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Metropolitan Planning Areas (MPAs) of Washington State
Agencies responsible for transportation planning, growth management compliance, and the development and adoption of regional transportation plans.
Washington State Legislature, 1990 Growth Management Act
Metropolitan Planning Areas
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Acronym
Acronym for the Metropolitan Planning Organization that is associated with the Metropolitan Planning Area.
false
WSDOT Tribal and Regional Planning Office
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Acronym
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Classification
The type of transportation planning organization. For this dataset, the only classification is "MPO"
MPO
Metropolitan Planning Organization
RTPO
Regional Transportation Planning Organization
TMA
Transportation Management Areas
false
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Classification
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Name
Name of the Metropolitan Planning Organization.
Transportation Planning Office, Washington State Department of Transportation
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OBJECTID
Internal feature number.
ESRI
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
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number
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OBJECTID
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Shape
Feature geometry.
ESRI
Coordinates defining the features.
false
polygon
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Shape
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Website
Website
Website of the associated Metropolitan Planning Organization.
String
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Shape.STArea()
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Shape.STLength()
Shape.STLength()
Double
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Metropolitan Planning Area jurisdictions are portrayed as separate polygons.
Washington State Department of Transportation
20260302
15392000
1.0
FGDC CSDGM Metadata
FALSE
MetropolitanPlanningAreas
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GCS_North_American_1983_HARN
Linear Unit: Foot_US (0.304801)
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Metropolitan Planning Areas (MPAs) are the planning areas for Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs). MPOs are required for all Census Urban Areas with a population of 50,000 or more.
<DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>Polygons represent the Metropolitan Planning Areas (MPAs) for Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs). The establishment of a Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) is mandated by 23 CFR § 450.310. MPOs are required by federal regulations for each highway urbanized area (population 50,000 or more) and are responsible for transportation planning within the MPA boundary. MPO and MPA boundaries are adjusted after each decennial US Census. Minor adjustments are sometimes made to MPA boundaries between decennial reviews.</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
Washington State Department of Transportation in cooperation with the US Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration.
Metropolitan Planning Areas (MPAs) of Washington State
vector digital data
2026-01-08T00:00:00
Gabe Philips
Washington State Department of Transportation
Tribal and Regional Coordination Office Manager
PO Box 47370
Olympia
WA
98504-7370
gabe.philips@wsdot.wa.gov
US
360-705-7954
MPA
Metropolitan Planning Area
MPO
Metropolitan Planning Organization
<DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>For Planning use only. The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) shall not be liable for any activity involving the use of the data, including, but not limited to, lost profits or savings or any other economic or consequential damages. Nor does the WSDOT warrant the fitness of the data for use for a particular purpose, or the installation of the data, its use, or the results obtained. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Data User shall hold harmless, defend at its own expense, and indemnify WSDOT, its officers, employees, agents, and volunteers, against any and all liability, claims, losses, damages, or expenses, including reasonable attorney’s fees, arising from all acts or omissions of the Data User or its officers, agents, or employees in its use of the WSDOT data.</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
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Resource includes the state of Washington and a small portion of Oregon and Idaho.
2026-02-11T00:00:00
Gabe Philips
Washington State Department of Transportation
Tribal and Regional Coordination Office Manager
PO Box 47370
Olympia
WA
98504-7370
gabe.philips@wsdot.wa.gov
US
360-705-7954
Gabe Philips
Mark Bozanich
Washington State Department of Transportation
Research Cartographer
PO Box 47384
Olympia
WA
98504-7384
360-596-8921
Mark Bozanich
Version 6.2 (Build 9200) ; Esri ArcGIS 10.9.1.28388
Mark Bozanich
Washington State Department of Transportation
Research Cartographer
PO Box 47384
Olympia
WA
98504-7384
360-596-8921
20260303
The Metropolitan Planning Areas (MPA) feature class was separated from the previous Transportation Planning Organizations feature class in 2026. Adjustments will be made as MPA boundaries and organizations change.
Jordyn Mitchell
Washington State Department of Transportation, Technology Services Division
GIS Database Administrator
jordyn.mitchell@wsdot.wa.gov
PO Box 47430
Olympia
WA
98504-7430
US
360-705-7645
Jordyn Mitchell
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