2/10/2009
Public participation sought to determine transportation priorities
Southern Idaho eight-county coordination meeting scheduled
BOISE Public transportation planners with the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) will seek mobility ideas from citizens in Blaine, Camas, Cassia, Gooding, Jerome, Lincoln, Minidoka and Twin Falls counties at a coordination meeting Thursday, Feb. 19, in Twin Falls.
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 Idaho Health and Welfare Conference Room, 601 Poleline Road, 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 improved coordination of existing transportation providers; addition of critical transportation services to areas of highest need; and implementing demand-response (dial-a-ride) transportation services to rural areas.
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.