INC NEWS - Fw: Opportunity for Public Comment on Transportation Projects

[Mike - Hotmail]

The Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization (DCHC MPO) programs the state and federal transportation projects in our region and is developing the FY 2009-2015 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP).  The TIP is a seven-year funding document for bicycle, pedestrian, highway, rail, and public transportation projects.  Every two years, the DCHC MPO approves its Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Program (MTIP), and the North Carolina Department of Transportation produces the State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP).  

On January 9, 2008, the Transportation Advisory Committee (TAC) released for public comment the draft MTIP.  The draft MTIP is available on the DCHC MPO website at this link: http://www.dchcmpo.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=54&Itemid=35.  It is also available at the public libraries and planning departments in Durham County, Orange County (including Chapel Hill, Carrboro, and Hillsborough), and Chatham County.  The DCHC MPO expects to make changes to the draft MTIP to reflect local priorities and public comments before approving the final MTIP.

 

Public comments should be sent to ellen.beckmann at durhamnc.gov or Ellen Beckmann, Transportation Division, 101 City Hall Plaza, Durham, NC 27701, by February 13, 2008.  

 

There will be a public hearing on the draft MTIP at the TAC meeting on Wednesday, February 13, 2008.  This meeting will be held at 7pm in the Committee Room on the second floor of Durham City Hall (101 City Hall Plaza).  

 

The North Carolina Department of Transportation is also holding public hearings on the draft STIP in February.  Two of these meetings are being held in the DCHC MPO area.

  a.. Wednesday, February 20, 2008, 2pm to 4pm, Southern Human Services Center, Robert and Pearl Seymour Center, 2551 Homestead Road, Chapel Hill, NC 
  b.. Thursday, February 21, 2008, 2pm to 4pm, Durham City Hall, Council Chambers, 101 City Hall Plaza, Durham, NC 
 

Please forward this message to any individuals or organizations that may be interested in providing public comment on the MTIP and STIP.

 

Thank you,

 

Ellen Beckmann

Transportation Planner

City of Durham / DCHC MPO

919-560-4366

ellen.beckmann at durhamnc.gov

 
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