[Durham INC] DCHC-MPO Receives National Recognition

[Blalock, Amy]

CITY OF DURHAM

Office of Public Affairs

101 City Hall Plaza

Durham, NC 27701

 

 

News Release

 

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Amy Blalock

Sr. Public Affairs Specialist

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Amy.Blalock at DurhamNC.gov 

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For Immediate Release: February 28, 2013

 

 

DCHC-MPO Receives National Recognition

2035 Long Range Transportation Plan Cited as Resident-Friendly

 

DURHAM, N.C. - The Florida Department of Transportation's Office of
Policy Planning has recognized the Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro
Metropolitan Planning Organization (DCHC MPO) 2035 Long Range
Transportation Plan as an excellent example of a resident-friendly
document in a recent research study.

 

According to Yvonne Arens, MPO statewide coordinator with the Florida
Department of Transportation, out of 359 MPOs throughout the United
States, long range transportation plans from 137 randomly selected MPOs
were reviewed based on four criteria related to resident-friendliness -
length, clarity, graphics, and vision. 

 

"The effort and detail that goes into creating a long range
transportation plan is highly technical and complex, yet the general
public needs to be able to understand the metropolitan planning
process," Arens wrote in a letter to the DCHC MPO. "The report
highlights six plans, including your plan, as examples for each of the
four criteria. Our department applauds your agency for producing a
resident-friendly document and for being a best practice example."

 

For more information on the 2035 Long Range Transportation Plan, visit 
http://www.dchcmpo.org or contact Andy Henry, transportation planner
with the DCHC MPO, by email at Andrew.Henry at DurhamNC.gov or by phone at
(919) 560-4366, ext. 36419.

 

About the City's Transportation Department

The Transportation Department is responsible for a broad range of
transportation services, which include traffic signs and signals,
transportation planning, parking operations, street lighting, the
taxicab administration and bicycle and pedestrian planning. The City's
Transportation Department also oversees the Durham Area Transit
Authority (DATA) public transportation system as well as the DATA ACCESS
service for persons with disabilities. The City of Durham leads planning
functions for the Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Planning
Organization (DCHC MPO). The City's Transportation Department helps to
strengthen the foundation, enhance the value, and improve the quality
and sustainability of neighborhoods that are necessary for a strong and
diverse community. For more information, visit 
http://DurhamNC.gov/ich/op/dot. 

 

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