Metropolitan Area Planning Agency (MAPA)

Michael Helgerson is Executive Director at the Metropolitan Area Planning Agency (MAPA)—the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for the Omaha-Council Bluffs region. As Executive Director, Michael oversees agency operations and MAPA's roles as Council of Governments (COG), Economic Development District (EDD), and MPO. In his previous role as Transportation & Data Manager, Michael led the transportation planning process for the three-county MPO region that includes Douglas, Sarpy and the urbanized portion of Pottawattamie Counties. Michael recently led the development of MAPA’s 2050 Long Range Transportation Plan, a regional effort undertaken in partnership with the Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce’s ConnectGO initiative. Please join us inperson or via Zoom