Four 2025 statewide planning initiatives are making clear recommendations for active transportation, with more planning initiatives to be released in 2026.
On December 18th, 2025, Missouri Complete Streets Advisory Committee hosted a series of four presentations to discuss these planning updates:
Read on to learn about Missouri's active transportation recommendations:
SHSP Description
The SHSP's goal is to "Steadily decrease fatal and serious injury crashes for all users of the Missouri transportation system" by analyzing data trends to provide recommendations.
Active Transportation Recommendations
VRUSA Description
The VRUSA is a supplemental document to the SHSP. The VRUSA explores the data trends of the 'vulnerable road users' (people using active modes of transportation like walking, operating wheelchairs, bicycling, or scootering), and provides a "Higher Injury Network" and "Higher Crash Potential" map to outline recommendations for targeted safety improvements.
Relevant Recommendations
MPA Description
The MPA is "a cross-sector, state-led strategic resource that can help us transform the infrastructure and coordination of services for our rapidly aging population. The plan will build bridges across government agencies, facilitate collaboration with diverse stakeholders, promote equal access by all, raise awareness among policymakers and the public, establish statewide priorities, and incorporate an aging and disability lens across state priorities beyond traditional health care and community."
Note: The final Master Plan on Aging document will be released on January 2, 2026. We will update this webpage with the PDF once the document is approved.
Active Transportation Recommendations
SCORP Description
The SCORP is a five-year planning document with the purpose "to identify outdoor recreation issues of statewide significance and evaluate the supply of and demand for outdoor recreation resources and facilities in the state...The SCORP provides guidance to state and municipal agencies as they develop and expand outdoor recreation opportunities for their respective constituents and jurisdictions."
Active Transportation Recommendations
MoDOT is updating Missouri's Long-Range Transportation Plan in 2026, which "sets the 25-year vision for the state’s transportation system and establishes goals and objectives."
The LRTP will have a public comment period from January 14-February 13, 2026, and this is our opportunity to demonstrate the statewide interest and need for a Missouri active transportation planning framework.
Missourians for Responsible Transportation is advocating for MoDOT to adopt a statewide active transportation plan to address critical gaps in safety, funding, connectivity, and policy for non-motorized transportation across Missouri.
A Missouri statewide active transportation plan would:
