The Metropolitan Planning Enhancement Act requires transportation agencies at both metropolitan and statewide levels to increase transparency and accountability when selecting which projects to fund. Under this bill, agencies must use publicly available, standardized criteria to rank transportation projects and clearly explain their selections to the public. If an agency chooses to fund a lower-ranked project ahead of a higher-ranked one, it must provide a public explanation for that decision, such as geographic balance considerations or benefits to economically distressed areas. The bill applies to highway and transit planning processes across the country and aims to help the public better understand how federal transportation dollars are allocated by their local and state governments. No specific funding amounts or implementation timelines are designated in the legislation.
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