The Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission (MORPC) is the
metropolitan planning organization A metropolitan planning organization (MPO) is a federally mandated and federally funded transportation policy-making organization in the United States that is made up of representatives from local government and governmental transportation authoriti ...
for
Central Ohio, including the state capitol,
Columbus.
MORPC covers
Franklin,
Fairfield,
Perry
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,
Hocking,
Logan,
Union
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* Trade union, an organization of workers
* Union (set theory), in mathematics, a fundamental operation on sets
Union may also refer to:
Arts and entertainment
Music
* Union (band), an American rock group
** ''Un ...
,
Delaware
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,
Morrow
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Morrow may also refer to:
Places in the United States and Canada United States
* Morrow, Arkansas
*Morrow, Georgia
* Morrow, Louisiana
*Morr ...
, and
Knox counties, including nearly all of their municipalities. The organization also covers the cities of
Ashville Ashville or Asheville may refer to:
Places United States
* Ashville, Alabama
* Ashville, Louisville, Kentucky
* Ashville, New York
* Asheville, North Carolina
** Asheville metropolitan area
** Asheville School
** Asheville High School
** Ashe ...
,
Circleville,
Chillicothe, and
Johnstown.
History
MORPC was founded in 1943, as the Franklin County Planning Commission. It gradually grew to encompass multiple counties.
The organization was headquartered in
Downtown Columbus until 2007, when it moved into the city's nearby
Brewery District.
See also
*
LinkUS
*
List of metropolitan planning organizations in the United States
References
External links
* {{official, https://www.morpc.org/
Metropolitan planning organizations
1943 establishments in Ohio
Organizations based in Columbus, Ohio
Organizations established in 1943
Brewery District