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Transportation Plan – Public Involvement
OVERVIEW • VISIONS AND POLICIES • THE LAST 25 YEARS
UNIVERSE OF PROJECTS • AIR QUALITY CONFORMITY • PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT
The MPO conducted many public-outreach activities during the development of JOURNEY TO 2030 (the MPO´s current long-range transportation plan) to introduce the Plan to the public and to hear their views. The MPO then developed the JOURNEY TO 2030 Public-Involvement Plan, which outlines the outreach activities that were conducted by the MPO to involve the general public throughout the development of JOURNEY TO 2030, and also includes the MPO´s plan for future public participation.

JOURNEY TO 2030 was influenced by input from members of the public and interested groups, as well as municipal, state, and federal officials. JOURNEY TO 2030 outreach built upon the input received during the development of the MPO´s 2004–2025 Regional Transportation Plan, the recently completed Commonwealth of Massachusetts Long-Range Transportation Plan, and the Metropolitan Area Planning Council´s MetroFuture Plan.

The public-participation program outlines the timing of the public-involvement aspects of the development of JOURNEY TO 2030. The MPO conducted extensive outreach, from January to March 2006, which included outreach to the MAPC subregions, the Regional Transportation Advisory Council, and various organizations through the MPO´s "Invite Us Over" program. The MPO also held forums throughout the region and held open houses in Boston to inform the public about JOURNEY TO 2030 and to gather public comments.

The MPO conducted another series of outreach events in the late fall/early winter of 2006/2007, where MPO staff presented transportation model results, including environmental justice analyses from different transportation networks.

The draft JOURNEY TO 2030 document was released for public comment in February 2007, with extensive public-outreach activities scheduled for a review of the draft prior to the MPO´s approval of the final document in April 2007.
Public Outreach
Links to information about public-outreach activities that the MPO has conducted are provided below.

Summary of Comments
Comments received during the development of the draft Plan
(November 2, 2005, to February 22, 2007) [PDF]
Comments received during the official public-comment period
(February 26, 2007, to March 27, 2007) [PDF]

Environmental Justice Forums
Environmental Justice Forum summary (April 27, 2006) [PDF]
Environmental Justice presentation (March 21, 2006) [PDF]
JOURNEY TO 2030 overview (April 27, 2006) [PDF]
Environmental Justice Forum summary (January 16, 2007) [PDF]
Environmental Justice presentation (January 16, 2007) [PDF]

Open Houses
Summary of comments (November 2005) [PDF]
Summary of comments (January 2006) [PDF]
Summary of comments (March 2006) [PDF]
Summary of comments (January 2007) [PDF]
Summary of comments (March 2007) [PDF]

February 2006 Forums
Summary of comments [PDF]
JOURNEY TO 2030 overview [PDF]
Mobility Management System [PDF]

February 2007 Forums and Workshops
Summary of comments [PDF]
JOURNEY TO 2030 overview [PDF]

"Invite Us Over" Summaries
Medical Academic and Scientific Community Organization Inc. [PDF]
Association for Public Transportation [PDF]
City of Somerville [PDF]
Massachusetts Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Board [PDF]
Urban Ring Citizens Advisory Committee [PDF]
Neponset Valley Chamber of Commerce [PDF]
Arc of Innovation

Regional Transportation Advisory Council Briefing
Summary of Comments [PDF]

Metropolitan Area Planning Council Subregion Briefings
Inner Core (PDF)
MetroWest Growth Management Council [PDF]
Minuteman Advisory Group on Interlocal Coordination [PDF]
North Shore Task Force [PDF]
North Suburban Planning Council [PDF]
South Shore Coalition [PDF]
SouthWest Advisory Planning Committee [PDF]
Three Rivers Interlocal Council [PDF]

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