TMRPA Overview
Nevada’s legislature created the Truckee Meadows Regional Planning Agency (TMRPA) in 1989 to foster coordination among the three local governments: the cities of Reno and Sparks and Washoe County.
The TMRPA is comprised of the Regional Planning Governing Board (RPGB), the Regional Planning Commission (RPC) and the TMRPA’s Director and staff members.
The first comprehensive Truckee Meadows Regional Plan (“Regional Plan”) was adopted in March 1991, and updated in June 1996, May 2002, and July 2007.
The next five year update of the Regional Plan is likely to begin in 2010.
The Purpose Of The Regional Plan
The aim of the 2007 Truckee Meadows Regional Plan is to fulfill the legislative requirements given to the Truckee Meadows Regional Planning Agency, Regional Planning Commission, and the Regional Planning Governing Board within Chapter 278 of the Nevada Revised Statutes (NRS).
The Regional Plan focuses on coordinating master plans of local governments and other entities in the region as they relate to:
- Land use planning
- Infrastructure provision
- Resource management
- Implementation strategies