MTC Invites Marin County Residents to Help Steer a Better Course for Bay Area Transportation

What is your vision for the future of Marin County and Bay Area transportation? Please share your views at a San Rafael workshop sponsored by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC):

                             Monday, May 19, 2008
                               6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
                  Marin County Transportation 2035 Workshop
                    San Rafael Community Center Auditorium
                           618 B Street, San Rafael

MTC, working in conjunction with other regional agencies, is undertaking a major update to its long-range transportation plan for the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area. Known as "Transportation 2035: Change in Motion," the effort signals MTC's commitment to promoting sustainability and mobility in the face of continued growth and global warming impacts.

Following extensive outreach in the fall of 2007 and the submission of hundreds of possible transportation projects, MTC now seeks input on the next phase of the development of the Transportation 2035 Plan: the trade-offs among various options for investing the region's limited transportation resources. A series of nine workshops -- one in each of the nine Bay Area counties -- is scheduled for the public to participate in the debate. "This is a timely opportunity for Bay Area residents to give voice to their transportation priorities," noted MTC Commissioner Steve Kinsey, who also serves as a Marin County Supervisor. "Right now the Transportation 2035 plan is still taking shape. Input from the public will help determine how we invest their tax dollars over the next 25 years."

The San Rafael meeting comes near the end of the series. If you are not available to attend the Marin County event, please feel free to attend an earlier one in another county. (See below for dates and locations for each of the meetings.)

For additional meeting details and further information about Transportation 2035: Change in Motion, visit the MTC Web site at http://www.mtc.ca.gov/T2035 .

RSVP to info@mtc.ca.gov or call 510.817.5981 (or TTY/TDD 510.817.5769). Please leave your name, address, phone number and e-mail, and which workshop you plan to attend.

Sign Language Interpreter or Reader: A sign language interpreter or reader will be provided if requested at least three business days in advance (five or more days notice is preferred). Printed materials are available in alternative formats upon request.

Translation Services: Every effort will be made to provide interpreters for non-English speakers if requested at least five business days in advance. Please call MTC at 510.817.5757 (or TTY/TDD 510.817.5769) for more information.

MTC is the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area's transportation planning, coordinating and financing agency.

Note to editors: following is a complete list of all Transportation 2035 Plan Workshops

             Bay Area Public Workshops:  Transportation 2035 Plan

    Tuesday, May 6, 2008
    6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
    Sonoma County Transportation 2035 Workshop
    Finley Community Center Auditorium
    2060 W. College Avenue, Santa Rosa

    Wednesday, May 7, 2008
    6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
    Solano County Transportation 2035 Workshop
    County Government Center, Multi-Purpose Room
    675 Texas St., Fairfield

    Thursday, May 8, 2008
    6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
    Santa Clara County Transportation 2035 Workshop
    Dr. Martin Luther King Library, 2nd floor, Room 225
    150 E. San Fernando Street, San Jose

    Monday, May 12, 2008
    6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
    Contra Costa County Transportation 2035 Workshop
    Civic Park Community Center, Social Hall
    1375 Civic Drive, Walnut Creek

    Tuesday, May 13, 2008
    6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
    San Mateo County Transportation 2035 Workshop
    San Mateo County Government Center
    Board of Supervisors Chambers
    400 County Center, Redwood City

    Wednesday, May 14, 2008
    6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
    Alameda County Transportation 2035 Workshop
    Joseph P. Bort MetroCenter Auditorium
    101 Eighth Street, Oakland

    Monday, May 19, 2008
    6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
    Marin County Transportation 2035 Workshop
    San Rafael Community Center Auditorium
    618 B Street, San Rafael

    Tuesday, May 20, 2008
    6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
    Napa County Transportation 2035 Workshop
    Napa City-County Library
    Community Meeting Room
    580 Coombs Street, Napa

    Thursday, May 22, 2008
    6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
    City and County of San Francisco Transportation 2035 Workshop
    San Francisco State Downtown Campus, Room E673
    835 Market Street, San Francisco

SOURCE Metropolitan Transportation Commission

http://www.mtc.ca.gov