"MVRPC's 2040 Long Range Transportation Plan, adopted on May 5, 2016, is a 25-year multimodal transportation plan with a planning horizon year of 2040{u2026}"--Page 2.

"The 2040 Rhode Island Long Range Transportation Plan and Metropolitan Transportation Plan sets a long range course for investing in the State’s transportation system that will help ensure Rhode Island remains a great place to live, work, and do business. This Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP or Plan) examines the State’s most critical transportation needs and challenges, provides a framework for statewide goals and objectives, and identifies strategies to help Rhode Island facilitate the efficient movement of people and goods and promote economic development through transportation investments." --Page 1.

"To help achieve the MPO’s vision, this LRTP identifies goals, evaluates needs, and sets priorities, which will be supported with federal funding that the MPO receives for planning and programming investments in capital projects." --[Page 18]