Thursday, October 18, 2012

Public Input Requested for Regional Transportation Planning

Local transit services provide our region with a vital transportation resource. In 2007, the Northwest Missouri Regional Council of Governments contracted with the Missouri Department of Transportation to coordinate and produce the Public Transit Human Services Transportation Plan for Atchison, Gentry, Holt, Nodaway, and Worth Counties. Every five years, these plans are required to be updated according to federal law in order to continue eligibility for certain transit funds. Previously, FTA Section 5310 (Vehicles for agencies serving seniors and/or persons with disabilities), Section 5316 (Job access and reverse commute program), and 5317 (New Freedom Program) were the areas of the transportation bill that this plan focused on. Recent changes to the federal transportation law have combined these programs. MODOT has contracted with the Northwest Missouri Regional Council to coordinate the update to the PT-HST for our five counties.

Northwest Missouri Regional Council of Governments invites all public transit users to complete a survey about existing public transit services. The survey can be accessed online at www.nwmorcog.org and clicking on the "Public Transit Users Survey" link. All responses are confidential and anonymous. No identifying information is collected.

All interested parties are also invited to participate in a public meeting concerning transit in Northwest Missouri. The public meeting will be held Wednesday, November 7th, 2012 at 6 at the Nodaway County Administration Building, 403 North Market, Maryville, MO 64468. RSVP's are requested to Dana Ternus for those planning to attend by email at dana@nwmorcog.org or by phone at (660) 582-5121 by Monday, November 5th at 5.

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