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Adoption of 2040 MTP Amendment, FY16-25 MTIP, and CDR (20 minutes)
Lindsay Smart, LPA staff
Andy Henry, LPA staff
Narrative
On June 10, 2015, the DCHC MPO Board approved the release of three planning documents, the 2040 Metrpolitan Transportation Plan amendment, the FY16-25 Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Program, and the Conformity Determination Report, for public review and comment until July 31, 2015. An adverstisement announcing the public comment period for the planning documents was run on June 14, 2015 in the Herald Sun and in the Triangle Tribune. On June 25, 2015, the City of Durham ran a Press Release inviting citizens to review the three planning documents and submit comments. Announcements for the release of the three planning document were also made in early June 2015 on the DCHC MPO's website, Facebook page, and Twitter feed. Several public comments were received during the comment period.
On August 12, 2015, the DCHC MPO Board held a public hearing to receive public comments on the three planning documents. The DCHC MPO Board also reviewed the written public comments that were received by the MPO during the public comment period. Since August 12th, MPO LPA staff and the MPO Techincal Committee have provided a response to all public comments that were received. The attachment, "2015-09-09 FY16-25 MTIP Public Involvement Appendix" includes a compilation of public comments and the MPO's responses. The remaining chapters and appendices of the FY16-25 MTIP are available on the MPO website using this URL: http://www.dchcmpo.org/programs/improvement/2025tip/default.asp
Resolutions for the adoption of the 2040 MTP amendment, the FY16-25 MTIP, and the CDR are also provided as attachments. The MPO Technical Committee (TC) has reviewed the three planning documents, all public comments received, and the three Resolutions and the TC has recommended that the MPO Board adopt the 2040 Metrpolitan Transportation Plan amendment, the FY16-25 Metro...
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