About IMPO
The Indianapolis Metropolitan Planning Organization (IMPO) is Central Indiana’s federally designated regional planning agency. The IMPO develops short and long range plans to support local governments and advance the region’s goals in transportation, economic development, housing, safety, sustainability, and other quality-of-life issues. The IMPO collects, analyzes, and communicates regional data to inform planning efforts and guide decision-making. The IMPO also tracks and distributes specific grant funds to local governments for the planning and construction of roads, trails, transit, and other infrastructure that moves people and goods throughout Central Indiana. Our planning area spans nearly 1,500 square miles and includes Marion County and parts of Boone, Hancock, Hamilton, Hendricks, Johnson, Morgan, and Shelby counties. The IMPO serves 36 member jurisdictions and approximately 1.78 million residents.
More About the IMPO
If you are looking for more information on MPOs and the Indianapolis MPO, check out the MPO’s FAQbook or view the video, which provides a brief and high-level overview of what an MPO does. The video length is about an hour.
An infographic showing how the Indianapolis MPO compares to our peer regions in population, employment, growth, infrastructure investment, exports, and transit investment.
The MPO issues a report at the beginning of each year, describing the accomplishments and changes from the previous year. Please view all Annual Reports on the link below.
The Indianapolis MPO created a strategic plan for the Central Indiana region. While the MPO already plans regionally for transportation investments, there are other planning elements that have not historically been planned with regional coordination (land use, water, resiliency, etc.). The MPO Policy Committee adopted the MPO Strategic Plan on August 22, 2018.
The UPWP is a core guiding document for the Indianapolis MPO, which includes the IMPO’s mission, list of projects and tasks for the upcoming year, and the proposed budget for each task. It is updated annually and approved by the IMPO Transportation Policy Committee. Please view our UPWP page linked below.
Go to the Electronic Press Kit page for a Press Kit for the IMPO.
Our Planning Area
The MPO plans and programs funding within a specific area, known as the Metropolitan Planning Area (MPA). The MPA includes the urbanized area of Central Indiana (the areas that are already mostly developed, identified on the map by the Urbanized Area Boundary – UAB) plus the areas that are expected to urbanize over the next 20 years. The MPO guides the development of a multi-modal transportation system within the MPA. Any roadway or pathway that runs along an outer edge of the UAB is considered within the UAB. Any roadway or pathway that runs along an outer edge of the MPA is considered within the MPA.