The Greensboro MPO was designated as a Transportation Management Area on July 8, 2002 (as a result of having a Census 2000 Urbanized Area population greater than 200,000). As a Transportation Management Area (TMA), the Greensboro MPO is required to develop and implement a Congestion Management System (CMS).

The CMS is a coordinated package of planning, programming, and operational strategies designed to improve the safety, reliability, and efficiency of the transportation system. The CMS identifies a continuous program of data collection and management, performance monitoring, traffic demand reduction, and traffic operation improvements.

The MPO's Congestion Management System provides an effective tool for accomplishing this task. The CMS identifies a continuous program of data collection and management, performance monitoring, traffic demand reduction, and traffic operation improvements.

The MPO approved the first CMS on January 22, 2004. The approval of the federal transportation authorization bill, SAFETEA-LU, in 2005 continued the management requirement but changed the name to Congestion Management Process (CMP). The change in name reflects the ongoing process of assessing the transportation system. The CMP is required to be updated and approved prior to the approval of updates to the Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP).

A new CMP was approved by the MPO on January 28, 2009, and reflects system wide and corridor level analysis.

Congestion Management Links

Congestion Management Process Report

Greensboro DOT Congestion Management Program

Greensboro DOT Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) Information

Piedmont Triad Regional ITS Strategic Deployment Plan

NC SmartLink Traffic Monitoring System