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SAW MPO updates Staunton leaders on 25-year Long Range Transportation Plan and new public engagement platform
Summary
Paula Meliester, director of transportation at the Central Shenandoah Planning District Commission, updated Staunton City Council on the SAW MPO’s Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) and introduced an interactive public engagement map hosted on Social Pinpoint.
Paula Meliester, director of transportation at the Central Shenandoah Planning District Commission, briefed Staunton City Council on March 13 on the SAW MPO’s update to the region’s 25-year Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP). Meliester said the LRTP update began in May, takes roughly 18 months, and is refreshed every five years to keep project lists aligned with costs and changing conditions.
"One of the major goals of our LRTP update is public engagement," Meliester told council, describing a two-phase process: first collecting vision and goals from the community, then compiling proposed projects with local staff and VDOT and returning to…
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