Who produces the TIP?
The TIP is developed through a cooperative effort of the North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG), the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), local governments, and transportation authorities. NCTCOG and the Regional Transportation Council (RTC) serve as the Metropolitan Planning Organization or MPO for the Dallas-Fort Worth Area. The MPO is charged with the planning and implementation of the regional transportation system; accordingly, the TIP falls under the purview of the MPO. The RTC (mentioned above) is the transportation policy board for the MPO. This policy body consists of elected officials from local governments, TxDOT District Engineers, transit authority board members, a representative of the North Texas Tollway Authority, and a maximum of three citizen representatives. The RTC provides policy guidance and overall coordination of multi-modal planning and programming within the Dallas-Fort Worth area. The Surface Transportation Technical Committee (STTC) is a
