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Upper Valley Inter-Modal Facility – Overview

Upper Valley Inter-Modal Facility – Overview. Nathan Miller, AICP Upper Valley Lake Sunapee Regional Planning Commission. Gabe Zoerheide Upper Valley Transportation Management Association. August 4, 2009. SECTION 1

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Upper Valley Inter-Modal Facility – Overview

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  1. Upper Valley Inter-Modal Facility – Overview Nathan Miller, AICP Upper Valley Lake Sunapee Regional Planning Commission Gabe Zoerheide Upper Valley Transportation Management Association August 4, 2009

  2. SECTION 1 OVERVIEW OF THE PROJECT, ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE PROJECT ADVISORY COMMITTEE

  3. Overview of the Project • Congressional Appropriation of $500,000 secured by Rep. Paul Hodes in the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2008. • Project is listed as “I-89 Park and Ride/Bus Terminal” • Planning justification for the project must be provided before additional funds may be appropriated for design, engineering, and construction. • Planning justification is provided through the completion of a feasibility study with alternatives analysis. • The charge of this Committee is to oversee the alternatives analysis and provide NHDOT with a recommended preferred alternative.

  4. Overview of the Project (Continued) • Project will serve as a multi-modal regional transportation center • Will provide a new passenger terminal for Intercity Bus Provider (Dartmouth Coach) • Will provide connections to local fixed-route transit services • Will provide connections to demand response human service transportation providers • Will provide significant park-and-ride capacity • Will provide infrastructure to facilitate bicycle and pedestrian connections • May provide space for a regional dispatch center • May (depending on site) provide connections to air or rail transportation

  5. Project Advisory Committee • Upper Valley Communities • Lebanon, Enfield, Hanover, Hartford • Regional Transportation Planning Organizations • UVLSRPC, TRORC, UVTMA • State/Federal Agencies • NHDOT, Vermont AOT, Federal Transit Administration • Transportation Providers • Dartmouth Coach, Advance Transit, Connecticut River Transit, Stagecoach Transportation, Greyhound • Statewide Transportation Policy Groups • GACIT Committee, NH State Coordinating Council for Community Transportation • Large Employers • DHMC, Dartmouth College

  6. Roles and Responsibilities of the Project Advisory Committee • Oversee and provide input in the Public Involvement Process • Develop and reach consensus on a Statement of Purpose and Need for the project • Provide oversight and guidance in developing the Project Consultant’s scope of work for the alternatives analysis • Solicit proposals and select the Project Consultant • Oversee the process to identify and “shortlist” potential sites for the facility • Establish screening criteria to evaluate alternative sites • Select and recommend a preferred alternative

  7. Project Timeline • 12-month timeline is anticipated • 7 Project Advisory Committee meetings • 4 Public Informational Meetings

  8. SECTION 2 PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT PROCESS

  9. Goals for Public Involvement • Encourage early and continued public participation. • Meaningfully engage the public as a contributor to the success of the project. • Solicit community support for the project. To do this we must: • Provide complete and timely information about: • Meeting agendas, times, and results. • Research and recommendations from project consultants. • Status of the project. • Invite the community to participate before important decisions are made.

  10. Roles and Responsibilities

  11. Communication Tools • Website: www.uvinter.wordpress.com • E-mail List • Public will be Encouraged to Sign-up • Press Releases • Public Meetings • Other Forms of Media (if Appropriate) • Community Access Television • Project Blog • YouTube • “E-Bulletins”

  12. Project Website www.uvinter.wordpress.com The website will: • Allow for public comments. • Offer all meeting agendas, materials, and minutes. • Be attractive. • Offer lay-person descriptions.

  13. Public Meetings • Public Meeting #1 • Present the process and seek input on the drafted screening criteria. • Receive comments and reaction • Public Meeting #2 • Invite the public to brainstorming possible locations • Public Meeting #3 • Present and receive feedback on potential sites. • Public Meeting #4 • Formal presentation of PAC recommendations.

  14. Outreach to Civic groups • Over the course of the planning project members of the Project Outreach Team will be available to discuss the project with civic groups, town boards, and other interested parties. • Please suggest venues for this outreach.

  15. Concluding. . . . • How does this sound? • Have we succeeded in crafting a thoroughly open public process? • Any suggestions?

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