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The Tuscaloosa Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) will hold the following meetings: 

1.     Bicycle and Pedestrian Committee (BPC), Monday, October 7, 2024, 10:00 a.m.

2.     Citizens Transportation Advisory Committee (CTAC), Tuesday, October 15, 2024, 5:00 p.m.

3.     Technical Coordinating Committee (TCC), Thursday, October 17, 2024, 1:30 p.m.

4.     Metropolitan Planning Organization (Policy Committee), Monday, October 28, 2024, 2:00 p.m.  

The MPO will hold these meetings at the West Alabama Regional Commission (WARC), 4200 Highway 69 North, Northport and online.  If you would like to participate online or require special assistance, please contact Zane Davis at zane.davis@westal.org or 205-333-2990 at least 48 hours prior to the meeting.   

Items that will be discussed at the meetings include: (1) Proposed amendments for the Fiscal Years 2024-2027 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP), (2) West Alabama Coordinated Transit Plan 

Proposed TIP Amendments – October 2024

 

 

 

The public can comment on the proposed TIP amendments at any of the MPO committee meetings, by mail (at the address in the header), e-mail (zane.davis@westal.org), telephone (205-333-2990, x 227), or fax (205-333-2713).  Public comments regarding the proposed amendments will be accepted until October 11th, 2024, unless submitted at one of the October MPO committee meetings.   

The MPO Policy Committee plans how federal highway and transit funds are spent in Tuscaloosa County.  The MPO Policy Committee is served by three advisory committees: the BPC, CTAC, and TCC.  The BPC was formed to assist the MPO with bicycle and pedestrian issues.  The CTAC provides active and on-going public participation.  The TCC, composed of engineers and planners, provides technical guidance to the Policy Committee.


The West Alabama Rural Planning Organization (RPO) will hold the following meetings:

The RPO will hold these meetings at the West Alabama Regional Commission (WARC), 4200 Highway 69 North, Northport and online. The CTAC meetings will be held in the individual counties.

 Policy Committee - All Policy Committee meetings will be held at the WARC offices in Northport.

  1. Friday, November 8, 2024 - 10:30 a.m. (Combined Policy, TCC, and CTAC)

  2. Friday, February 14, 2025 - 10:30 a.m.

  3. Friday, May 9, 2025 - 10:30 a.m.

  4. Friday, August 8, 2025 - 10:30 a.m.

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Technical Coordination Committee (TCC) - All TCC meetings will be held at the WARC offices in Northport.

  1. Friday, November 8, 2024 - 10:30 a.m. (Combined Policy, TCC, and CTAC)

  2. Thursday, February 13, 2025 - 10:00 a.m.

  3. Thursday, May 8, 2025 - 10:00 a.m.

  4. Thursday, August 7, 2025 - 10:00 a.m.

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Citizens Transportation Advisory Committee (CTAC)

  1. Friday, November 8, 2024 - 10:30 a.m. - At the WARC offices in Northport (Combined Policy, TCC, and CTAC)

  2. Six meetings to be held in late January 2025 in the six counties of the RPO:

    1. Bibb County - Monday, January 27, 2025, 6:00 p.m. - Brent City Hall, 22 1st Street, Brent, AL

    2. Fayette County - Tuesday, January 28, 2025, 5:00 p.m. - Fayette County Commission Chamber, 103 1st Avenue NW, Fayette, AL

    3. Greene County - Wednesday, January 29, 2025, 11:00 a.m. - James C. Poole Library, 219 Prairie Avenue, Eutaw, AL

    4. Hale County - Tuesday, January 21, 2025, 5:00 p.m. - Moundville Library, 279 Market Street, Moundville, AL

    5. Lamar County - Thursday, January 23, 2025, 6:00 p.m. – Vernon City Hall, 44425 Highway 17, Vernon, AL

    6. Pickens County - Thursday, January 30, 2025, 9:00 a.m. - Pickens County EMA Room, 20 Phoenix Avenue, Carrollton, AL

  3. Six meetings to be held in late April 2025 in the six counties of the RPO:

    1. Bibb County - Monday, April 21, 2025, 6:00 p.m. - Brent City Hall, 22 1st Street, Brent, AL

    2. Fayette County - Tuesday, April 22, 2025, 5:00 p.m. - Fayette County Commission Chamber, 103 1st Avenue NW, Fayette, AL

    3. Greene County - Wednesday, April 23, 2025, 11:00 a.m. - James C. Poole Library, 219 Prairie Avenue, Eutaw, AL

    4. Hale County - Tuesday, April 15, 2025, 5:00 p.m. - Moundville Library, 279 Market Street, Moundville, AL

    5. Lamar County - Thursday, April 17, 2025, 6:00 p.m. - Vernon City Hall, 44425 Highway 17, Vernon, AL

    6. Pickens County - Thursday, April 24, 2025, 9:00 a.m. - Pickens County EMA Room, 20 Phoenix Avenue, Carrollton, AL

  4. Six meetings to be held in late July 2025 in the six counties of the RPO: 

    1. Bibb County - Monday, July 21, 2025, 6:00 p.m. - Brent City Hall, 22 1st Street, Brent, AL

    2. Fayette County - Tuesday, July 22, 2025, 5:00 p.m. - Fayette County Commission Chamber, 103 1st Avenue NW, Fayette, AL

    3. Greene County - Wednesday, July 23, 2025, 11:00 a.m. - James C. Poole Library, 219 Prairie Avenue, Eutaw, AL

    4. Hale County - Tuesday, July 15, 2025, 5:00 p.m. - Moundville Library, 279 Market Street, Moundville, AL

    5. Lamar County - Thursday, July 17, 2025, 6:00 p.m. - Vernon City Hall, 44425 Highway 17, Vernon, AL

    6. Pickens County - Thursday, July 24, 2025, 9:00 a.m. - Pickens County EMA Room, 20 Phoenix Avenue, Carrollton, AL

 The meeting packets and documents are posted on the WARC website (https://www.warc.info/rpo-meetings/ and https://www.warc.info/rpo-documents).

 The RPO serves as a transportation planning process for the rural areas of west Alabama and provides a formal link between the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) and the local governments.  The counties served by the RPO include Bibb, Fayette, Greene, Hale, Lamar, and Pickens.  The RPO provides government officials and citizens in these counties an opportunity to advise the ALDOT on road, bridge, and transit projects. 

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West Alabama Regional Commission Board of Directors Meeting

There will be a regularly scheduled meeting of the West Alabama Regional Commission Board of Directors on March 21, 2024 at 11:45 a.m.  Presiding will be Brent Mayor and Chair of the Board of Directors of the West Alabama Regional Commission, the Honorable Bobbie White.

The meeting is open to the public.  If you plan to attend, please call to reserve a seat no later than 10:00 a.m. on March 18, 2024. In-person attendance will be by appointment only due to limited seating availability. Anyone requiring special assistance should contact the West Alabama Regional Commission office at least 48 hours prior to the meeting. Should you have any questions, need additional information or special assistance, please call (205) 333-2990, Ext. 202.