This Comprehensive Transportation Plan (CTP) has been developed for the City of Marion, which is located in McDowell County. The plan was a joint effort between the City of Marion, the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) and the Isothermal Rural Planning Organization (IRPO). The CTP involved both government officials and the public in an effort to determine the city’s future transportation needs based on the best information available including: population, economic conditions, traffic trends and patterns of land development. The CTP addresses the following modes of transportation: highway, public transportation, rail, and pedestrian. Recommendations made provide for the efficient, cost-effective and environmentally sensitive use of the transportation system while addressing current and future travel needs. The CTP was adopted by the City of Marion (April 21, 2015). The CTP was endorsed by the Isothermal Rural Planning Organization (April 1, 2015), and adopted by the North Carolina Department of Transportation (June 4, 2015).