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Web Link: Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations.
Website of the Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations (AMPO), the national organization for MPOs. AMPO is mainly oriented toward transportation issues, but the site includes downloadable studies and publications on a range of issues facing metropolitan areas.

Web Link: Metro.
Website of Portland, Oregon’s, Metro, a rare example of a true regional government in the United States; includes the history of Metro’s formation and information on a range of its activities.

Web Link: National Association of Regional Councils.
Website of the National Association of Regional Councils, an organization of metropolitan planning organizations that seeks to promote cooperation between governments; covers urban, suburban, and rural governments.