Long Range Transportation System Guide

LRTS Guide

MRMPO has developed the Long Range Transportation System Guide (LRTS Guide) to respond to the growing need for transportation networks to become more efficient at addressing congestion, providing multi‐modal options for all users, supporting economic development, and improving public health.

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The Future Albuquerque Area Bikeways and Streets (FAABS) document was first developed in 1965. It was used to guide the growth of the regional transportation network prior to the federal creation of metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) in 1975. Currently several member governments reference the FAABS documents in their development review processes for regional guidance on right-of-way dedication, roadway access, and long range systems planning and design.

Plan Update

The FAABS was last updated in 2004.  View the 2004 FAABS.

On July 15, 2011, the Metropolitan Transportation Board passed a resolution (R-11-09MTB -- FAABS) directing MRCOG staff to collaborate with member governments to update the FAABS.

This update is now complete and is called the Long Range Transportation System Guide (LRTS Guide).

The updated FAABS document (The LRTS Guide) incorporates Complete Streets principles and provides a rationale for making decisions on right-of-way sized for roadways based on current and future land use, proximity to activity centers, modal connectivity and the accommodation of all modes of transportation.

The document provides guidance on roadway design based on adjacent land use and the accommodation of all people using the street -- pedestrians, bicyclists, transit riders, and motor vehicle drivers -- as well as people of all ages and abilities.