MPO Public Involvement Procedures

The transportation planning process must include a proactive public involvement process. The public involvement process developed for the South Western Region is designed to provide complete information, timely public notice, full public access to key decisions, support early and continuing involvement of the public in developing plans and TIPs, and conform to federal transportation planning requirements.

The process includes a variety of techniques including:

• Open public meetings
• Published calendar of meetings
• Formal legal notices
• Mailing lists, and
• Project Advisory Committees.

Resolution #97-015 describes the MPO's Public Involvement Process endorsed December 4, 1997.

Click here to download Resolution #97-015 in Adobe Acrobat PDF format.

     The South Western Region Metropolitan Planning Organization Public Participation Plan Evaluation and Draft Public Participation Plan update the region’s current Public Involvement Process adopted in 1997. The Draft Plan identifies how the public can get involved in regional transportation planning and how the organization plans to reach out to residents.

The public review and comment period runs from November 15, 2007 to January 3, 2008.

The Draft Public Participation Plan and the Plan Evaluation are available for inspection at the South Western Regional Planning Agency (SWRPA) offices from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. weekdays. The documents are posted on the SWRPA website at http://www.swrpa.org. In addition, the documents are available for review at the main branch of the public library in the towns of Darien, Greenwich, New Canaan, Norwalk, Stamford, Weston, Westport, and Wilton.

Comments on the Draft Plan should be provided before January 3, 2008 and directed to: Ms. Sue Prosi, Senior Regional Transportation Coordinator South Western Regional Planning Agency 888 Washington Boulevard, 3rd Floor Stamford, CT 06901 Email: prosi@swrpa.org South Western Region Metropolitan Planning Organization (SWRMPO) action on the Draft Plan is scheduled for January 28, 2008 at 8:15 a.m. at the Norwalk Transit District, 275 Wilson Avenue, Norwalk. For information about the Draft Plan or for assistance, please contact Ms. Prosi at (203) 316-5190 or via email at prosi@swrpa.org.

• South Western Region Metropolitan Planning Organization Public Participation Plan Evaluation (October 2007)
• Draft Public Participation Plan (October 2007)
• Legal Notice