Monday, October 13, 2014

Transportation Advisory Committee Members Needed

Do you have opinions on how our transportation system should grow in the future? Or maybe you're just interested in how transportation planning happens. You may be able to help us. SRTC is looking for new members for our Transportation Advisory Committee (TAC). We have four openings for terms from 2015 to 2018.

The TAC is a citizen advisory committee focused on providing transparency and a community perspective. The TAC is responsible for advising the SRTC Board regarding plans, programs and activities to determine consistency with current policies of SRTC; making recommendations on regional transportation policies; and other activities as directed by the SRTC Board.

The TAC also serves as a conduit for information between the Board and the public. Members serve as liaisons between the public and the Board, relaying informayion between the two groups.

A diverse makeup of TAC members is desired. TAC Members represent the general public and groups including, but not limited to, people with disabilities, senior citizens, youth, the business and freight moving communities, traditional automobile users and advocates for non-motorized transportation or public transit. Freight and youth representatives are particularly needed at this time.

The TAC meets once a month, the fourth Monday of every month at 3 p.m. in SRTC's downtown Spokane office. For more information, or for an application to be a TAC member, here's where to go:
http://www.srtc.org/tac_page.html

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About SRTC

SRTC is the federally designated Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for Spokane County. Urbanized areas with populations exceeding 50,000 people are required to have an MPO. SRTC was formed to address the county's transportation planning needs. It provides coordination in planning between the public, cities, small towns, the county, the state, transit providers, and tribes.

SRTC offers services including transportation monitoring, transportation modeling, census information analysis, travel demand forecasting, historical traffic count analysis, geographic information systems, and trip generation rates.