Welcome to the Home of the Walla Walla Valley
Metropolitan Planning Organization
The Walla Walla Valley Metropolitan Planning Organization and Sub-Regional Transportation Planning Organization (WWVMPO/SRTPO) is the federally-designated and state-recognized agency responsible for coordinating transportation planning activities and investments in accordance with federal surface transportation law and state statutes on growth management. Straddling the Oregon and Washington state line, the area encompasses 1,300 square miles, including the Walla Walla - College Place - Milton-Freewater urbanized area and more rural portions of Umatilla and Walla Walla counties. Positioned between the Columbia and Snake rivers and the foot hills of the northern Blue Mountains, the valley unites natural beauty, great wineries, enticing restaurants, cultural inspiration, outdoor adventure, and small-town friendliness.
What We Do
Check out our site for information on transportation planning activities in the Walla Walla Valley region.
If you would like to stay informed of activities through our email distribution lists, please send your request to a staff member and let us know what list(s) you would like to join. Distribution lists currently include the following areas:
- Learn more about the WWVMPO/SRTPO
- Find transportation planning documents
- Find maps for the region about various population groups
- Interested in getting involved? Go here for more information
If you would like to stay informed of activities through our email distribution lists, please send your request to a staff member and let us know what list(s) you would like to join. Distribution lists currently include the following areas:
- Public involvement opportunities
- Human Services Transportation Coalition (HSTC)
- Policy Board & Technical Advisory Committee monthly meetings (always open to the public)
Transportation Planning Overview
What is a Metropolitan Planning Organization? |
What is a Regional Transportation Planning Organization? |
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MPOs exist in every state in the U.S. A new MPO is formed by federal mandate when an urbanized area reaches a population of more than 50,000. MPO staff are responsible for ensuring that federal spending on multi-modal transportation occurs through a comprehensive, cooperative and continuing (3-C) process. Representatives from city, county and state government agencies and local transit providers participate in MPO activities. They are responsible for planning and prioritizing transportation projects receiving federal funding. Highway planning and transit planning federal funds are distributed by the state DOT to each MPO, and funding also comes from state matches and local contributions.
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An RTPO is formed through state legislation as part of the Growth Management Act to ensure local and regional coordination of transportation planning within counties. There are RTPOs covering almost all of the counties in Washington. In addition to city, county and state agencies and local transit providers, representatives in the RTPO can include ports, tribes, transportation service providers and private employers. Funding is provided through state transportation planning money to cover both urban and rural areas. The planning functions and requirements of an MPO and an RTPO are intended to be complementary.
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