Vermont Public Transit Policy Plan (PTPP) Update
From VTrans:
The purpose of the PTPP is to review and update transit polices and goals and to develop strategies to meet current and emerging public transportation challenges.
The PTPP is primarily focused on Public Transit services which means “…any fixed route, paratransit, transportation brokerage, user-side subsidy, and or rideshare/ride-match program which is available to any person upon payment of the proper fare, and which is promoted to be available to all members of the public, including those with special needs.” Equally important though, the plan is concerned with coordination and connections between public transit services as well as intermodal passenger connections to other forms of public transportation such as intercity passenger rail, commercial aviation services and park and ride locations.
The PTPP is one of a series of policy plans developed by the Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans). Together these policy plans provide direction for VTrans various programs, as well as forming the basis of the state’s Long Range Transportation Business Plan (LRTBP). VTrans regularly prepares policy plans for the following modes: Airports, Rail, Highways, and Pedestrian and Bicycle as well as the Vermont Long Range Transportation Business Plan. The PTPP will be consistent with these other modal policy plans as appropriate. These modal plans along with many other applicable plans and studies can be found at the following web site: http://www.aot.state.vt.us/planning/Studies.htm.
VTrans is committed to public involvement in all of its planning activities. The State’s Public Transit Advisory Council (PTAC) is serving as the Study Advisory Committee to provide review, input and feedback on the contents of the plan as it is developed.
In addition, VTrans has employed the Transportation Planning Initiative’s (TPI) cooperative relationship with the State’s Regional Planning Commissions and the Chittenden County Metropolitan Planning Organization to support that work (see the TPI Guidance Manual at the link at left).
There will be two rounds of three public meetings each, one in the north, one in the south and one held through the Vermont Interactive Television network. The first round will be to help shape the vision for the state’s transit system and to identify and explore issues that should be addressed to realize that vision. The second round will be to present the proposed plan to the public and interested parties and to gather public comment.
Public Meetings
Come share your views on public transit services and needs in Vermont! Public transit plays a vital role in the high quality of life that Vermonters enjoy and we need your help.
The Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans) is currently updating their Vermont Public Transit Policy Plan (PTPP). The purpose of the PTPP is to review and update transit polices and goals and to develop strategies to meet current and emerging public transit challenges over the next 10 years.
As part of this process, VTrans is holding a series of public meetings to help shape the vision for the state’s transit system and to identify and explore issues that should be addressed to realize that vision. A second round of public meetings in November will present the proposed plan to the public and interested parties and to gather public comment.
All meetings will begin at 7:00 pm. The schedule for the meetings is:
2/7/11 Vermont Interactive Television (VIT) sites throughout VT including Bennington, Brattleboro, Castleton, Johnson,Lyndonville, Middlebury, Montpelier, Newport, Randolph Center, Rutland, Springfield, St. Albans, Waterbury, White River Junction, Williston.
For location information and directions go to: http://www.vitlink.org/location or call: 802-728-1455
2/8/11 Central Vermont Regional Planning Commission
29 Main Street
Montpelier, VT 05602
Directions: http://www.centralvtplanning.org/montbase.JPG
2/9/11 Connecticut River Transit (CRT)- The Current
706 Rockingham Road
Rockingham, Vermont 05101
For more information, contact the PTPP website:
Or: Scott Bascom, Planning Coordinator
Policy and Planning Division, VTrans
1 National Life Drive, Montpelier, VT 05633-5001
Phone: (802) 828-5748; e-mail: scott.bascom@state.vt.us
For information on reaching the meetings on public transit, contact your local transit provider:http://www.aot.state.vt.us/ops/PublicTransit/providers.htm
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