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M <br />public transportation operators, shall develop long -range transportation plans <br />and transportation improvement programs through a performance- driven, <br />outcome -based approach to planning 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 Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO), with cooperation of the Department of <br />Transportation, shall develop a comprehensive transportation plan in accordance with <br />23 U.S.C. Section 134. In addition, an MPO may include projects in its transportation <br />plan that are not included in a financially constrained plan or are anticipated to be <br />needed beyond the horizon year as required by 23 U.S.C. Section 134. For municipalities <br />located within an MPO, the development of a comprehensive transportation plan will <br />take place through the metropolitan planning organization. For purposes of <br />transportation planning and programming, the MPO shall represent the municipality's <br />interests to the Department of 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 />2 <br />