SEMCOG, the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments, is developing a long range transportation plan for the 7-county southeast Michigan region, which will direct transportation funding for the next 30 years. They allocate $1 billion in transportation spending annually for southeast Michigan, so this plan is important!
SEMCOG is providing an opportunity to share your opinion, with a series of public meetings.
They want to hear from the public about how the transportation system is performing and how citizens would prioritize future transportation investments. SEMCOG, the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments, announces the following public meetings where citizens can express their opinions on the region’s transportation system:
- Monday, July 21, 2008, SEMCOG offices
- 535 Griswold, Suite 300, Detroit;
- 4-7 p.m. (formal presentations begin at 4:10 p.m. and 5:40 p.m.)
- Tuesday, July 22, 2008, Southfield Public Library
- 26300 Evergreen Rd, Southfield;
- 4-7 p.m. (formal presentations begin at 4:10 p.m. and 5:40 p.m.)
- Wednesday, July 23, 2008, Washtenaw Community College
- Morris Lawrence Building, Ann Arbor;
- 9 a.m.–12 noon (formal presentations begin at 9:10 a.m. and 10:40 a.m.)
At these meetings, the public can complete SEMCOG’s public opinion survey, browse information stations to learn how the transportation system works, spend $100 in “SEMbucks” on various transportation improvements, and provide verbal or written comments.
The results will be presented to SEMCOG’s elected officials before they adopt an official investment direction that will guide the submission of projects for funding by state and local road and transit agencies. Direction2035 will be adopted in March 2010.
For more information about Direction2035, visit www.semcog.org/Long-RangeTransportationPlan.aspx.
If you can’t attend any of the meetings, you can make sure your voice is heard by completing their survey online, at www.SEMCOG.org/survey.