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1998 Annual
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20-Year Plan Adopted
Given the often fractious nature of transportation decision-making, the scene at MTC's October 1998 Commission meeting was a virtual lovefest. Members of the audience clapped and hooted in approval as commissioners adopted the 1998 Regional Transportation Plan (RTP). One group of transit riders even presented the commissioners with an oversized thank-you card. The audience was signaling its gratitude for the commissioners decision to close a small but critical gap in funding for replacing worn-out vehicles, tracks and facilities for several of the region's hard-pressed public transit systems over the next 20 years. The public outpouring also was reflective of MTC's efforts to solicit comment at every stage during the two-year process of developing this major update to its principal planning document. With federal guidelines strictly limiting long-range plans to the amount of funding that is guaranteed to be available, the region faced some hard choices. Ultimately, MTC took a fix it first approach to the RTP. In fact over $73 billion, or 82 percent of the $88 billion estimated to be available over the next 20 years for transportation services and facilities, is devoted to maintaining and operating the region's freeways, local streets and public transit systems -- everything from filling potholes and resurfacing failing streets, to replacing buses and rail cars that have reached the end of their life cycles. Another $600 million is set aside for programs designed to, among other goals, squeeze more capacity out of the existing public transit and highway network. At the same time, the RTP identifies over $370 million in new funding for bicycle/ pedestrian facilities and other projects that enhance the traveling experience, and $100 million for the Commission's recently launched Transportation for Livable Communities program, designed to foster pedestrian and bicycle-friendly live/work neighborhoods. -- Brenda Kahn |
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