The Hampton Roads Transportation Planning Organization (HRTPO), the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for the Hampton Roads Metropolitan Planning Area (MPA), is considering an amendment to its current Bylaws. The proposed amendment includes the opportunity for public review and comment.
Per the HRTPO Bylaws, any HRTPO Board voting member may propose amendments to these bylaws by placing such proposed amendments in writing before the HRTPO Board at an HRTPO Board meeting. No vote shall be taken on the proposed amendments until the meeting that follows the meeting at which the written amendments were provided to the HRTPO Board. The public shall be provided access to inspect the proposed amendments. Approval of amendments shall require an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the voting membership of the HRTPO Board.
In response to a recommendation from the 2024 Federal Quadrennial Certification Review, a proposed update to the Bylaws has been prepared to clarify the HRTPO voting membership. This clarification is necessary as the voting membership does not align exactly with the boundaries of the Metropolitan Planning Area (MPA).
The MPA includes the Cities of Chesapeake, Hampton, Norfolk, Poquoson, Portsmouth, Suffolk, Virginia Beach, and Williamsburg; a portion of the City of Franklin; the Counties of Isle of Wight, James City, and York; and portions of the Counties of Gloucester and Southampton.
In contrast, the HRTPO Board’s voting membership consists of representatives from the full Cities of Chesapeake, Franklin, Hampton, Newport News, Norfolk, Poquoson, Portsmouth, Suffolk, Virginia Beach, and Williamsburg, along with the full Counties of Gloucester, Isle of Wight, James City, Southampton, and York.
Please view the proposed Bylaws amendment at:
HRTPO Bylaws Proposed Amendment 2025 (PDF)
All interested parties are encouraged to review the proposed Bylaws Revisions with comments emailed to Pavithra Parthasarathi, HRTPO Deputy Executive Director, at pparthasarathi@hrtpo.org or by mail to the HRTPO, 723 Woodlake Drive, Chesapeake, VA 23320, by COB December 4, 2025.