Planning for our future transportation needs cannot be done
in a vacuum. It requires public participation, input from our partner agencies,
and a cooperative process that continually reexamines how our region is growing
to make sure our plans reflect the challenges and opportunities around us.
Our region just completed the update to our long-range transportation
plan, Mobility 2040, which was
adopted in December 2014 and took over two years to create. With the input of the
public and our partner agencies, we have included transportation projects that
are vital to communities – projects that are the keys to continued growth and
economic success.
How does this tie into our Federal Certification Review?
Just as our long-range plan update process involved numerous stakeholders to
help us develop a multi-modal plan for the next 25 years, the Federal
Certification Review helps us identify the best practices we are using as an
MPO, helps us identify areas where improvements could be made and lets our federal partners, the Federal Highway Administration and Federal Transit
Administration hear from citizens on how the MPO is doing in addressing the
major transportation planning issues facing our region.
A Federal Certification Review is held every four years to
ensure that we, as a MPO, are in compliance with federal requirements for the
transportation planning process.
As part of this review, our federal partners
will be hosting a public listening session to receive input on how the MPO is
doing on Monday, April 27, 2015 starting at 6:00 p.m. in the Community Room at
the VIA Metro Center located at 1021 San Pedro Avenue, San Antonio, Texas 78212.
Your participation in the public listening session, and in
submitting comments to the Federal Review Team, are key to helping us improve
the planning process for the region.
