MTC Invites Napa County Residents to Help Steer a Better Course for Bay Area Transportation

OAKLAND, Calif., May. 14 /PRNewswire/ --

OAKLAND, Calif., May 14 /PRNewswire/ -- What is your vision for the future of Napa County and Bay Area transportation? Please share your views at a workshop held in the city of Napa and sponsored by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC):

Tuesday, May 20, 2008 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Napa County Transportation 2035 Workshop Napa City-County Library Community Meeting Room 580 Coombs Street, Napa

MTC, working in conjunction with other regional agencies, is undertaking a major update to its long-range transportation plan for the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area. Known as "Transportation 2035: Change in Motion," the effort signals MTC's commitment to promoting sustainability and mobility in the face of continued growth and global warming impacts.

Following extensive outreach in the fall of 2007 and the submission of hundreds of possible transportation projects, MTC now seeks input on the next phase of the development of the Transportation 2035 Plan: the trade-offs among various options for investing the region's limited transportation resources. A series of nine workshops -- one in each of the nine Bay Area counties -- is scheduled for the public to participate in the debate. The Napa meeting comes near the end of the series. If you are not available to attend the Napa event, please feel free to attend the San Francisco County Workshop from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, May 22, at the San Francisco State Downtown Campus, 835 Market Street, Room E673, San Francisco.

"Right now, the Transportation 2035 Plan is a work in progress. By the time it is adopted in early 2009, it will guide all Bay Area transportation policies and investments," noted MTC Chair Bill Dodd, who also serves as a Napa County Supervisor. "There is a critical role for the public to play in these workshops in that it is their money we are going to invest," added Dodd. "We'd like to hear from Bay Area residents about their transportation priorities."

For additional meeting details and further information about Transportation 2035: Change in Motion, visit the MTC Web site at http://www.mtc.ca.gov/T2035 .

RSVP to info@mtc.ca.gov or call 510.817.5981 (or TTY/TDD 510.817.5769). Please leave your name, address, phone number and e-mail, and which workshop you plan to attend.

Sign Language Interpreter or Reader: A sign language interpreter or reader will be provided if requested at least three business days in advance (five or more days notice is preferred). Printed materials are available in alternative formats upon request.

Translation Services: Every effort will be made to provide interpreters for non-English speakers if requested at least five business days in advance. Please call MTC at 510.817.5757 (or TTY/TDD 510.817.5769) for more information.

MTC is the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area's transportation planning, coordinating and financing agency.