METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION
Metropolitan Planning Organization
May is Bike Month
May is National Bike Month, promoted by the League of American Bicyclists and celebrated in communities from coast to coast. Established in 1956, National Bike Month is a chance to showcase the many benefits of bicycling — and encourage more folks to giving biking a try.
Visit The League of American Bicyclists - bikeleague.org/bikemonth to learn more.
Bike to Work Week 2022 will take place May 16-22, 2022, and Bike to Work Day is on Friday, May 20! Click here to learn more.
Waco Metropolitan Area Traffic Count Program
2015 Urban Traffic Counts
Counts by City
Counts By Street
Counts By Percentage Change
Counts By Increase
2015 Urban Saturation Maps
The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) produces Urban Saturation Maps detailing annual average daily traffic counts (AADT) on roads maintained by TxDOT, as well as county roads and city streets.
TxDOT 2020 Urban Traffic Map
Click TxDOT 2020 District Traffic Web Viewer to view the latest Texas Department of Transportation's (TxDOT) urban traffic map.
IH-35 Information
Travel Through Waco
My35 is your connection to the latest news, project and road condition updates, traffic camera views and community meetings along the IH-35 corridor.
IH-35 Construction
Staying informed about the Waco IH-35 construction project just got easier. TxDOT has established a brand-new telephone hotline, an email address where you can send specific questions about the project and sign up for regular updates on planned construction closures and other changes that come directly to your inbox, and a text-messaging service to provide information about unexpected closures on I-35 (crashes or other problems that slow traffic on I-35). Click here for Waco-Only Traveler Information.
www.My35.org/Waco 254-313-WACO (9226) MY35Waco@txdot.gov @TxDOTWacoPIO
Know Before You Go!
Check out https://waco4bmap.org and plan your trip to avoid delays during construction. #besafebeseen #My35
City of Waco Pavement Management Program
The City of Waco's Better Streets Program website provides information on current and upcoming pavement management projects within Waco city limits.
TxDOT Project Tracker
The Texas Department of Transportation the gateway to information about more than 11,000 TxDOT projects, providing 24/7-access to the public, employees and elected officials.You can view projects by highway, project ID, TxDOT district, county or state/federal legislative district. As a project develops, its status may change from planning to design to construction. Project updates occur weekly and are retrieved from TxDOT systems daily. Data and schedules can change as information is updated.
Click here to go to Project Tracker. Search for keyword Waco-MPO to see projects in the Waco MPO region.
TxDOT Travel Survey Program
TxDOT conducts regional surveys every 10 years to identify travel patterns in urban areas across the state. The results help TxDOT and local planning organizations make cost-effective decisions about transportation projects. View travel patterns for the Waco Metropolitan Area.
TxDOT also has a statewide planning map that displays data in support of planning operations at TxDOT.
Demographic Information and Census Tools
2010 Estimates
Waco MPO: Population Estimates for McLennan County Cities
US Census Bureau QuickFacts: McLennan County, Texas
Suburban Stats: Population Estimates for McLennan County, Texas
Waco Socioeconomic Data Trends Report 2010
2010 Maps
Population, Total Employment and Retail
Employment: Basic, Service and Educational and Special Generator Locations
Appendix B: Special Generators
Appendix C: Traffic Analysis Zone (TAZ) Data
2010 Household Income Estimates by Traffic Analysis Zone
2040 Projections
Connected and Automated Vehicle Information
Resources:
Report: Smart Mobility Roadmap
Report: Future Mobility Research Synthesis
Report: Guidance for Assessing Planning Impacts of CAV
Report: Planning for Autonomous Mobility
Report: Planning for Autonomous Vehicles
Chart: Scenario Planning for CAV
Transportation Planning Process
Resources:
USDOT Report: Key Issues for Transportation Decisionmakers, Officials, and Staff (link to sections of
FHWA-HEP-18-005 on FHWA website)
TxDOT Report: Funding the UTP (2022)
Texas A&M Transportation Institute Primer: Metropolitan Planning Organizations (2017)