Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization

The Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (CAMPO) is the federally required Metropolitan Planning Organization responsible for the continuous and comprehensive transportation planning process in the Austin, Texas area, including Williamson, Travis, Hays, Bastrop, and Caldwell counties. CAMPO is one of 25 Texas MPOs.

Governance

CAMPO is governed by its CAMPO Transportation Policy Board (the CAMPO board) composed of state, regional and local officials.

The CAMPO board has 19 voting members, consisting mostly of elected politicians. The board Chairman is currently Travis County Judge Sam Biscoe. Of the elected officials one is a county representative, two are county judges, three are city council members, five are county commissioners, and six are mayors. The two non-elected officials represent the Capital Metro transportation authority and the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) Austin district.

The board typically meets the second Monday of each month at 6:00 p.m. Meetings are typically held on the University of Texas campus in the auditorium.

Staff

CAMPO has a staff of 16 including the Executive Director (Interim Director Mareen McCoy).

The CAMPO staff office is at One Texas Center Building at 505 Barton Springs Road, Suite 700, in Austin, Texas.

Funding

CAMPO receives all its funding through the U.S. Department of Transportation and TxDOT.

Controversy

The CAMPO 2030 Plan adoption of the CAMPO-designated "Phase 2" toll conversions of...
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