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PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE: TRANSPORTATION PLANS

The Greensboro Urban Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) announces a public open house to consider the future of transportation in the Greensboro area. It is an opportunity for residents and interested parties to learn about transportation plans and programs and to give comments that may be incorporated into transportation plans.

February 12, 2008  ¡ü  Stop by anytime between 4 & 7 pm

Melvin Municipal Office Building (City Hall)  ¡ü  Plaza Level  ¡ü  300 W. Washington St.

The MPO is hosting this workshop as part of its efforts to update the 2035 Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) and the 2009-2015 Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Program (MTIP). The LRTP is the official vision for the area¡Çs highway, public transportation, freight, bicycle, and pedestrian projects. It outlines transportation improvements through the year 2035. The MTIP is the official funding schedule for the near term, with details through 2015.

Those unable to attend the workshop can still provide their comments regarding transportation. Find more information and submit comments online at www.greensboro-nc.gov/LRTP. We also accept comments by phone, fax, or mail at the contact information above. Comments are due February 22 in order to provide staff an opportunity to incorporate them into draft documents.

Anyone in need of special services may call 373-4368 one week in advance of the workshop.

 

When the draft LRTP and MTIP documents are complete this spring, the MPO will hold another meeting for the public to review the draft planning documents before adoption.

 

The Greensboro Urban Area MPO coordinates transportation planning for much of Guilford County, including the City of Greensboro and the Towns of Oak Ridge, Pleasant Garden, Sedalia, Stokesdale, and Summerfield. Burlington, Gibsonville, Whitsett, High Point, and Jamestown are outside the MPO¡Çs planning area. The MPO¡Çs policy board contains elected officials from Greensboro and Guilford County along with a member of the North Carolina Board of Transportation.

 

 

Jesse Day

Regional Planner

Piedmont Triad Council of Governments

2216 W. Meadowview Road, Ste. 201

Greensboro, NC  27403

Ph: (336) 294-4950

Fax: (336) 632-0457