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Long Range Planning Division - Regional Planning Office

Regional Planning Office
James K. Polk Building, Suite 900
505 Deaderick Street
Nashville, Tennessee 37243-0344
Angela Midgett, Transportation Manager
Phone: 615.741.3431
Fax: 615.532.8451

Metropolitan Planning Organizations

The Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) Section is responsible for the statewide coordination of the long range transportation planning process in Tennessee's eleven urbanized areas.
The state's eleven MPOs are Bristol, Chattanooga, Clarksville, Cleveland, Jackson, Johnson City, Kingsport, Knoxville, Lakeway, Memphis and Nashville.


Rural Planning Organizations

The Rural Planning Organization Section is responsible for the coordination of the long range transportation planning process in the state’s 12 RPOs as set forth in TDOT’s Long  Range Transportation Plan. 
The state's 12 RPO's are Center Hill, Dale Hollow, East Tennessee North, East Tennessee South, First Tennessee, Middle Tennessee RPO, West Tennessee RPO, Northwest Tennessee, South Central East, South Central West, Southeast Tennessee, and Southwest Tennessee.

For more information, please contact Paula Strauss (615) 253-5061 or Paula.Strauss@tn.gov.