The Public Participation Plan (PPP) guides public participation activities conducted by the Santa Fe Metropolitan Planning Organization (the “MPO”). According to Federal law, a metropolitan planning organization must be designated for each urbanized area with a population of 50,000 or more. The MPO serves as a forum for a continuing, cooperative, and comprehensive transportation planning process and its Transportation Policy Board (the “Policy Board”) is the authority in approving how Federal transportation dollars are spent in the region.

The process outlined in the Public Participation Plan is the basis for the development of the twenty-five year Metropolitan Transportation Plan and its amendments. The process shall result in plans and programs that consider all transportation modes and supports metropolitan community development and social goals. These plans and programs shall lead to the development and operation of an integrated, multimodal transportation system that facilitates the efficient, economic movement of people and goods. The memorandum of agreement between the New Mexico Department of Transportation and the Santa Fe MPO clearly identifies the MPO’s responsibilities for carrying out transportation planning and programming.

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DRAFT PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PLAN

Public Comment Period: 04/12/13 – 05/28/13

Public Input Meeting (Open House)

Thursday May 9th, 2013 4:00 – 6:00PM

Community Room, Main Library 145 Washington Street, Santa Fe

DRAFT PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PLAN

The Public Comment Period runs from April 12^th, 2013 through May 28^th, 2013. A Public Input Meeting (Open House Format) has been organized for May 9th to allow the public to ask questions, comment and discuss this Draft Public Participation Plan. The MPO Technical Coordinating Committee  will review submitted public comment and make a recommendation on the Draft Plan at their next meeting on May 20th. The MPO Transportation Policy Board will hold a Public Hearing on the Draft Plan at their meeting on May 30^th, 2013 prior to approving the document.

For more information, if you have question, or wish to submit written comment, please contact:

Mark Tibbetts, MPO Officer 505-955-6614

Written comments can also be mailed to:

Mark Tibbetts, MPO Officer, P.O. Box 909 Santa Fe, NM87504-0909

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Current Public Participation Plan 2007

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