The STIP incorporates several TIPs by reference: Under federal rules, a Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) is charged with preparing long-range transportation plans within its jurisdiction, and implementing the plans through TIPs, or Transportation Improvement Programs. An MPO is federally-designated transportation planning body for an urbanized area with a resident population over 50,000. In Alaska, Anchorage and Fairbanks are the only MPOs, known as AMATS (Anchorage Metropolitan Area Transportation Solutions) and FMATS (Fairbanks Metropolitan Area Transportation System) respectively.
FMATS TIP Incorporations ![]() |
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STIP Incorporation Date | Description |
01/02/2019 | Administrative Modification #6 |
07/23/2018 | Amendment #5 |
04/17/2018 | Administrative Modification #4 |
03/06/2018 | Amendment #3 |
10/23/2017 | Administrative Modification #2 |
08/14/2017 | Administrative Modification #1 (17-20 TIP) |
04/04/2017 | Original FMATS 2017-2020 TIP |
11/08/2016 | Administrative Modification #5 |
8/23/2016 | Administrative Modification #4 |
5/26/2016 | Amendment #3 |
4/15/2016 | Administrative Modification #2 |
1/12/2016 | Administrative Modification #1 |
11/27/2015 | Original FMATS 2015-2018 TIP |
Planning organizations that receive federal funding for transportation projects in Alaska and that have their own federally-required TIPs are also incorporated into the STIP by reference.
Among these are: