Sierra Vista Metropolitan Planning Organization

The SVMPO is working with the consultant study team of Kimley-Horn, with Rick Engineering and Gordley Group, to update the region’s long-range transportation plan. The timeframe will be extended out to the year 2050. Information about on-going opportunities to share your comments will be linked from this page. Draft chapters of the first regional transportation plan to include the expanded SVMPO boundaries will be posted as they are completed. This transportation plan update is anticipated to be completed by the summer of 2021.

The first long-range transportation plan for the SVMPO region covered the timeframe from 2015 to 2040. These plans are required to cover a period of at least 20 years and are typically updated every five years. The planning process for the region’s long-range transportation plans can take several years and provide multiple opportunities for the public to provide feedback on what they believe are the critical concerns and possible solutions for the future.

The SVMPO provides support to public transit agencies to provide five-year transit planning for local transit agencies. An important component of this plan is addressing regional transit connectivity. An update to the 2014 short-range transit plan for the expanded SVMPO region is underway. Michael-Baker, with Gordley Group, is the study team for the 2021-2026 update. Draft documents for this study will be posted in the early Spring of 2021 for review. Link here to provide your comments on your transit related needs and ideas to help the study team develop transit recommendations for the next five years.

The TIP is completed annually and presented to the Board for adoption in May or June. This document describes the five-year programming of projected funding for construction and transit projects. Use of the funds is typically restricted to roadways in the federally functionally classified roadway system. The TIP must be approved by the SVMPO Board of Directors and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA).

The approved TIP is almost always amended several times a year to adjust funding, adjust project schedules, modify approved projects or add projects. TIP Amendments typically consists of just the TIP spreadsheets and, once approved, replace the spreadsheets in the adopted TIP. TIP Amendments must also be approved by the SVMPO Board of Directors and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA).

The SVMPO partnered with the Southeastern Council of Governments (SEAGO) and ADOT to complete a region-wide safety analysis. This plan identifies areas of concern for specific types of crashes and developed strategies for potentially mitigating fatal and serious injury crashes. Projects were prioritized in this plan and are eligible for Highway Safety Improvement Program grant funds. Unfortunately, many of the crashes in this region are the result of driver behavior: speeding, red-light running, impaired or distracted driving, or failure to yield. Stay Alive…Focus on the Drive.

Resources and plans related to our regional bicycling and walking modes of travel are available here on our website. Every vehicle trip made is bracketed by a pedestrian trip to and from your vehicle: this final link in getting to where you need to go is an important consideration in transportation project planning. The Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC) guides SVMPO activities to support healthy alternatives to driving.