About the Farmington Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO)



The Farmington Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) is the regional planning forum responsible for transportation planning for the Cities of Aztec, Bloomfield, Farmington, the Town of Kirtland and the urbanized areas of San Juan County.  The MPO carries out federal laws related to coordinated, continuing, and comprehensive transportation planning.  The MPO, in cooperation with its entities, NMDOT, transit operators, and the general public, develops long and short range transportation plans.

The governing board for the Farmington MPO is the Policy Committee. There are nine voting members on the Policy Committee; eight who are elected officials (preferable) or appointed by the governing bodies of the local governments and one designated by NMDOT. Assisting the Policy Committee is a nine-member Technical Committee. The Technical Committee members are selected by their governing body, NMDOT, or Red Apple Transit.
Policy and Technical Committee Members

Agency
Policy Committee
Technical Committee
Aztec
Commissioner Sherri Sipe (Vice Chair)
Steven Saavedra
Bloomfield

Councilor Curtis Lynch
Jason Thomas (Vice Chair)
Farmington
Councilor Sean Sharer (Chair)
Virginia King 
Farmington
Councilor Jeanine Bingham-Kelly

 Farmington Asst.City Manager, Julie Baird Andrew Montoya, Red Apple Transit 
Kirtland  Mayor Mark Duncan Dan Flack
San Juan County
Commissioner John​ Beckstead
Fran Fillerup
San Juan County Commissioner, Glojean Todacheene Nick Porell (Chair)
 NMDOT
District 5 Assistant Engineer,
David Quintana

 

Population Statistics for the MPO Entities (2010 Census)

 Entity

Population

Farmington……………………………………….

 45,877

Aztec……………………………………………..

 6,763

Bloomfield……………………………………….

 8,112
                                       Kirtland ...........……………………………………….
  

San Juan County area within MPO boundary (est.)

36,173

 

 96,925

Map of the MPO Boundary

Map of the MPO Study Area



​Transportation Planning in New Mexico

Mesilla Valley MPO (Las Cruces area)
Santa Fe MPO
Mid-Region MPO (Albuquerque/Rio Rancho area)
NMDOT Statewide Planning Bureau
Federal Highway Administration New Mexico