2000 FHWA Federal Aid Urbanized Area Boundaries
The FHWA Urban Area Boundary (UAB) typically represents an adjustment or revision to the Census Urban Area Boundary and is fixed by responsible State and local officials in coordination with each other. The reason Census Urban Area Boundaries are revised is to smooth out geographic irregularities, maintain administrative continuity, and encompass fringe area having residential, commercial, industrial, and/or national defense significance. The FHWA UAB is fixed also to determine capital program funding and eligibility. It is also used for statistical reporting purposes (HPMS) and for control of outdoor advertising. The FHWA UAB must be approved by USDOT. The table below depicts the approved 2000 FHWA UABs for both large and small urbanized areas in the State of Indiana.
The lead agency in the designation of FHWA UABs in large urban areas is the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO). Federal regulation requires that states designate MPOs in urban areas with populations of 50,000 or more. MPOs are responsible for ensuring that federal-aid transportation projects in the metropolitan area result from a continuing, comprehensive and cooperative transportation planning process. Indiana has sixteen urbanized areas served by fourteen MPOs. MPO membership includes local elected officials, representatives of transit operators and State DOTs and, in some cases, representatives from other state agencies or organizations involved in transportation policy or programming. The lead agency in the designation of FHWA UABs in small urban areas is the Division of Program Development within the Indiana Department of Transportation.. Small urban areas are defined by Indiana as those areas with population between 5,000 and 49,999.
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