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Public involvement policy for transportation planning

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Read Metro's updated policies that guide public involvement in transportation planning processes. These policies set standards for Metro and affect the eligibility of local projects to receive federal transportation funding.

Metro's public involvement policies identify public involvement standards that must be met when Metro develops transportation projects and programs. Standards include outreach to communities underserved by transportation projects, public notices and opportunities for comment. The policies also include nondiscrimination standards that Metro, its subcontractors and all local governments must meet when developing or implementing projects that receive funding through Metro.

Metro updated its public involvement policies to reflect changes in the most recent federal transportation authorization act, the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act – A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU). A 45-day public comment period on these updated policies closed on July 6, 2009. The Metro Council approval the updated policies in October 2009.

The updated policies may be downloaded from the link below.
Download the public involvement policy document

Local public involvement checklist 

Download a guide for local jurisdictions to be eligible for a regional flexible funding allocation.
Download the checklist

Related Documents

• Public involvement policy for transportation planning 2.8M Adobe Acrobat PDF | Published October 29, 2009
• Title VI Nondiscrimination policy and complaint procedure 39K MS Word | Published October 31, 2007
• Local public involvement checklist  92K Adobe Acrobat PDF | Published October 29, 2009
• National Environmental Policy Act 123K Adobe Acrobat PDF | Published May 10, 2011

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