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Dougherty Area Regional Transportation Study


A Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) is a federally mandated and federally funded transportation policy making organization that is made up of representatives from local government and governmental transportation authorities. The Dougherty Area Regional Transportation Study (DARTS) was formalized in 1965 as a Continuous, Comprehensive and Cooperative Process as was initially authorized in the Highway Act of 1962.

The purpose of the Dougherty Area Regional Transportation Study (DARTS) is to ensure that federal-aid transportation projects are planned in a continuous, coordinated, and comprehensive manner. The study area of DARTS, the designated Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO), includes the existing urbanized area for the City of Albany, Dougherty County, the City of Leesburg, the southern half of Lee County, and those areas that are expected to become urbanized over the next 20 years.

 

FY 24 DARTS Unified Planning Work Program (DRAFT)

The Public Comment Period is open from January 19, 2023 to February 18, 2023. The Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) document outlines transportation planning priorities and work tasks for the Dougherty Area Regional Transportation Study (DARTS) Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for Fiscal Year 2024. FY 2024 begins July 1, 2023 and ends June 30, 2024. 

 


DARTS Project Status

GDOT Project Status as of December 14th, 2022. Please contact Tanner Anderson at taanderson@albanyga.gov for more information. 


DARTS Bicycle-Pedestrian Plan 2023 (DRAFT)

This plan is a comprehensive review and update of the 2011 Bike and Pedestrian Plan for Dougherty Area Regional Transportation Study Metropolitan Planning Organization (DARTS MPO). The Bike and Pedestrian Plan update will build upon data collected in 2011 by examining DARTS MPO’s policies, projects, high-traffic areas, and community input to establish strategies and performance measures. These measures will guide the planning, funding, and implementation of projects to create a recommended network for walking and biking throughout the DARTS MPO area.
 

 

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Upcoming Events

Apr 19 2023
9:00 am - 10:00 am

Citizens’ Transportation Committee Meeting (Quarterly)

240 Pine Ave, Suite 380
Apr 20 2023
9:00 am - 10:00 am

Technical Coordinating Committee (Quarterly)

240 Pine Ave, Suite 380
Apr 20 2023
10:00 am - 11:00 am

Policy Committee (Quarterly)

240 Pine Ave, Suite 380
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