportation projects and initiatives that will help the Topeka metro realize its full potential.

Plan Document

Download the Futures2040 Regional Transportation Plan

Guiding Principles of the Plan

Sustainability

Meeting present day needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs by considering the triple bottom line of considering the economic, social and environmental impacts of decisions.

Health and Wellness

Encouraging active lifestyles can have a tremendous positive impact on community health and wellness. Complete streets are a major factor in determining whether people will walk or bike for at least some of their daily trips. While transportation also contributes significantly to air pollution, the Topeka region is currently in attainment of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards.

Livability

Livability is the sum of the factors that add up to a community’s quality of life, and increased emphasis on pavement condition, complete streets, and urban design are all key aspects of the plan. Each of these will enhance the quality of life for people living, working, learning, playing and shopping in the Topeka region.

Transportation-Land Use Connection

The plan builds on the recommendations of the Topeka Land Use and Growth Management Plan adopted in 2015 which emphasizes infill development and redevelopment in existing neighborhoods. Land use and density have significant implications for transportation infrastructure.

Plan Appendices

Background

Federal law requires urbanized areas with populations of greater than 50,000 residents to undertake continued, comprehensive, and cooperative long-range transportation planning for Metropolitan Planning Areas. These are carried out by Metropolitan Planning Organizations as guided by the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, adopted 2015. Plans must meet current and future needs for all modes of transportation and be updated every five years. The MTPO – a partnership between the City of Topeka, Shawnee County, Jefferson County, the Topeka Metropolitan Transit Authority and the Kansas Department of Transportation Topeka, formed in 2004 – oversees this duty.

Topeka Metropolitan Transit Authority uses the Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) development process of the Topeka Metropolitan Planning Organization (MTPO) to satisfy the public hearing requirements of 49 U.S.C. Section 5307 ©. The TIP public notice of public involvement activities and time established for public review and comment on the TIP satisfies the program-of-projects requirements of the Urbanized Area Formula Program.

METROPOLITAN TOPEKA PLANNING ORGANIZATION

YOUR ALL-ACCESS WEBSITE FOR TRANSPORTATION PLANNING IN TOPEKA & SHAWNEE COUNTY

620 SE MADISON l TOPEKA KS 66607 l 785.368.3728
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