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221 West First Street Duluth, MN 55802 218.529.7541 800.232.0707 |
What is the MIC?
The MIC, as a designated Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO), provides guidance and leadership on transportation and land use planning issues in the Duluth-Superior metropolitan planning area. A key goal is to focus the area’s limited transportation funding on projects that yield the greatest benefit and integrate with the existing transportation system. To this end, the MIC conducts studies, develops plans, models the transportation system, and programs projects for federal funding in the metropolitan area.The MIC was created in 1975 under a joint agreement between the Arrowhead Regional Development Commission (ARDC) in Duluth, Minnesota and the Northwest Regional Planning Commission (NWRPC) in Spooner, Wisconsin. |
| What We Do
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| The MIC, is required by federal law to (1) produce a 20-year Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) to address projects, programs and policies for a twenty-year timeframe; (2) develop a Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) for highway, transit, and non-motorized improvements (bike, pedestrian, historic etc.) which receive federal funding for a four-year timeframe; and (3) adopt a comprehensive Unified Planning Work Program that determines the MPO’s transportation planning activities and budget for a two-year period. In July 2004, the MIC’s name was changed from “Committee” to “Council” to better describe the MIC’s collaborative function and planning authority, while maintaining the familiar “MIC” acronym. In addition to the name change, MIC bylaws were modified in 2004 to emphasize infrastructure and land use planning initiatives, of which the Duluth Urbanized Area Growth Impact Study is an example. |
| Who We Are
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| MIC staff is comprised of professional planners, GIS, administrative and support personnel who conduct plans and studies pertaining to all modes of transportation in the Twin Ports area. The MIC Policy Board provides oversight of the MIC's planning endeavors and includes elected officials and citizen representatives from all jurisdictions within the MIC planning area. Two advisory committees, the Transportation Advisory Committee, or TAC, and the Harbor Technical Advisory Committee, or HTAC, meet regularly to provide technical and stakeholder input into the planning processes. |
| For More Information
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| Contact MIC Director Ron Chicka by phone at (218) 529-7506 or send a message by email |
Quick Links
| Meeting Information
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| Click here to view current MIC meeting materials. Click here to view calendar of all upcoming committee meetings. |
| MIC Staff
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| Click here for list of MIC staff members, their current projects and email contact information. |
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| We Need Your Input!
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| We are seeking public review and comment on the following planning initiatives: DRAFT 2011-2014 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) for the Superior Metro Area |
| Featured Planning Project
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| Long Range Transportation Plan - Directions 2035 |
| Current Planning Initiatives
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| Click on a project link, below, for information about current MIC planning efforts: Bike-Ped Advisory Committee (BPAC) 2011-2014 Duluth Urbanized Area TIP |
| Recent Plans and Studies
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| Study Shows Arrowhead Region Rich in Transportation Assets
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| A recent study released by the National Association of Development Organizations (NADO), Arrowhead Region's Transportation Assets: A Case Study of the Twin Ports Region of Duluth, Minnesota and Superior, Wisconsin, highlights the assets and opportunities related to multi-modal transportation systems in the Twin Ports area of Duluth, Minnesota and Superior, Wisconsin. |