Appleton Metropolitan Planning Area Certification Review

All interested parties are invited to comment on the metropolitan transportation system planning conducted by the East Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission (ECWRPC), Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT), Valley Transit, and local units of government in the Appleton Metropolitan Planning Area.

Under federal law, the ECWRPC serves as the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for the Appleton Urbanized Area.  In coordination with WisDOT, Valley Transit Metro, and local units of government in the Appleton Metropolitan Planning Area, the ECWRPC is responsible for conducting a continuing, cooperative, and comprehensive transportation planning program in accordance with provisions of federal transportation law.

The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) is conducting a planning certification review of the metropolitan transportation planning process in the Appleton Metropolitan Planning Area.  This review is conducted every four years. Public comments received will be incorporated in the review and considered together with other USDOT oversight activities to determine if the transportation planning process meets applicable requirements of federal transportation law.

Comments are sought pertaining to the MPO’s transportation planning processes, public involvement procedures, transportation system plans, and transportation improvement program.

Public comments are invited and encouraged and may be submitted in writing or in person at a public open house meeting to be held at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, August 23, 2023 at: 

Menasha Public Library, Company Room E
440 First Street
Menasha, Wisconsin

ECWRPC staff and representatives of the Federal Highway Administration, Federal Transit Administration, and Wisconsin Department of Transportation will be available in an “open house” format to individually respond to questions and provide information regarding the transportation system planning process. Verbal comments may be provided or written comments may be submitted at any time during the open house meeting.

Persons with special needs are asked to contact the ECWRPC office by phone at 920-751-4770 at least 48 hours in advance of the hearing so that appropriate arrangements can be made to facilitate their participation.

Written comments may also be submitted no later than August 31, 2023, by mail, fax, or email to:

Planning Certification Review
Federal Highway Administration
525 Junction Rd, Suite 8000
Madison, WI 53717

Fax:  608-829-7526
E-mail:  [email protected]

For questions or comments please call ECWRPC at 920-751-7770.