Columbia Area Transportation Study Organization (CATSO)

About CATSO

The Columbia Area Transportation Study Organization (CATSO) was created in 1964 and designated as a Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) by the Governor of Missouri. As the designated MPO, the Columbia Area Transportation Study Organization is responsible for ensuring a coordinated transportation planning process with the Metropolitan area.

The CATSO Transportation Plan for the Columbia Metropolitan Area is developed and adopted by the MPO. The Transportation Plan contains elements covering roadways, transit, bicycles, and pedestrian facilities. The City of Columbia Department of Planning and Development provides the staff support for all CATSO activities along with producing plans and reports for MPO review and approval.

Organization

CATSO relies on two committees to perform its planning functions, the Technical Committee and the Coordinating Committee. These two committees meet on a quarterly basis to review local requests for grant funding from the Federal Highway Administration and the Federal Transit Administration and to act on transportation plans which will receive federal funding.

The Technical Committee is comprised of staff level planners, engineers, and other transportation professionals from Boone County, the Missouri Department of Transportation, and the City of Columbia. This committee is responsible for the review of the technical aspects of various plans, studies, and reports.

The Coordinating Committee is the policy making group which directs the activities of the technical committee and approves plans and documents prepared on behalf of the MPO. The members of the Coordinating Committee include upper level city and county staff members, Missouri Department of Transportation staff, Federal Highway Administration staff, Federal Transit Administration staff, a representative from the Boone County Commission, and the Mayor of the City of Columbia. The Coordinating Committee is responsible for the approval of all MPO plans, studies, and reports and holds public hearings to solicit citizen comments.

Accessibility, Title VI and Public Participation 

• Information on Accessibility and Title VI, including the Title VI Plan and Complaint Form

• CATSO Public Participation Plan 2019opens PDF file

Coordinating Committee

• Meeting Materials after August 2011
  • Meeting materials prior to August 2011 available from CATSO by request
• Email Committee

Technical Committee

• Meeting Materials after August 2011
  • Meeting materials prior to August 2011 available from CATSO by request.
• Email Committee

CATSO By-Laws and MOU

• CATSO By-Laws, Updated 11-13-17opens PDF file
• CATSO Memorandum of Understanding 2010opens PDF file
• CATSO Membership List 11-17opens WORD file

Programs and Plans

• 2050 Long-Range Transportation Plan (Approved December 5, 2019)opens PDF file
• Transportation Improvement Program (TIP)
• Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP)

Long Range Transportation Planning and Roadway Plans

• Long Range Transportation Planning
• CATSO’s Major Roadway Plan Map_August_2017opens PDF file
• CATSO’s Functional Classification System Map August, 2018opens PDF file
• Broadway Corridor Planopens PDF file
• Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Reportopens PDF file
• Traffic Counts
• Complete Streets Policyopens PDF file

Public Transit

• 2018 Coordinated Public Transit Human Services Transportation Plan, Adopted 5-24-18opens PDF file
• Plans and Studies

Public Parking

• 2016 Parking and Traffic Management Taskforce 

Location

The CATSO office is located in the Community Development Department, Fifth Floor of the Historic Daniel Boone Building, 701 E. Broadway, Columbia, MO. CATSO’s mailing address is City of Columbia – CATSO, Community Development Department, P.O. Box 6015, Columbia, MO 65205-6015. CATSO can also be reached at 573.874.7239; TTY: 573.874.6364; Fax: 573.874.7546; and planning@como.govcreate new email.