Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO)

The Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) provides a four-year prioritized listing of a bikeway/pedestrian walkway, bridge and highway projects utilizing federal funding in the ERPC MPO area. The TIP is updated every other year, and ERPC would like your input on our project listing.   

The Final Draft copy of the TIP can be found here:

 

A projects can be found here:

The MPO SFY 2026 Work Program is an annual statement of work identifying the planning activities to be carried out beginning this July and ending next June. The Work Program details ERPC's work and products over the next year, who will perform the work, time frames for completion, any associated costs and the source of the funds. Public Comments and review were between March 10th and April 11th, and the final draft copy of the work program is below.     

A Final Draft copy of the 2026 Work Program:

Public Comments for both the Work Program and TIP are currently being accepted between now and April 11th. Please feel free to reach out to ERPC staff by any of the following:

E-Mail: [email protected]

Fax: 419-627-7692

Phone: 419-627-7652

Or by mail at:

The Erie County Regional Planning Commission (ERPC) is the handling agency for the MPO.  The ERPC MPO was created as a result of a Federal statute that states every urbanized area with a population of more than 50,000 must establish a MPO; where the MPO is responsible for both short and long range transportation planning for its associated region.  The ERPC MPO is responsible for implementing the federal metropolitan transportation planning process for the over 100,000 residents of Erie County, the eastern portion of Ottawa County, and the City of Vermilion within Lorain County. 

 

 

The MPO receives an annual allocation of federal funding in the amount of approximately $1 million for transportation projects located on the federal aid system across the ERPC MPO region.  The MPO typically solicits for projects on an annual basis or as funding availablity allows.  Local jurisdiction and transit agencies are eligible to apply for project funding.  Typically funding is awarded on an 80/20 split, where 20% of project costs are to be covered by the project sponsor.  ERPC staff assists with the project solictitation process but all funding award decisions are ultimately made by the MPO's Policy Committee.  Projects that are awarded for funding are then programmed into the MPO's Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) which is a four year list of prioritized projects.