The Charlottesville-Albemarle Metropolitan Planning Organization (CA-MPO) Public Engagement Plan outlines how the CA-MPO provides opportunities for participation in the metropolitan transportation planning process. On February 25, 2026, the CA-MPO Policy Board voted to sunset the Citizens Transportation Advisory Committee (CTAC).
The draft FY 2027 Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) is available for review and comment. The UPWP provides a mechanism for coordinating transportation planning activities in the Charlottesville-Albemarle Metropolitan Planning Area. The work program for FY27 outlines the Metropolitan Planning
The Charlottesville-Albemarle Metropolitan Planning Organization (CA-MPO) is in the process of developing the Fiscal Year 2027–2030 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP). The TIP is a federally required document that programs transportation projects receiving federal and state funding within the MPO planning area
MPO Policy Board, MPO Technical Committee, and Regional Transit Partnership.
The MPO is the region’s transportation policy body, when it comes to federally funded projects. As is required by statute, the MPO carries out a continuing, cooperative and comprehensive transportation planning process for the City of Charlottesville and the urbanized areas of Albemarle County that surrounds the City.
The MPO Technical Committee consists of planning staff from State agencies and local departments, to provide a technical perspective to transportation. The Committee reviews and develops plans for consideration by the MPO Policy Board. It analyzes proposals for technical feasibility and can help implement proposals after adoption by the MPO or a locality.
The Regional Transit Partnership (RTP) serves as an official advisory board, created by the City of Charlottesville, Albemarle County and JAUNT, in Partnership with the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation to provide recommendations to decision-makers on transit-related matters.
