2040 Metropolitan Transportation Plan

The Winston-Salem Urban Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) adopted the 2040 Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP), the Air Quality Conformity Analysis Report, and the Fiscal Years 2016 to 2025 Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Program (MTIP) on September 17, 2015. The Federal Highway Administration approved the MTP and AQC report on October 1, 2015.

The plan includes an overview of the Piedmont Triad region; all modes of transportation, freight considerations, human and natural environment factors; and a fiscally constrained funding schedule for project implementation.

Additional Information

These documents are available here or in all libraries and municipal buildings in the MPO.

Please email Byron Brown, or call 336-747-6871 if you have questions about these plans.

Documents and Maps

• Cover Sheet (PDF)
• Table of Contents (PDF)
• Transportation Acronyms/Abbreviations (PDF)
• Transportation Glossary (PDF)
• 1 - Introduction to the 2040 Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP) (PDF)
  • 1.1 - Overview and Purpose
  • 1.2 - What is the Plan-
  • 1.3 - Eight Planning Factors
  • 1.4 - Transportation Vision and Objectives, Policies, and Action Agenda
  • 1.5 - Long Range Transportation Plan Public Involvement Process
  • MPO Newsletter - July 2015
  • MPO Newsletter- November 2015 (PDF)
• 2 - Piedmont Triad Overview (PDF)
  • 2.1 - Geographic Area
  • 2.2 - Demographics
  • 2.3 - Economic Characteristics
  • 2.4 - Land Use and Development
  • 2.5 - Socioeconomic Data Forecast
  • 2.6 - Piedmont Triad Regional Model (PTRM)
• 3 - Street and Highway Element (PDF)
  • 3.1 - Street and Highway Planning
  • 3.2 - Street and Highway Network
  • 3.3 - Exempt Projects
  • 3.4 - Congestion Management Processes
    • 3.4.1 - Introduction
    • 3.4.2 - Basis for Analysis
    • 3.4.3 - CMP Elements
    • 3.4.4 - Future Initiatives
    • 3.4.5 - Monitoring Toolkit
  • 3.5 - Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS)
    • 3.5.1 - Traveler Information
    • 3.5.2 - Signal System Replacement and Improvements
    • 3.5.3 - Incident Management
  • 3.6 - Safety and Security
    • 3.6.1 - Winston-Salem Urban Area Safety Improvement Program
    • 3.6.2. Safety and Security for the Street and Highway Network
• 4 - Public and Private Transportation Element (PDF)
  • 4.1 - Public Transportation
    • 4.1.1 - The Winston-Salem Transit Authority (WSTA)
    • 4.1.2 - Urban Circulator
    • 4.1.3 - The Piedmont Authority for Regional Transportation (PART)
    • 4.1.4 - AMTRAK
  • 4.2 - Private Transportation
    • 4.2.1 - Aviation
    • 4.2.2 - Vehicle for Hire
    • 4.2.3 - Intercity Bus Transportation
• 5 - Bicycle and Pedestrian Element (PDF)
  • 5.1 - Bicycle Transportation
  • 5.2 - Pedestrian Transportation
  • 5.3 - Greenways
• 6 - Freight Element (PDF)
  • 6.1 - Introduction
  • 6.2 - Why is Freight Transportation Important-
  • 6.3 - Highway and Rail Freight Trends
  • 6.4 - North Carolina Total Rail Freight Flows
  • 6.5 - Winston-Salem Rail Freight
  • 6.6 - Winston-Salem Roadway System
  • 6.7 - Design Considerations
  • 6.8 - Winston-Salem Freight Transportation Improvement Project Lists
  • 6.9 - Truck Route Recommendations
  • 6.10 - Winston-Salem Air Freight
  • 6.11 - Air Freight Recommendations
  • 6.13 - Piedmont Triad Freight Prospects
• 7 - Human and Natural Environment
  • 7.1 - Human Environment - Title VI and Environmental Justice (EJ) Plan: Part One - Chapters 7.1.1 through 7.1.5
    • 7.1.1 - Background
    • 7.1.2 - Mission and Policy
    • 7.1.3 - Goals
    • 7.1.4 - Minority and Low Income Population Identification (MLI)
    • 7.1.5 - Transportation Planning Applications
    • Mapping of MLI with Highway projects (PDF)
    • Mapping of MLI with Other transportation projects (PDF)
    • Mapping of MLI with Past Projects and Service Equity Factors (PDF)
    • Part Two - Chapters 7.1.6 through 7.1.8 (PDF)
  • 7.2 - Natural Environment/Environmental Planning (PDF)
  • 7.2.1 - Environmental Consultation Process
    • 7.2.2 - Environmental Analysis and Mitigation Plan
    • Environmental Factors Map - Hydrology (PDF)
    • Environmental Factors Map - Land Management and Wildlife (PDF)
    • Environmental Factors Map - Agricultural (PDF)
    • Environmental Factors Map - Cultural (PDF)
• 8 - Conformity Analysis and Determination Report (PDF)
• 9 - Financial Plan (PDF)
  • 9.1 - Introduction
  • 9.2 - Streets and Highways
  • 9.3 - Public Transportation
  • 9.4 - Other Modes
  • 9.5 - Bicycle and Pedestrian
• 10 - Fiscal Years 2016 to 2025 Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Program (MTIP) (PDF)
  • How to Read the MTIP
  • Mapping and Projects for the Winston-Salem Urban Area
  • MTIP Amendments and Modifications May to June 2015
  • Mapping and Surface Transportation Program-Direct Attributable Projects in the MPO
  • MTIP Statewide Improvement Program
  • 2016 to 2025 MTIP Funding Summary
  • 2016 to 2025 MTIP Fiscal Constraint
  • 2014 Federal and State Funds Obligated
• 11 - Transportation Advisory Committee Actions and Federal Approvals (PDF)
• 12- 2040 Metropolitan Transportation Plan Update Appendices (PDF)
• Amendments and Updates

1. Safety Performance Measures (PM1) (PDF)
2. Performance Measures Data Share Agreement (PDF)
3. FAST Act Compliance Amendments (PDF)
4. Performance Measures PM2 and PM3 (PDF)
5. Performance Measures Transit Asset Management (PDF)