The Northern Bypass has many names. This is Huntsville, after all, where HWY 72 becomes University Blvd, then Pratt Ave. You can drive north up Patton Rd, Jordan Ln, and HWY 53 without turning. So why should the Northern Bypass…
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The Northern Bypass has many names. This is Huntsville, after all, where HWY 72 becomes University Blvd, then Pratt Ave. You can drive north up Patton Rd, Jordan Ln, and HWY 53 without turning. So why should the Northern Bypass…
Check out all these great events going on in and around Huntsville for National Bike Month! April 30 thru Sept: Ride-A-Metric (RAM) Series by the Spring City Cycling Club (SCCC) The SCCC kicks off its 13th annual Ride A Metric (RAM)…
Check out this screenshot from Hop Around Huntsville showing exactly where the downtown entertainment trolley is located in real time! Click to enlarge. The blue dot is where Dan Nagle, the photographer, and a member of Code for Huntsville, stands with his…
Let’s talk about public meetings. MPO staff are public servants. At these meetings, we get to present our work to the people we serve. You, the public, get to comment and critique on the work we’re doing for you. It’s…
A legislative joint transportation committee meeting on a statewide gas tax increase is scheduled for: Monday, February 1, 2016 from 10AM to Noon at: Calhoun Community College, Lecture Hall in the Aerospace Training Center, 6250 HWY 31 North, Tanner, AL…
This Thanksgiving, the MPO was thankful for Governor Bentley’s 2012 infrastructure initiative called the Alabama Transportation Rehabilitation and Improvement Program (ATRIP). Recent press coverage highlights the upcoming conclusion of ATRIP funding and concerns about shortfalls left behind. The Huntsville-Area MPO…
Three months without a blog post? We must have had a busy quarter! (ba-dum-ba, ching!) Here’s a look at what your MPO staff have been up to since July: Two projects, 251 pages Want to add a couple projects to…
An active citizen, asking for more communication from the MPO, said “Transportation is Communication.” Moving people and cargo from place to place can be seen as moving ideas from sender to receiver. Our transportation system allows MPO member places, Huntsville, Madison, Madison…
This month was jammed with transportation activity in our MPO. The Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) met on June 1st to discuss the 2016 Draft UPWP and 2016-2019 Draft TIP, both plans and CAC meeting information can be found on our homepage. Alabama…
The Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP) includes descriptions, maps and costs of funded transportation projects for the next four years. Rubber starts to meet the road with this plan. View the 2016-2019 Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP) Updated December 2016 May 2019 Amendments (List) …