The Modern Mobility Podcast

Ep. 38: Behind the Scenes: Creating the MPO Institute’s MTP Deep Dive Course

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Episode Summary: Listen to Modern Mobility Partners’ national experts and certified planners, Keli Kemp, Julia Billings, Matt Reeves, and Alicia Chen, as well as special guest Caitlin Cook of the Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations, talk about Metropolitan Transportation Plans and highlights from the MPO Institute’s MTP Deep Dive Course. Listeners will learn the following in Episode 38:

  • What is an MTP?
  • Where can I find the federal requirements for MTPs?
  • What are the steps involved in developing an MTP?
  • What data and tools are needed for developing an MTP?
  • What are some specific examples of different ways MPOs create MTPs?

    • Links:

    • The MPO Institute: https://mpoinstitute.talentlms.com/plus/

      • Host:

      • Keli Kemp, AICP, PTP, has over 25 years of experience in transportation planning and consulting and co-founded Modern Mobility Partners in early 2018 with Jennifer Zhan, AICP, PTP. Keli holds a M.S. degree in Urban Planning from Texas A&M University.

        • Guest Speakers:

        • Caitlin Cook is Senior Director of Planning and Research at the Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations. She has MPO planning experience and earned a Master's of Urban Planning from the University of Kansas.
        • Julia Billings, AICP is Director of Transportation Planning with Modern Mobility Partners, where she works on a variety of MPO, state, local, and national planning projects. She holds a Master's of Urban and Regional Planning from the University of Michigan.
        • Matt Reeves, AICP is a Senior Planner with Modern Mobility Partners. He has experience in consulting and local government and earned a Masters in Urban Planning from the University of Texas.
        • Alicia Chen is a Planner with Modern Mobility Partners. She earned a Master's in City and Regional Planning at Georgia Tech.

          • Modern Mobility Partners is an Atlanta-based women and minority-owned transportation planning and traffic engineering consulting firm. Service areas include smart mobility and transportation planning, demand modeling and traffic engineering, and data analytics and visualization.

          If you are interested in learning more about Modern Mobility Partners, please visit www.modernmobilitypartners.com.

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