City of Knoxville - Transportation Planning Organization

KNOXVILLE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PLANNING ORGANIZATION

KnoxTrans.org

Jeff Welch, TPO Coordinator
400 Main Street Suite 403
Knoxville, TN 37902
865-215-2500
jeff.welch@knoxtrans.org

The Knoxville Regional Transportation Planning Organization (TPO) provides comprehensive transportation planning in Knox County and the urbanized areas of Blount County. The U.S. Department of Transportation requires cities with populations of 50,000 or more to form a Transportation Planning Organization.

Appointment of Board Members

TPO members are elected officials from Knoxville, Knox County, Farragut, Alcoa, Maryville, Blount County, the East Tennessee Development District, and the State of Tennessee. These officials make up the TPO Executive Board.

The TPO Executive Board:

Establishes committees to ensure cooperative, comprehensive, and continuing transportation planning

Reviews and approves plans and programs Implements provisions of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21)

Apportions Surface Transportation Program funds

Provides administrative and fiscal control.

Executive Board Members

Blount County - Ed Mitchell, Mayor
City of Alcoa - Don Mull, Mayor
City of Knoxville - Madeline Rogero, Mayor
City of Knoxville - Brenda Palmer, City Council
City of Maryville - Tom Taylor, Mayor
East TN Development District - Ed Shouse, Knox County Commission
Knox County - Tim Burchett, County Mayor
Knox County - Mike Hammond, Knox County Commission - Chairman
Loudon County - Estelle Herron, County Mayor
Lenoir City - Tony Aikens, Mayor
Oak Ridge - Tom Beehan, Mayor
Sevier County - Larry Waters, Mayor
State of Tennessee - Angie Midgett, TDOT
Town of Farragut - Ralph McGill, Mayor - Vice Chair