Category Archives: News

The District’s GIS Department offers research and reporting services for those seeking to start or relocate a business, purchase land, or simply have a need to analyze demographic and economic data for a specific geographic area within the District’s region.  Capabilities include being able to aggregate and report data using radial searches and drive time analysis or by county, city, neighborhoods and even specific addresses. … Read more.

The Central Mississippi Planning and Development District (CMPDD), which is the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for Hinds, Madison and Rankin counties, invites you to review and provide your comments regarding the  Draft 2040 Metropolitan Transportation Plan that has been developed for the Jackson Urbanized Area.… Read more.

Our newsletter, in its own way, represents a great deal about the Central Mississippi Planning and Development District.  One of the first actions we took when I became Director over forty years ago was to create this newsletter to help “tell our story.” … Read more.

To improve the way transportation information is disseminated to the public, the District recently updated the transportation section of its website.  The new format provides more detailed information about all aspects of the transportation planning process and makes searching the site for transportation information easier. … Read more.

Central Mississippi Planning and Development District, which serves as the fiscal and administrative entity for the Southcentral Mississippi Works Workforce Area, received a Professional Skills Training grant from the U.S. Department of Labor.  This grant provides a unique opportunity for employers and their potential employees. … Read more.

The Jackson Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) hosted a joint kick-off meeting with the general public and the four (4) Jackson MPO Committees (Stakeholders, Bike and Pedestrian, Intermodal Technical, and Metropolitan Planning Policy) on April 2, 2015, at CMPDD’s office.  The purpose of the “come and go” meeting was to gather valuable input from those in the metro area on how they think the transportation infrastructure in the metro-area should look in the next 25-years.  … Read more.

In August, CMPDD began the methodical process of updating the Long-Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) for the Jackson Metropolitan Area.  The LRTP examines the area expected to become urbanized within a 20-25 year horizon, and identifies anticipated traffic capacity deficiencies and proposed street and highway improvements for the next 20-25 years. … Read more.

On October 10, 2014, the District officially opened the Canton Mississippi Access to Care Center. The Canton Mississippi Access to Care (MAC) Center has opened to help older people and people with disabilities – along with their families and representatives – find longterm care services and supports to keep them living well and independently.… Read more.

On November 19th, CMPDD unveiled the Health Care Zone Master Plan, Living Well in Simpson County, to members of the Simpson County Economic Development District at a meeting held on the campus of Co-Lin College in Mendenhall. The meeting was attended by community leaders, mayors, and stakeholders.… Read more.

The Pearl River Valley Water Supply District (PRVWSD) Master Plan developed by the Central Mississippi Planning and Development District (CMPDD) has received two prestigious awards. The District received a 2014 Innovation Award from the National Association of Development Organizations (NADO) Research Foundation for the PRVWSD Master Plan.… Read more.