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Cape Fear Navigating Change 2050

Cape Fear Navigating Change 2050 is the Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP) which will be the plan used by federal, state, and local governments to guide transportation projects in our region over the next 25 years. The plan includes an evaluation of potential aviation, bicycle and pedestrian, ferry and water transportation, rail, public transportation, and roadway projects to meet the needs of the region.

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Get to Know the WMPO

The Wilmington Urban Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (WMPO) is the regional transportation planning agency for the lower Cape Fear region of southeastern North Carolina. The WMPO facilitates a cooperative, comprehensive, and continuing transportation planning process that serves as the basis for the expenditure of all federal transportation funds in the area for streets, highways, bridges, public transit, and bicycle and pedestrian facilities.

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  • February Board Meeting

    February 25, 2026 The WMPO Board sets policy direction and approves all WMPO plans, projects, and proposals. Regular meetings are generally...

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  • February Go Coast Meeting

    February 19, 2026 Representatives from the WMPO’s member jurisdictions and local employers work to advance alternative transportation through the WMPO’s Go...

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  • February ATAC Meeting

    February 17, 2026 The Active Transportation Advisory Committee (ATAC), previously known as the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC), advises the...

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  • Public Comment Opportunity: STIP/MPO Amendment #26-1

    The WMPO desires to modify the adopted 2026-2035 State/MPO Transportation Improvement Programs for Administrative Modification #26-1. Review the document here. A...

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  • WMPO Elects Officers for 2026

    At the Wilmington Urban Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (WMPO) Board meeting on Wednesday, January 28, 2026, Lynn Barbee, Mayor of the...

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  • Public Comment Opportunity: WMPO’s FY27 UPWP (Budget)

    The WMPO’s Draft FY27 UPWP (Unified Planning Work Program) is now available.  The Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) is a framework...

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Wilmington Urban Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (WMPO) GIS Data Hub

Click the button below to find access to the WMPO’s interactive web applications and data catalogs.

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Transportation Projects in Progress

Find more information about federal and state funded and programmed transportation projects in the WMPO.

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