Down East RPO

The Down East Rural Transportation Planning Organization serves Carteret, Craven, Jones, Onslow, and Pamlico Counties. The RPO was formed in order to more effectively funnel transportation dollars to rural areas and engage the public in the transportation planning process. The Down East RPO is one of twenty such organizations in the state.

MISSION STATEMENT

The Down East Rural Planning Organization exists to serve as an intergovernmental organization for local elected officials, the NC Department of Transportation, and residents of its five-county region to work cooperatively to address transportation issues and to develop long-range local and regional multi-modal transportation plans to sustain and imporve the quality of life for residents of the region and throughout the State of North Carolina.

GOALS

• To provide a forum for public participation in the rural transportation planning process and serve as a local link for residents of the region to communicate with the State Department of Transportation
• To develop, prioritize, and promote proposed transportation projects which the RPO believes should be included in the State Transportation Improvement Program.
• To assist the North Carolina Department of Transportation in publicizing its programs and services and providing additional trasnportation-related information to local governments and other interested organizations and persons.
• To conduct transportation-related studies and surveys for local governments and other interested entities and organizations.
• To promote transportation as a regional issue requiring regional solutions.

Current Municipal Members

These municipalities are listed below. For more information on how your town can join the DE RPO, please call Patrick Flanagan, Community Planner, at 252.638.3185 extension 3031 or email Patrick Flanagan

Carteret County
Emerald Isle
Morehead City  
Pine Knoll Shores
Bogue
Atlantic Beach
Beaufort

Craven County
Havelock
New Bern

Jones County

Onslow County
Holly Ridge
North Topsail Beach
Richlands
Swansboro

Pamlico County