About Us

Who is the Corridor MPO?

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Creating Sustainable Communities Through Regional Planning & Civic Engagement

The Corridor Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) is an organization made up of elected officials and appointed representatives of Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Marion, Hiawatha, Robins, Ely, and Fairfax. Representation on Corridor MPO is based on population for the participating cities and county, and includes at least one elected official from each governing body. Each city and county may have one member for each 10,000 people for the first 50,000 population plus one additional member for each 25,000 persons over 50,000 in population, based on the latest Federal Decennial Census. Each member jurisdiction contributes to the local share of Corridor MPO’s budget.

What is an MPO?

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A Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) is an entity composed of local elected officials and state agency representatives that is tasked with reviewing and approving transportation investments in a metropolitan area. In order for areas with a population over 50,000 to receive federal highway aid, the Highway Act of 1962 required the development of a transportation planning process that was continuing, comprehensive, and carried out in a cooperative or coordinated manner. MPOs were created as part of the 1973 Highway Act in order to carry out this 3-C planning process, which has been the guiding principle of metropolitan planning.

Our Goals

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(Adopted September 17, 2009)

Provide clear, transparent, and timely information to metropolitan stakeholders.
Establish policies to ensure the development of a safe and efficient metropolitan transportation system accessible to all users.
Establish policies, practices, and incentives to increase “quality of life” investments in the metropolitan area.
Advocate metropolitan area priorities/issues at the local, state, and federal levels.
Identify, develop, and establish sustainable tools to be utilized by the Corridor MPO.

Corridor Metropolitan Planning Organization Membership

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Member Name	Jurisdiction
Councilmember Monica Vernon – Chair	Cedar Rapids
Mayor Snooks Bouska	Marion
Mayor Ian Cullis	Robins
Mayor Tom Theis	Hiawatha
Mayor Jason Rabe	Fairfax
Mayor Ron Corbett	Cedar Rapids
Mayor Jim Doyle	Ely
Supervisor Lu Barron - Vice Chair	Linn County
Supervisor Ben Rogers	Linn County
Councilmember Don Karr	Cedar Rapids
John Schnipkoweit	Cedar Rapids
Bill Bogert	Cedar Rapids
Gil Janes	Cedar Rapids
Samantha Dahlby	Cedar Rapids
David Zylstra	Cedar Rapids
Tim Mooney	Marion
John Bender	Marion
TBD	Marion
Councilmember Ann Poe	Cedar Rapids
Jeff Pomeranz	Cedar Rapids
Pat Ball	Cedar Rapids
Julie Sina	Cedar Rapids
Dave Elgin	Cedar Rapids

We Want to Speak with YOUR Club, Organization, or Class!

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Corridor Metropolitan Planning Organization staff would like the opportunity to speak with your club, organization, or class about the following metro area subjects:

Transportation planning (roadways, railroads, airport, transit, trails, sidewalks)
Traffic planning (designation and improvement of major streets and intersections)
Forecasting population and employment
Growth and annexation
Utilities (sanitary sewer and water)

Please contact Corridor MPO at (319) 286-5041 or email us to arrange a speaker for your group (please use the Leave a Comment form below)