“The completed Golden Triangle Plan was presented to the Framingham City Council at Tuesday night's meeting with a vision for a 3-phase project and action plan. Framingham and Natick commissioned the study and split the $150,000 cost.” Read more here.
“In 2013, the Valdosta-Lowndes Metropolitan Planning Organization completed the Greater Lowndes County Common Community Vision report. The year 2018 marked the fifth Annual Report of Accomplishments of community progress toward a common vision.” Read more here.
“You are probably not a traffic engineer, but now you very well may be assisting the Flagstaff Metropolitan Planning Organization in mapping and modeling traffic patterns in Flagstaff and across the county, all by just carrying your smartphone on your daily commute.” Read more here.
"As part of a regional push to expand its ebike fleet, Ford GoBike is introducing more than 500 new pedal-assist cycles to its bike share network in the East Bay cities of Berkeley, Oakland and Emeryville for the first time." Read more here.
"Regional policies on annexation, transportation and health are on the agenda for the next meeting of the Growth Management Policy Board on January 3. The board is guiding development of VISION 2050, extending the region’s plan for growth another decade. The region is planning for 1.8 million more people and... read more →
"As San Antonio continues its unprecedented growth trajectory, city officials and developers have thrown around a staggering projection — that Bexar County stands to gain 1.1 million new residents by 2040. It’s an impressive figure; one derived from U.S. Census data. And it’s intended, no doubt, to jar residents from complacency... read more →
"Board members of the San Diego Association of Governments on Friday selected Hasan Ikhrata as the agency's new executive director, tapping an experienced professional at a pivotal moment for the county's transportation planning agency." Read more here.
"This White Paper is compiled for the consideration of Metroplan (Little Rock MPO) on management and Board prior to the beginning of the Imagine Central Arkansas transportation plan update for 2045. The paper discusses the history of Metroplan’s planning efforts and structures and how they have evolved over time. This is... read more →
"Steve Heminger, executive director of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) since 2001 and of the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) since July 2017, today notified the Commission's Executive Committee that he will retire from both positions on February 28, 2019..." Read more here.
"A transportation leader in the Rio Grande Valley says there is no comparison as to the return on investment from building a light rail system and expanding the I-2/I-69C interchange in Pharr. A rail system wins hands down, argues Andrew Canon, executive director of Hidalgo County Metropolitan Planning Organization." Read... read more →