Final Phase Transportation Planning Public Hearing

 

PUBLIC HEARING ON A DRAFT AMENDMENT
TO THE 2035 MAG REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PLAN,
DRAFT FY 2017-2021 MAG TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM,
DRAFT FY 2016 AND 2015 TRANSIT PROGRAM OF PROJECTS, AND
DRAFT APRIL 2016 MAG CONFORMITY ANALYSIS

Tuesday, June 7, 2016 at 5:00 p.m.

MAG Offices, Saguaro Room
302 North 1st Avenue, 2nd Floor
Phoenix, Arizona

The Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG) will conduct a public hearing on the Draft Amendment to the 2035 MAG Regional Transportation Plan, Draft FY 2017-2021 MAG Transportation Improvement Program, Draft FY 2016 Transit Program of Projects, and Draft April 2016 MAG Conformity Analysis. The public involvement process for developing the transportation improvement program satisfies the public participation requirements for the Transit Program of Projects. The purpose of the hearing is to receive public comments. 

Four documents will be discussed, including the: (1) Draft Amendment to the 2035 MAG Regional Transportation Plan (RTP), which describes revisions to opening dates for Light Rail Transit and Tempe Streetcar projects and a new light rail station at 50th and Washington Streets, (2) Draft FY 2017-2021 MAG Transportation Improvement Program (TIP), which identifies programmed expenditures for transportation facilities and services in the region for the upcoming five year period, (3) Draft FY 2016 Transit Program of Projects, (4) Draft April 2016 MAG Conformity Analysis, which presents the documentation to support a finding that the new TIP and amended RTP meet transportation conformity requirements for carbon monoxide, eight-hour ozone, and particulate matter PM-10 in the Maricopa nonattainment and maintenance areas, and PM-10 and PM-2.5 in the Pinal County nonattainment areas. 

The draft documents are available for review at the MAG Offices, 3rd floor, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m, Monday through Friday or on the MAG website at www.azmag.gov. Public comments are welcomed at the hearing, or may be submitted in writing by 5:00 p.m. June 7, 2016 to the address below. In addition, after considering comments, the MAG Regional Council may take action on the TIP, RTP, and Conformity Analysis on June 22, 2016. 

Contact Person: Dean Giles, MAG, (602) 254-6300 dgiles@azmag.gov 302 N. 1st Ave., Ste. 300, Phoenix, AZ 85003