2/10/2009
Public participation sought to determine transportation priorities
Western Idaho eleven-county coordination meeting scheduled
BOISE - Public transportation planners with the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) will seek mobility ideas from citizens in Ada, Adams, Boise, Canyon, Elmore, Gem, Idaho, Owyhee, Payette, Valley and Washington Counties at a coordination meeting Tuesday, Feb. 17, in Boise.
The effort is part of a statewide initiative for mobility management that emphasizes moving people instead of modes of transportation.
The meeting will be at the Airport Holiday Inn, 3300 Vista Avenue, from 9 a.m. to Noon, with an open house to follow from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Citizens, advocacy groups, transportation providers, human service agencies, and local leaders are encouraged to learn more about and take part in the discussion of mobility services for their region.
Topics will include expanding service hours of current pubic transportation services to evenings and weekends; identifying park-and-ride locations to serve as inter-modal transportation centers; and providing targeted shuttle services to access employment opportunities.
The regional meetings will be repeated within 60 days to include bicycle and pedestrian modes. To learn more of the statewide initiative called Idaho's Mobility and Access Pathway (IMAP), call (800) 527-7985.