Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (CAMPO)

The Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization oversees transportation planning for the greater Austin region.

CAMPO’s jurisdiction includes Bastrop, Burnet, Caldwell, Hays, Travis, and Williamson counties. Every urban area with a population of 50,000 or greater is federally-required to have a metropolitan planning organization.

As part of its federal mandate, CAMPO works with all the local governments within its jurisdiction as well as the Texas Department of Transportation to produce a 25-year long range plan for transportation in the area. As part of its duties, CAMPO also approves federal and state fund use in the region.

Beginning with the adoption of its 2035 plan in 2010, CAMPO focused planning out the region’s growth around the centers concept. Rather than allowing the city to spread out, the centers concepts plots specific areas for higher density development. Under the idea, the centers would all be connected by public transportation.

Transportation

An Abandoned Rail Line In South Austin Could See New Life

Samuel King

An unused rail line to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport could become a new hike-and-bike trail and even host a transit line in the future. The…
Transportation

Concerns, Tension Linger After CAMPO Delays Projects To Help Pay For I-35 Plan In Austin

Samuel King

The Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization Transportation Policy Board approved a final list of projects that will be deferred to help pay for…
Transportation

Austin Proposes A New Angle For Cyclist And Pedestrian Safety At Railroad Crossings

Samuel King

The Austin Transportation Department has identified several railroad crossings in need of safety improvements for cyclists and pedestrians. The findings…
Transportation

Mayor Adler Says More Lanes On I-35 Won't Solve Austin's Traffic Woes – But It's A Start.

Mose Buchele

Austin Mayor Steve Adler wants you to know something.“I do not believe that adding lanes to I-35 … is the answer to congestion,” Adler said in an…
Austin

CAMPO Board Approves Sizable Cost Increase for 183

Caleb Pritchard

From the Austin Monitor: The cost of a large expansion of U.S. Highway 183 in Northwest Austin officially nearly tripled on Monday night.At its monthly…
Transportation

Transportation Group Seeks Input on Changes to CAMPO 2035 Plan

Joy Diaz

Starting tomorrow, the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization – better known as CAMPO – begins asking for the public’s ideas on a series of…
Transportation

Should Burnet County Join CAMPO? Council Votes Today

Joy Diaz

The capital area’s transportation planning authority, known as CAMPO, is made up of representatives from Austin and five counties of Central Texas. Now…
Austin

AM Update: Single-Sex Schools, Controversial Highway, Texas vs. the Feds

Kelli Ainsworth

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Transportation

One Step Closer to Managed Toll Lanes on MoPac

Laura Rice

The Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization, better known as CAMPO, last night approved its MoPac Improvement Project.The project will put a…
Transportation

What Can Austin Learn About Rail From Other Cities?

Wells Dunbar, Texas Standard

As Austin has grown in size and prominence, so have cries for a more robust transportation system. Our mayor has repeatedly called for a vote on an urban…