Comment opportunities available for Multimodal Studies
Public involvement and input are essential to the success of the Multimodal Studies planning effort. The goal of this planning effort is to identify transportation needs and to prioritize multimodal improvements for commuters, pedestrians, cyclists and transit riders. This study is specifically focused on:
- Developing plans for park and ride facilities within Douglas County
- Enhancing pedestrian accessibility to fixed-route transit in Lawrence
- Developing a countywide bikeway plan by enhancing existing facilities within Lawrence and expanding facilities throughout Douglas County
The Lawrence-Douglas County Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO), in coordination with the City of Lawrence, Kansas, has launched an online survey for the Multimodal Studies. This survey includes questions on all three elements of the Multimodal Planning Studies. While we understand that you may not be interested in all three, it is important that you answer all of the survey questions as this will help the project team better define the mobility needs and priorities of the region. The survey should take approximately 10 minutes and all responses are confidential. A link to the survey is available on the project web page at www.lawrenceks.org/mpo/study now through October 15. Public participation in the survey will help the study team better define mobility needs and priorities in the region.
The public is invited to share their thoughts about the Multimodal Studies on Wednesday, October 9 from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Tom Wilkerson Room of the Indoor Aquatic Center (4706 Overland Drive) in Lawrence. The meeting will be an open house. No formal presentation will be given. Representatives from the MPO and the study team will be present to answer questions and discuss issues or concerns.
The information presented at the open house will describe the overall study, potential policy changes, short-term capital improvement projects, and long-term improvement concepts that would contribute to making the region’s multimodal transportation vision a reality. During the meeting, the public will be asked to comment on mobility needs and transportation priorities for the region. Thereafter, the feedback from the survey and open house will be blended with the transportation planning analyses and incorporated into drafts of three transportation studies: Commuter Park-and-Ride, Fixed-Route Transit and Pedestrian Accessibility, and Countywide-Bikeway System Plan.
For more information, visit the project web page at www.lawrenceks.org/mpo/study. You can also contact Todd Girdler, Senior Transportation Planner, Lawrence-Douglas County Metropolitan Planning Organization, at (785) 832-3155 and [email protected].
