Until April 3rd! Attend and submit comments for MoDOT's 'Virtual Public Meeting' to help guide Missouri's Long-Range Transportation Plan [LRTP] update.
Attend MoDOT's Long-Range Transportation Plan [LRTP] 'Virtual Public Meeting'!
MoDOT released the draft Long-Range Transportation Plan, which will inform MoDOT's direction for the next 25 years:
The 'Virtual Public Meeting' is your final opportunity to weigh in. Scroll to the bottom to see how to attend the meeting.
What's in the Draft LRTP?
Missouri's vulnerable road users–including those who walk, bike, use wheelchairs, and take transit–face major obstacles. Now is the time to make the case to MoDOT that Missourians want transportation choice:
- MO reached its highest-ever recorded pedestrian fatalities in 2025, eclipsing our 2024 record
- Missouri is one of four remaining states that never developed a statewide active transportation plan
- The LRTP update process is required to determine whether a statewide active transportation plan is feasible
- As of Mid-March 2026, nearly 100 Missouri organizations have called on MoDOT to adopt a statewide active transportation plan
Following a review of the LRTP documents, here are our recommendations to consider for making comments:
LRTP, Chapter 1: Public and Stakeholder Outreach
- 2 of the top 3 priorities identified by survey participants are related to multimodal transportation.
- Separation between vehicles and bike/ped traffic is identified as the most important improvement.
- Consider updating guidance on bridges and other projects to prioritize separated facilities.
LRTP, Chapter 2: Existing System Trends and Conditions
- Consider reviewing other state metrics for data collection, to ensure a comprehensive analysis
- We are concerned about undercounts in data for both infrastructure and usage
- We have no sidewalk or trail inventory for the state–would be valuable for future analysis
LRTP, Chapter 3: Demographics, Socioeconomic and Travel Trends
- Retain information about the need for regional coordination, information about households in poverty that don’t have access to a personal vehicle, and the need for the state to explore multimodal options.
LRTP, Chapter 4: Goals, Objectives, and Performance Measures
- We believe active transportation priorities relate to each of the six stated goals (1. STEWARDSHIP; 2. SAFE; 3. RELIABLE; 4. CONNECTED; 5. INNOVATIVE; 6. PROSPEROUS).
- Consider sharing your own examples about how multimodal transportation options relate to these goals.
LRTP, Chapter 5: Needs Assessment
- Greater specificity would be valuable
- When talking about the amount of contracted work ($2 billion), the total investment over the last 10 years ($9.7 billion), and the federal/state revenues available for all transportation modes ($13.3 billion), it would be helpful for MoDOT to break down how that is spent by mode.
- We are encouraged about several sections in the needs assessment:
- MoDOT district priorities (PDF p.65) identify: “Vulnerable road user safety is a high priority” and “Transit and modal accessibility needs were identified, including ports, airports, transit and passenger rail.”
LRTP, Chapter 6: Emerging Technologies
- Especially with regards to connected and autonomous vehicles, there needs to be more explicit recommendations in this plan for MoDOT to establish clear guardrails for testing and deployment that doesn’t put pedestrians, cyclists, and others at increased risk of injury and/or death.
LRTP, Chapter 7: Revenue Forecast
- While the LRTP draft acknowledges some of the self-inflicted harm that existing policy decisions have on MoDOT’s ability to pay for what it needs to build and maintain, the LRTP doesn’t go far enough to explain the issue and/or show the need for greater investment in multimodal elements.
LRTP, Chapter 8: Implementation Plan
- We believe that it is appropriate to specifically call for Missouri to develop a statewide active transportation plan, which would incorporate several of the active transportation-focused goals outlined in the LRTP implementation plan.
- “Multimodal Focus” should not be a decade plus goal–it should be a short-term goal.
How do you attend the Virtual Public Meeting?
Learn more about the LRTP Virtual Public Meeting from MoDOT's Director Ed Hassinger:
With Missouri's transportation future at stake, we encourage you to attend MoDOT's Virtual Public Meeting, share widely with your networks, and voice your needs for a transportation system that benefits all Missourians!
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