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Orange County Transportation Council. State-designated multi-agency, inter-municipal metropolitan planning organization (MPO) Responsible for comprehensive, continuing, & cooperative surface transportation planning Federal $$ for transportation projects
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Orange CountyTransportation Council • State-designated multi-agency, inter-municipal metropolitan planning organization (MPO) • Responsible for comprehensive, continuing, & cooperative surface transportation planning • Federal $$ for transportation projects • Orange County is host agency; County executive is Chairman; Staffed by County Planning Department
OCTC Structure • Permanent Voting Members • Orange County (Co. Exec. permanent Chairman) • NYS Dept. of Transp. (Reg. Dir. permanent Secretary) • NYS Thruway Authority • Metropolitan Transportation Authority • Cities of Newburgh, Middletown and Port Jervis • All Municipalities -- rotating voting rep; 2-yr terms • Towns: 2 from each of the three OCTC regions • Villages: 2 from among all the villages • Non-Voting Members • Federal Highway & Federal Transit Administrations • NYS Bridge Authority • Port Authority of NY & NJ (to be added Nov 2007) • Staff support OC Planning Department & NYSDOT
Federal Funding to OCTCAnnual Planning Work Program • Newburgh Area Transp. & Land Use Study • Bicycle & Pedestrian Plan • Local Transit System Planning & Admin. • Mid & Western County Transp. Planning • Future planning projects • Ongoing MPO Admin.
Heritage Trail – west of Goshen photo by tony, TraiLink.com
Section of Trail to be built as part of Middletown Transit Center project