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develop long -range transportation plans and transportation improvement <br />programs through a performance- driven, outcome -based approach to planning <br />for metropolitan areas of the State. <br />(2) Contents.— The plans and TIPS for each metropolitan area shall provide for <br />the development and integrated management and operation of transportation <br />systems and facilities (including accessible pedestrian walkways and bicycle <br />transportation facilities) that will function as an intermodal transportation <br />system for the metropolitan planning area and as an integral part of an <br />intermodal transportation system for the State and the United States. <br />(3) Process of development.— The process for developing the plans and TIPS <br />shall provide for consideration of all modes of transportation and shall be <br />continuing, cooperative, and comprehensive to the degree appropriate, based <br />on the complexity of the transportation problems to be addressed. <br />WHEREAS, Chapter 136, Section 66.2(a) of the General Statutes of North Carolina states <br />Each MPO, with cooperation of the Department of Transportation, shall develop a <br />comprehensive transportation plan in accordance with 23 U.S.C. Section 134. In <br />addition, an MPO may include projects in its transportation plan that are not included in <br />a financially constrained plan or are anticipated to be needed beyond the horizon year <br />as required by 23 U.S.C. Section 134. For municipalities located within an MPO, the <br />development of a comprehensive transportation plan will take place through the <br />metropolitan planning organization. For purposes of transportation planning and <br />programming, the MPO shall represent the municipality's interests to the Department of <br />Transportation. <br />WHEREAS, Chapter 136, Section 66.2(b) of the General Statutes of North Carolina states: <br />After completion and analysis of the plan, the plan shall be adopted by both the <br />governing body of the municipality or MPO and the Department of Transportation as <br />the basis for future transportation improvements in and around the municipality or <br />within the MPO. The governing body of the municipality and the Department of <br />Transportation shall reach agreement as to which of the existing and proposed streets <br />and highways included in the adopted plan will be a part of the State highway system <br />and which streets will be a part of the municipal street system. As used in this Article, <br />the State highway system shall mean both the primary highway system of the State and <br />the secondary road system of the State within municipalities. <br />WHEREAS, Chapter 136, Section 66.2(d) of the General Statutes of North Carolina states: <br />For MPOs, either the MPO or the Department of Transportation may propose changes <br />in the plan at any time by giving notice to the other party, but no change shall be <br />effective until it is adopted by both the Department of Transportation and the MPO. <br />7 <br />Comment [BE3]: Reference N.C. General <br />Statutes second as it establishes a requirement for <br />MPGs <br />