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Promoting transportation systems that efficiently maximize the mobility of people and goods with minimal negative impact.
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Welcome to transportation planning within the Sherman - Denison, Texas urban area. We are located 70 miles north of Dallas along the Red River which separates Texas and Oklahoma. Home to beautiful Lake Texoma and Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge.
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The next meeting of the MPO Policy Board is currently scheduled for Wednesday, June 5, 2013. 
Public Meetings: MPO staff will place notices of any scheduled public meetings in this location as well as on the website calendar.
TAPS - the next meeting of the TAPS Policy Board will be Wednesday,January 9th, 2013 at 10:00 AM at the TAPS main offices. TAPS is located at: 6104 Texoma Pkwy, Sherman TX 75090
Service for the express bus (TEX) from the Sherman - Denison area to Plano DART has started!! (800) 256-0911
SH 289 extension is open.
FM 1417 and US 56 bridge reconstruction is finished.
Monday, May 27, 2013
Memorial Day
Wednesday, June 05, 2013
Policy Board Meeting - 8:30a - 9:30a
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An MPO is...

All metropolitan areas of over 50,000 population must have an MPO in order to spend federal dollars on transportation improvements. Therefore the Policy Board of the MPO approves the use of federal transportation funds within the Sherman - Denison metropolitan area and operates under the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21), signed into law on July 6, 2012 by President Obama.
Public Participation!

Every two years the MPO is required to develop a two-year budget called the Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP).  This document outlines the tasks which the MPO intends to undertake over the two-year period, the various types of funding available to the MPO, and the agency responsible for performing the various tasks.

Below is a link to the draft 2014-2015 Unified Planning Work Program.  This document is being published online to provide the opportunity for the general public to review and comment on.  All comments will be considered and responded to in a timely manner.  The public comment period will run from Friday, April 5 through Wednesday, May 22, 2013.

Click here to review the Draft 2014-2015 Unified Planning Work Program.
Reports and Topical Data of Interest

Want to know the latest recalls from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration? Click here to open the link!

Curious about basic transportation statistics and trends?  Click here to see the 2013 Pocket Guide published by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics!
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Presentations

MPO staff will occasionally place presentations below that might be of interest to the public-at-large and/or MPO Board or TAC members.

To see a brief presentation on how MPOs came to be click here