WAMPO MTP 2050 Amendment 1 Public Comment Period Open July 11- July 25, 2025 The Wichita Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (WAMPO) has opened the public comment period for Amendment 1 to Metropolitan Transportation Plan 2050 (MTP 2050), July 11, 2025, through July 25, 2025. Public comments received during this period will be reported to and considered by the WAMPO Transportation Policy Body (TPB), which will decide whether to approve MTP 2050 Amendment 1 at their August 12, 2025, meeting. As federally designated entities, Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) are responsible for developing and maintaining a long-range Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP) – a blueprint for a region's transportation system that spans a minimum planning horizon of 20 years and is updated at least every 5 years. MTP 2050 serves as a guide for the expenditure of local, state, and federal transportation funds through the year 2050 and sets priorities for transportation improvements throughout the Wichita metro region (22 cities and 3 counties), including safety, reliable travel times, managing environmental and economic impacts, and improving connectivity for all modes of travel, and then lists projects to potentially utilize available funding. Proposed MTP 2050 Amendment 1 changes include, among other things: The removal of supplemental appendices that are not necessary in the long-range plan. Language adjustments and removal of some sections to better align with updated federal guidance. Removal of references to rescinded Executive Orders. Edits to correct grammar, improve word choice, and perform other editorial changes for clarity and accuracy. No changes are proposed to the project list in MTP 2050. Draft MTP 2050 Amendment 1 is posted on the WAMPO website at www.wampo.org/mtp2050 for public review and comment. Paper copies of draft MTP 2050 Amendment 1 may also be viewed at the WAMPO offices, 271 W 3rd St., Suite 208, Wichita, KS 67202, and at the Wichita Advanced Learning Library, 711 W 2nd St., Wichita, KS 67203. Comments can be submitted via email to wampo@wampo.org. WAMPO fully complies with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and related statutes and regulations in all programs and activities. For more information or to obtain a Title VI Discrimination Complaint Form, see www.wampo.org or call 316.779.1313. IPL0253062 Jul 11 2025