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Learn More About Our Engagement Efforts

We want you to be involved! We also want you to WANT to be involved and feel valued. Community engagement is an essential part of any transportation project at East Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission (ECWRPC). Good community engagement can help residents advocate for what they need, understand why projects are happening, and improve safetyContinue Reading

Community Engagement

We want you to be involved! We also want you to WANT to be involved and feel valued. Community engagement is an essential part of any transportation project at East Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission (ECWRPC). Good community engagement can help residents advocate for what they need, understand why projects are happening, and improve safetyContinue Reading

Transportation Technical Assistance Program

East Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission’s (ECWRPC) new Transportation Technical Assistance Program aims to help communities identify issues and plan to make their roadways safer, more accessible, and more comfortable for everybody. This technical assistance program will utilize an application-based selection process to provide solutions-based technical assistance to communities seeking to address a particular issueContinue Reading

ECWRPC is seeking your input on enhancing transportation in the Fox Cities and Oshkosh

East Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission (ECWRPC) is seeking feedback for two of its plans: the Congestion Management Process Plan and the Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan. A Congestion Management Process Plan (CMP) addresses strategies to improve safety and reduce traffic congestion on area roadways in urbanized areas of more than 200,000 people. Last updated inContinue Reading

Health in Planning

The intent of the Health in Planning program is to improve health and health equity in the East Central Region by incorporating considerations of potential health impacts into community planning efforts and future development decision making at the regional, county, and local levels. Health and Planning Tools Active Community Environments Wisconsin Resource Kit – A neighborhood, city,Continue Reading

TIP Development & Project Selection

How do the State, the MPO, and transit operators collaborate on the development of the TIP? EC staff works with staff at WisDOT Northeast Region on a regular basis to determine federal and regionally significant state funded project status throughout the TIP process. We update costs, year and implementation status for the 4-year programmed projectsContinue Reading

Metropolitan Transportation Plan Development

What committees are involved in the development of the MTP? How have the State DOT and metropolitan transit operators participated in Plan development? Committees involved in the development of the MTP include: Appleton MPO TAC Appleton MPO TPAC Appleton MPO Transportation Committee Appleton MPO Full Commission Environmental mitigation consultation efforts Valley Transit WisDOT Northeast RegionContinue Reading

Appleton TMA Certification

Federal law in 23 USC §134 requires each metropolitan planning organization (MPO) to carry out a continuing, cooperative, and comprehensive (“3-C”) planning process designed to foster involvement by all users of the system, such as the business community, community groups, environmental organizations, freight operators, and the general public, through a proactive public participation process. AContinue Reading

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