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Coordinated Transportation Plan
The Central New Hampshire Regional Planning Commission, with cooperation from the Lakes Region Planning Commission has begun the process of updating the Coordinated Transit and Human Services Transportation Plan for Belknap County and the Central NH Region. The existing Coordinated Plan has been in place since June 2008. It is now time to update this plan to ensure that evolving transit and human services needs are continually met by the appropriate federal transit funding.
The updated plan will meet SAFETEA-LU's federal planning requirement for the Federal Transit Administration's Section 5310 (Elderly Individuals and Individuals with Disabilities), Section 5316 (Job Access and Reverse Commute -- JARC) and Section 5317 (New Freedom) Programs of developing a locally coordinated public transit - human services transportation plan. This plan will be used by the New Hampshire Department of Transportation to review applications for the Job Access Reverse Commute and New Freedom grants. Projects must come from this coordinated plan to be considered eligible for federal funding under these two programs.
Transit Providers Survey Open, Please Help
The regional planning commissions are asking for your help in collecting information to make the Coordinated Plan more dynamic. The planning commissions have developed a survey focused on collecting information from transit providers and organizations that provide transportation services. This survey is critical in informing the updated plan and the future development of an RCC for the region.
Your help is greatly appreciated.
Meeting 1
The first meeting held on January 13, 2010 in Concord drew over 70 participants and kicked off the update to the Coordinated Transit Plan. Below are photos from the event.
Updated Plan
Draft Coordinated Transit & Human Services Transportation Plan - available for review and public comment until March 24, 2010.
The Coordinated Transit and Human Services Plan for Belknap County and the Central NH region aims to improve coordination between human service agencies and transportation providers in the region. Specifically, the plan aims to improve transit services for the elderly, disabled, and low-income residents of the region.
Please provide comments to:
Ruairi O'Mahony, Transportation Planner
Central NH Regional Planning Commission
28 Commercial St.
Concord, NH 03301
603-226-6020
romahony@cnhrpc.org
Michael Izard, Principal Planner
Lakes Region Planning Commission
1103 Main St., Ste. 3
Meredith, NH 03253
603-279-8171
mizard@lakesrpc.org
Press Releases
Plan Aims to Improve Coordination of Transportation Services in Region - January 6, 2010
Links:
State Coordinating Council
Regional Coordinating Council
Regional Transportation Coordinator
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