Searching for a Spatial Fix: Patterns of Inter-metropolitan Collaboration in Transportation Planning and Policy-making
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Published:2023-06-30
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ISSN:0739-456X
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Container-title:Journal of Planning Education and Research
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language:en
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Short-container-title:Journal of Planning Education and Research
Author:
Oden Michael1ORCID,
Sciara Gian-Claudia1ORCID
Affiliation:
1. The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
Abstract
We analyze rationales for inter-metropolitan collaboration and barriers to systematic planning at larger spatial scales. To understand whether multiple planning challenges are generating meaningful forms of collaboration across metro areas, we detail findings from a survey of U.S. Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs). Our results suggest that inter-MPO joint planning activities are widespread and substantive in light of potential barriers to such collaborations. A majority of MPO leaders see inter-metro planning activities as an important priority and effective in the context of their overall mission. However, the survey results suggest that transportation planning at the megaregional scale is at a nascent stage.
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Subject
Urban Studies,Development,Geography, Planning and Development
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