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County TSP screening seen as urban-focused; committee urged to add public input
Summary
Members who sit on the TAC said the county's TSP online screening privileges urban criteria (population density, proximity to schools/transit) and that the next stage will "ground-truth" results with public input to temper data-driven prioritization.
Committee members who attended a county TAC meeting described the Transportation System Plan (TSP) online open house and voiced concern that the automated screening criteria concentrate resources in urban areas. One member said the criteria favor projects in densely populated, non-city urban pockets and urged the committee and residents to submit public comments during the ground-truthing phase.
A planner in the county meeting noted that the current phase is a screening stage and that public input will be used in the next step to refine priorities. Several members said they would individually submit comments and encouraged the committee to amplify rural and intercity connectivity issues that the criteria may underweight.
