Planning Resource Guides A-M
- Blank uniform report of DBE awards or commitments and payments (18.62 KB) .xlsx
- Instructions for completing the uniform report form (380.31 KB) .pdf
- Example of how MPO/RPA expenditures should be reported (1.15 MB) .pdf
- DBE contracting opportunities (39.5 KB) .doc
- DBE report submittal dates (123.01 KB) Archived .pdf
- Iowa DOT DBE Program (623.82 KB) .pdf
Planning Resource Guides M-Z
MPO review calendar and process coming Spring 2025
Upon request, Iowa DOT planners will meet with new MPO/RPA planners to provide an overview of the transportation planning process in Iowa. Materials commonly discussed at these meetings are linked below. Please contact Travis Halm with the Systems Planning Bureau at travis.halm@iowadot.us if you are interested in setting up an overview session.
Background Information
Transportation planning process and federal requirements
- FHWA/FTA Transportation Planning Process Briefing Book
- FHWA Funding Federal-aid Highways publication
- Current federal transportation planning regulations (23 CFR part 450)
- History of transportation planning in Iowa (50 KB) .doc
Maps
- MPOs, RPAs, and district transportation planners
- Public transit agencies
- Iowa Councils of Governments
Iowa DOT offices and contacts
- Iowa DOT organization chart (98.19 KB) .pdf
- Systems Planning Bureau organization chart (177.53 KB) .pdf
- District contacts
- Aviation contacts
- Program Management Bureau contacts
- Public Transit contacts
- Rail Transportation contacts
- Systems Planning Bureau contacts
- State of Iowa employee directory
Required Planning Documents and Guidance
Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP)
Transportation Improvement Program (TIP)
- Statewide Transportation Improvement Program
- Iowa’s Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) guidelines and application
Public Participation Plan (PPP)
Planning funds
Miscellaneous resources
MPO and RPA Agency Websites
- Ames Area Metropolitan Planning Organization
- Bi-State Regional Commission (Quad Cities area)
- Corridor Metropolitan Planning Organization (Cedar Rapids area )
- Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning Organization
- East Central Intergovernmental Association (Dubuque area)
- Iowa Northland Regional Council of Governments (Waterloo-Cedar Falls area)
- Metropolitan Area Planning Agency (Omaha-Council Bluffs area)
- Metropolitan Planning Organization of Johnson County (Iowa City area)
- Siouxland Interstate Metropolitan Planning Council (Sioux City Area)
- RPA 1 – Upper Explorerland Regional Planning Commission
- RPA 2 – North Iowa Area Council of Governments
- RPA 3 – Northwest Iowa Planning and Development Commission
- RPA 4 – Siouxland Interstate Metropolitan Planning Council
- RPA 5 – Mid-Iowa Development Association Council of Governments
- RPA 6 – Region 6 Resource Partners
- RPA 7 – Iowa Northland Regional Council of Governments
- RPA 8 – East Central Intergovernmental Association
- RPA 9 – Bi-State Regional Commission
- RPA 10 – East Central Iowa Council of Governments
- RPA 11 - Mid Iowa Planning Alliance
- RPA 12 – Region XII Council of Governments
- RPA 13 – Southwest Iowa Planning Council
- RPA 14 – Southern Iowa Council of Governments
- RPA 15 – Area 15 Regional Planning Commission
- RPA 16 – Southeast Iowa Regional Planning Commission
- RPA 17 – Chariton Valley Planning & Development
- RPA 18 – Metropolitan Area Planning Agency
- Iowa in Motion - State Transportation Plan
- Iowa Aviation System Plan
- Iowa Bicycle & Pedestrian Plan
- Iowa Carbon Reduction Strategy
- Iowa Electric Vehicle (EV) Plan
- Iowa Park and Ride System Plan
- Iowa Public Transit Long Range Plan
- Iowa Resilience Improvement Plan
- Iowa State Freight Plan
- Iowa State Rail Plan
- Iowa Strategic Highway Safety Plan
- Transportation Asset Management Plan
- Iowa DOT Transportation Plans Website
Infrastructure Condition Evaluation (ICE)
- Promising Practices for Meaningful Public Involvement in Transportation Decision-making (4.14 MB) .pdf
- Non-metropolitan local officials consultation process (101.36 KB) .pdf
- Public Participation Plan Guidelines for Iowa’s MPOs and RPAs (1.02 MB) .pdf
- Project-related public meetings - Iowa DOT
- Public participation transportation planning process resource guide - FHWA (164.63 KB) .pdf
- State Public Participation Process for Transportation Planning
PPP Resources and Best Practice Examples
- IPTA presentation on Public Participation Plans
- INRCOG-2022 PPP
- MAPA 2024 PPP
- RPA 1-2021 PPP
- RPA7-INRTC-2017 PPP (2.04 MB) .pdf
- RPA16-2016 PPP (1.69 MB) .pdf
MPO-RPA Quarterly Meetings
February 2026 MPO-RPA Meeting
August 2025 MPO-RPA Meeting
April 2025 MPO-RPA Meeting
September 2024 MPO-RPA Meeting
June 2024 MPO-RPA MEETING
March 2024 MPO-RPA MEETING
December 2023 MPO-RPA Meeting
September 2023 MPO-RPA Meeting
June 2023 MPO-RPA Meeting
MARCH 2023 MPO-RPA Meeting
December 2022 MPO-RPA Meeting
September 2022 MPO-RPA Meeting
Please contact Travis Halm (travis.halm@iowadot.us) for additional information or past presentations.
- Bicycle safety - Iowa Bikes, Iowa DOT
- Integrating Safety in the Rural Transportation Planning Process Report (5.77 MB) .pdf
- MDST Factors of Success Report (278.79 KB) .pdf
- Traffic and Safety Bureau
- Statewide Bicycle and Pedestrian Systemic Safety Analysis 2020 (1.21 MB) .pdf
- Statewide Screening for Potential Lane Reconfiguration (1.39 MB) .pdf
- Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP)
- Synthesis of Safety-Related Research