Open House & Comment on Appleton (Fox Cities) Metropolitan Transportation System Planning

All interested parties are invited to comment on the metropolitan transportation system planning conducted by the East Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission (ECWRPC), Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT), Valley Transit, and local units of government in the Appleton Metropolitan Planning Area.

Under federal law, the ECWRPC serves as the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for the Appleton Urbanized Area. In coordination with WisDOT, Valley Transit, and local units of government in the Appleton Metropolitan Planning Area, the ECWCPC is responsible for conducting a continuing, cooperative, and comprehensive transportation planning program in accordance with provisions of federal transportation law.

The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) is conducting a planning certification review of the metropolitan transportation planning process in the Appleton Metropolitan Planning Area. This review is conducted every four years. Public comments received will be incorporated in the review and considered together with other USDOT oversight activities to determine if the transportation planning process meets applicable requirements of federal transportation law.

Comments are sought pertaining to the MPO’s transportation planning processes, public involvement procedures, transportation system plans, and transportation improvement program.

Public comments are invited and encouraged and may be submitted in writing or in person at the public open house meeting to be held Wednesday, October 21st, 2015, from 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm at:

East Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission
400 Ahnaip Street, Suite 100
Menasha, Wisconsin 54952

ECWRPC staff and representatives of the Federal Highway Administration, Federal Transit Administration,and Wisconsin Department of Transportation will be available in an “open house” format throughout the meeting from 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm to individually respond to questions and provide information regarding the transportation system planning process. Oral comment may be provided or written comments may be submitted at any time during the open house meeting.

Persons with special needs are asked to contact the ECWRPC office by phone at 920-751-4770 at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting so that appropriate arrangements can be made to facilitate their participation.