Contact: Karen Amacher
Phone: (512) 463-8954
 

August 19, 2008

 

New 2030 Committee to Examine Future Transportation Needs

Local hearing provides opportunity for testimony, commentary by public

DALLAS – The 2030 Committee will hold a public hearing Thursday afternoon at Dallas Area Rapid Transit’s Headquarters. This hearing is one of six public hearings planned across the state to give Texans the opportunity to share their perspectives on the state’s transportation needs in the coming decades. The previous hearings were held in Austin, El Paso and Houston, and upcoming hearings will be in Corpus Christi (September 4) and Amarillo (September 18).

The purpose of the independent 12-member committee is to present an assessment of the state’s transportation needs through the year 2030, in the context of today’s economic reality. The committee will issue a report estimating the resources necessary to meet those needs in December.  Metroplex-area residents David Laney, Roger Nober and Gary Thomas serve on the committee.

Those wishing to submit written testimony should come prepared with 13 copies of any printed materials, and oral testimony will be limited to three minutes. Comments may also be emailed to 2030committee@ttimail.tamu.edu.

For additional information about the committee’s goals, membership or public hearing dates and locations, visit the Texas Department of Transportation website, www.txdot.gov.

Who:
 		 2030 Committee Members and TxDOT staff,
Regional business, planning and transportation representatives
Where: Dallas Area Rapid Transit Headquarters
1401 Pacific Avenue
Dallas, Texas 75202
When: 4 p.m. Thursday, August 21, 2008