Cape Cod Metropolitan Planning Organization

Public Comment Opportunity

Cape Cod Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) Federal Certification Review

Every four years, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and Federal Transit Administration (FTA) are required to review the metropolitan transportation planning process conducted by the Cape Cod Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO), Massachusetts Department of Transportation, and the Cape Cod Regional Transit Authority (CCRTA), and local municipal partners in order to certify that they are carrying out the planning process in accordance with all applicable Federal requirements. As part of this review, the Federal agencies would like to hear from members of the public about their views of how the transportation planning process is conducted in the region during these sessions:

Session 1: Virtual Session

Time: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Date: Thursday, December 11, 2025
Location: This meeting will be held virtually on Zoom.
Join via Zoom at capecodcommission.org/mpo/join, passcode: join.
To join the meeting by phone, dial (929) 205-6099, Meeting ID: 932 6393 2207.

Session 2: Hybrid Session

Time: 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Date: Monday, December 15, 2025
Location: This meeting will be held virtually and in-person at:
Mary Pat Flynn Conference Room, Barnstable County Complex,
3195 Main Street, Barnstable, MA 02630

Join via Zoom at capecodcommission.org/mpo/join, passcode: join. To join the meeting by phone, dial (929) 205-6099, Meeting ID: 932 6393 2207.

If you are unable to attend, you may also submit your comments or observations in writing by December 22, 2025, to:
Anthony Jones, Program Development Team Leader: anthony.jones1@dot.gov 
Brandon Burns, Transportation Program Specialist: michael.burns1@dot.gov. 

Overview

The Cape Cod Commission coordinates transportation planning activities under the guidance of the Cape Cod Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO), a collaboration of local, regional, state, and federal officials. The MPO, designated under federal transportation legislation following the 1990 United States Census, meets to review, direct, and vote on aspects and products of the transportation planning process.

The Cape Cod Joint Transportation Committee (CCJTC) is the transportation planning advisory group that reviews, discusses, and votes on recommendations to the Cape Cod Metropolitan Planning Organization.

The Cape Cod Commission's MPO-related work includes:

• the preparation of an annual Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) for transportation planning activities;
• an annual update of the Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) and any necessary TIP amendments; and
• the development and implementation of the Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) and the Congestion Management Plan (CMP).

The process by which the MPO solicits public involvement and cooperative decision-making as part of the transportation planning process is detailed in the MPO's Public Participation Plan (PPP).

Watch a video describing the planning process for the Transportation Improvement Program and the Unified Planning Work Program:

Title VI and Nondiscrimination Statement

ADA Statement

Notice of Nondiscrimination Rights and Protections to Beneficiaries Federal "Title VI/Nondiscrimination" Protections

Cape Cod Metropolitan Organization Vital Documents

Cape Cod Metropolitan Planning Organization Memorandum of Understanding on Transportation Planning and Programming (April 25, 2022)

New: Cape Cod Metropolitan Planning Organization Meeting Recordings | Approved Meeting Minutes