Long Range Transportation Plans
The Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) is a federally mandated document that is updated every five years, and looks at the projected evolution of pedestrian, bicycle, transit, automobile, rail, and air travel over the next 25 years. The LRTP covers a 25-year Metropolitan Planning Area (MPA), which encompasses the Champaign-Urbana urban area as delineated by the 2020 U.S. Census as well as land outside the urban area that could be included in the urban area in the future.
Carried out by Champaign Urbana Urbanized Area Transportation Study (CUUATS) staff, in conjunction with the LRTP Steering Committee, this plan has a regional scope, and is not meant to take the place of local transportation plans or comprehensive land use plans. Its main purpose is to identify major regionally beneficial transportation projects that can be targeted for federal funding. While smaller, localized transportation projects are reviewed and taken into consideration during the planning process, the LRTP lends itself to a broader regional focus and attempts to bring multiple jurisdictions together under one common vision.