{"id":13661,"date":"2015-07-17T16:08:16","date_gmt":"2015-07-17T20:08:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/?p=13661"},"modified":"2015-07-17T16:09:18","modified_gmt":"2015-07-17T20:09:18","slug":"vlmpo-public-open-house-on-2040-transportation-vision-plan-2015-07-22","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2015\/07\/vlmpo-public-open-house-on-2040-transportation-vision-plan-2015-07-22.html","title":{"rendered":"VLMPO Public Open House on 2040 Transportation Vision Plan 2015-07-22"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\r\nAnytime all day, 10AM to 6PM, Wednesday July 22nd, you can advise\r\nSGRC on transportation for the region,\r\nat the VLMPO office at 327 W Savannah Ave, Valdosta, Georgia 31601.\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ValdostaLowndesMPO\/photos\/gm.812580252189521\/867826319919170\/?type=1&#038;theater\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;width:300px\" src=\"https:\/\/scontent-mia1-1.xx.fbcdn.net\/hphotos-xtf1\/v\/t1.0-9\/11659462_867826319919170_964376462299436653_n.jpg?oh=9d81be2c621b20974ee3a3882220f66b&#038;oe=56531047\"><\/a>\r\nHere&#8217;s\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ValdostaLowndesMPO\/photos\/gm.812580252189521\/867826319919170\/?type=1&#038;theater\">\r\nVLMPO&#8217;s facebook event<\/a>.\r\n<p>\r\nAccording to SGRC&#8217;s\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sgrc.us\/transportation-plans.html\">\r\nTransportation Planning web page<\/a>:\r\n<blockquote style=\"font-size:100%\">\r\n<p>\r\n2040 Transportation Vision Plan&#8230; Public Comment Period July 7-August 7, 2015\r\n<p>\r\nFederal regulations require Metropolitan Planning Organizations\r\n(MPOs) to develop a new Long Range Transportation Plan at least\r\nevery five years. In the summer of 2013, the VLMPO kicked-off the\r\nlatest effort to plan for a multi-modal transportation system\r\nthrough the region for the year 2040. The plan will address:\r\n<\/p><!--more-->\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>\r\n    Policies, strategies, and performance measures for projects for the future;\r\n<li>\r\n    A systems level approach by considering roadways, transit, non-motorized transportation, and intermodal connections;\r\n<li>\r\n    Projected demand for transportation services over 20 years;\r\n<li>\r\n    Regional land use, development, housing, and employment goals and plans;\r\n<li>\r\n    Cost estimates and reasonably available financial sources for operation, maintenance, and capital investments; and\r\n<li>\r\n    Ways to preserve existing roads and facilities and make efficient use of the existing system.\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>\r\nContinue to check here for updates as the 2040 Transportation Plan for Valdosta and Lowndes County is developed.\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n<p>\r\nThey have\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/nebula.wsimg.com\/23d6e15e5abf4ba9bc4f91a0b31a7a3a?AccessKeyId=7599C68BC55095BE1D8F&#038;disposition=0&#038;alloworigin=1\">a draft online of the plan<\/a>.\r\n<p>\r\nAlso a <a href=\"http:\/\/nebula.wsimg.com\/6e9414a55962404267a4c25d2d7f627a?AccessKeyId=7599C68BC55095BE1D8F&#038;disposition=0&#038;alloworigin=1\">public comment form<\/a>.\r\n<p>\r\nSee also the LAKE video of\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2015\/07\/transportation-explained-to-lowndes-county-commission-lcc-2015-07-13.html\">\r\nCorey Hull explain to the Lowndes County Commission<\/a>\r\nVLMPO&#8217;s proposals for studies for public transit and truck routes around Valdosta.\r\n<p>\r\n -jsq\r\n<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Anytime all day, 10AM to 6PM, Wednesday July 22nd, you can advise SGRC on transportation for the region, at the VLMPO office at 327 W Savannah Ave, Valdosta, Georgia 31601. 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