{"id":1075,"date":"2018-04-19T23:22:55","date_gmt":"2018-04-20T03:22:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.activepw.org\/?p=1075"},"modified":"2018-04-19T23:23:49","modified_gmt":"2018-04-20T03:23:49","slug":"regional-transportation-planning-board-seeks-public-input-for-its-updated-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.activepw.org\/?p=1075","title":{"rendered":"Regional Transportation Planning Board Seeks Public Input for Its Updated Plan"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"post\">\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mwcog.org\/newsroom\/2018\/04\/10\/tpb-seeks-public-participation-in-upcoming-transportation-forums\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News Release: TPB seeks public participation in upcoming transportation forums<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4>Apr 10, 2018<\/h4>\n<div id=\"attachment_5034\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.manassascitydemocrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/TPB-Regional-Activity-Center-Map.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-5034\" src=\"http:\/\/www.manassascitydemocrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/TPB-Regional-Activity-Center-Map-300x191.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.manassascitydemocrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/TPB-Regional-Activity-Center-Map-300x191.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.manassascitydemocrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/TPB-Regional-Activity-Center-Map-768x489.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.manassascitydemocrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/TPB-Regional-Activity-Center-Map-1024x653.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.manassascitydemocrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/TPB-Regional-Activity-Center-Map.jpg 1100w\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"382\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">NCR-TPB\u2019s Regional Activity Center Map<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mwcog.maps.arcgis.com\/apps\/Cascade\/index.html?appid=debc2550777b4cc2bae2364c7712a151\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">View interactive map of the seven transportation initiatives<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board (TPB) at the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG) is seeking public input for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.visualize2045.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Visualize 2045<\/a>, a new long-range transportation plan for the National Capital Region. The input will help elected leaders and regional planners better understand public attitudes and opinion as they make decisions about the region\u2019s transportation future.<\/p>\n<p>Visualize 2045 includes transportation projects for which funding is expected to be available between now and 2045, as well as those for which funding has not yet been identified.<\/p>\n<p>A series of public forums have been scheduled to discuss <a href=\"http:\/\/mwcog.maps.arcgis.com\/apps\/Cascade\/index.html?appid=debc2550777b4cc2bae2364c7712a151\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">seven unfunded initiatives<\/a> recently endorsed by the TPB that have the potential to significantly improve transportation in the region. The TPB will gather feedback at the forums that will help decision makers better understand the universe of needs and potential projects and how they can affect the region\u2019s transportation future.<\/p>\n<p>These unfunded initiatives include: bring jobs and housing closer together; expand bus rapid transit regionwide; move more people on Metrorail; increase telecommuting and other options for commuting; expand express highway network; improve walk and bike access to transit; and complete the National Capital Trail.<\/p>\n<p>The TPB will be holding <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mwcog.org\/visualize2045\/participate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">nine forums<\/a> in the following locations across the region:<\/p>\n<p>Frederick County \u2013 Wednesday, April 11, 2018 | 7:00-9:00 P.M. | Thomas Johnson H.S.<br \/>\nPrince George\u2019s County \u2013 Wednesday, April 18, 2018 | 7:00-9:00 P.M. \u00a0| College Park Airport<br \/>\nCharles County \u2013 Wednesday, April 25, 2018 | 7:00-9:00 P.M. | County Government Building<br \/>\nMontgomery County \u2013 Thursday, April 26, 2018 | 7:00-9:00 P.M. |Executive Office Building<br \/>\nWashington, D.C. \u2013 Tuesday, May 1, 2018 | 7:00-9:00 P.M. | COG<br \/>\nArlington \u2013 Wednesday, May 2, 2018\u00a0| 6:30-8:30 P.M. | Arlington County Central Library Auditorium<br \/>\nFairfax County \u2013 Tuesday, May 8, 2018 | 7:00-9:00 P.M. |Providence Community Center<br \/>\nLoudoun County \u2013 Wednesday, May 16, 2018 | 7:00-9:00 P.M. | Government Center<br \/>\n<strong>Prince William County \u2013 Wednesday, May 23, <\/strong>2018<strong> | 7:00-9:00 P.M. | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Prince+William+County+Government+-+James+J.+McCoart+Administration+Building\/@38.67961,-77.3553797,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x89b6570b81a22c99:0x53885f86f9d2d9df!8m2!3d38.67961!4d-77.353191\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PWC Government Center<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>MORE:<\/strong> Sign up for email updates, or to view forum details, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.visualize2045.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">visualize2045.org<\/a>. Stay updated and join the conversation on Twitter using the hashtag<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/hashtag\/VIZ2045\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> #VIZ2045<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Contact: Laura Ambrosio<br \/>\nPhone: (202) 962-3278<br \/>\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:lambrosio@mwcog.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lambrosio@mwcog.org<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News Release: TPB seeks public participation in upcoming transportation forums Apr 10, 2018 NCR-TPB\u2019s Regional Activity Center Map View interactive map of the seven transportation initiatives The National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board (TPB) at the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG) is seeking public input for Visualize 2045, a new long-range transportation plan for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[164,67,39,47,149,22,78],"tags":[175,182],"class_list":["post-1075","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-advocacy","category-bicycling","category-pedestrians","category-planning","category-public-hearing","category-transit","category-transportation","tag-public-meeting","tag-regional-transportation-planning","post-preview"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.activepw.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1075","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.activepw.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.activepw.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.activepw.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.activepw.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1075"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.activepw.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1075\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1077,"href":"https:\/\/www.activepw.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1075\/revisions\/1077"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.activepw.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1075"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.activepw.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1075"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.activepw.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1075"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}