The Knoxville Regional Transportation Planning Organization (TPO) has the lead responsibility to ensure the transportation planning process is being carried out per federal and state regulations. Federal regulations require that the TPO carry out a comprehensive, continuing, and cooperative transportation planning process for the metropolitan planning area. The Unified Planning Work Program (also referred to as the Transportation Planning Work Program (TPWP)) identifies the urban area and transportation related air quality planning activities anticipated during fiscal years (FY) 2026 and 2027. FY 2026 begins October 1, 2025 and FY 2027 begins October 1, 2026.

The TPO is taking public comment on the draft FY 2026 and 2027 TPWP. To provide comments, contact Doug Burton at 400 Main Street, Suite 403, Knoxville, TN 37902 or at (865) 215-3824 or at doug.burton@knoxtpo.org.  Comments must be submitted by 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, July 22, 2025. The public can also provide comments at the TPO Executive Board public meeting scheduled for July 23, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. in the Small Assembly Room of the City County Building – 400 Main Street – Knoxville, TN 37902.