The MTP reflects the goals and objectives, the resources, the fundamental planning process, and the project implementation schedule for the region over the next 30 years. In metropolitan areas, the transportation plan is the statement of the ways the region plans to invest in the transportation system. Per federal regulations, the plan shall "include both long range and short-range program strategies and actions that lead to the development of an integrated, intermodal transportation system that facilitates the efficient movement of people and goods."