Baton Rouge Metropolitan Planning Organization

Federal Certification Review 2020

Postponed Until Further Notice

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) will be conducting a joint certification review of the planning process for the Baton Rouge Urbanized Area in the next couple of months. The Capital Regional Planning Commission (CRPC) is the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) designated for East Baton Rouge Parish, West Baton Rouge Parish, Iberville Parish, Ascension Parish and Livingston Parish. A certification review is one of several methods to assess the quality of a local metropolitan area’s cooperative, continuing, and comprehensive planning process.

Please watch the video below to understand the metropolitan planning process and the purpose of the joint certification review.