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Plans & Studies
As the Kansas City region's Metropolitan Planning Organization, MARC is responsible for establishing policies to guide investments in the region's multi-modal transportation system. MARC develops the following planning documents:
| Document
Title |
Range |
| Long-Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) |
20-year
|
| Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) |
5-year
|
| Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) |
Annual
|
| Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program (DBE) |
Annual |
| Public Participation Plan |
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- Long-Range
Transportation Plan (LRTP)
The long-range transportation plan directs the transportation decision-making process in metropolitan Kansas City and serves as a blueprint for the management of the region’s transportation system through the year 2030. - Transportation
Improvement Program (TIP)
The TIP contains individual improvements and projects to be implemented in the next five years. - Studies
MARC conducts numerous special studies to better understand transportation and its relationships in the Kansas City region. These studies focus on issues such as congested corridors, problematic interchanges and future transit possibilities. - ITS
Architecture
Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) are interrelated networks of computers, electronics, communication technologies and management strategies that improve the safety and efficiency of the surface transportation system. The Architecture provides an opportunity for coordination of activities and information sharing among regional transportation systems. - Public
Participation Plan
The Public Participation Plan describes MARC's policy on involving the public in the transportation planning process. - Unified
Planning Work Program (UPWP)
The Unified Planning Work Program describes the transportation planning activities that MARC and other agencies propose to undertake in the next fiscal year. It documents the proposed expenditures of federal, state and local funds in support of applications for various planning grants. - Disadvantaged
Business Enterprise Program (DBE)
MARC's Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program is in accordance with regulations of the U.S. Department of Transportation and ensures that DBEs have an equal opportunity to receive and participate in USDOT-assisted contracts. - Regional
Airports System Plan
The MARC Regional Airports System Plan serves as a tool for maintaining a current, accurate inventory of aviation facilities and aircraft operations in the Kansas City metropolitan region. It offers capital improvement recommendations to the Federal Aviation Administration. - Title VI Program
MARC's Title VI Program ensures that no person is excluded from participation in, denied the benefit of, or subjected to discrimination on the basis of race, color, or national origin under programs that receive federal funding.