Thursday, March 28, 2013

Plan Bay Area Announcement

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March 18, 2013
Comment on the Draft Plan Bay Area
Attend an Open House in Your County

The Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) later this month will release for public review and comment the Draft Plan Bay Area and the Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR). This will start the public comment period for the long-range plan that has been discussed and developed over the past two years.

What's Being Released for Public Review:
  • Comment on the Draft Plan Bay Area (release date Friday, March 22, 2013; close of comment period, 4 p.m., Thursday, May 16, 2013).
  • Comment on the Draft EIR, which examines the proposed plan and four alternatives and analyzes the range of potential environmental impacts that could result from the implementation of Plan Bay Area (release date Friday, March 29, 2013; close of comment period, 4 p.m., Thursday, May 16, 2013).
  • Comment on the Draft 2013 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP), which implements Plan Bay Area by identifying surface transportation projects over the next six years that are regionally significant or will receive federal funds (release date Friday, March 29, 2013; close of comment period, 4 p.m., Friday, May 3, 2013).
  • Comment on the Draft Transportation-Air Quality Conformity Analysis for Plan Bay Area and the Draft 2013 TIP (release date Friday, March 29, 2013; close of comment period, 4 p.m., Friday, May 3, 2013).
Plan Bay Area 
Plan Bay Area looks forward to the year 2040 and charts a course for the Bay Area's first ever Sustainable Communities Strategy, accommodating needed housing growth within our nine counties while at the same time decreasing greenhouse gas emissions from cars and light trucks.

Open Houses and Public Hearings Offered in All Nine Bay Area Counties 
Attend an Open House to view displays and learn about the Draft Plan Bay Area. Provide oral comments on the Draft Plan at the Public Hearing or leave written comments at the comment station during the Open House. No registration is needed. For transit directions, visit 511.org.

Open House Hours: 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. 
Public Hearing Hours: 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
 
Monday, April 8, 2013 
Napa County: Elks Lodge, 2840 Soscol Ave., Napa
Sonoma County: Friedman Center, 4676 Mayette Ave., Santa Rosa
Thursday, April 11, 2013
San Francisco County: Whitcomb Hotel, 1231 Market St., San Francisco
Monday, April 22, 2013
Solano County: County Fairgrounds, McCormack Hall, 900 Fairgrounds Dr., Vallejo 
Contra Costa County: Marriott Hotel, 2355 North Main St., Walnut Creek
 
Monday, April 29, 2013
Marin County: Marin Center, 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael
San Mateo County: Crowne Plaza Hotel, 1221 Chess Drive, Foster City 
  
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Alameda County: Mirage Ballroom, 4100 Peralta Blvd., Fremont 
Santa Clara County: Hilton Hotel, 300 Almaden Blvd., San Jose 
  
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For more information: 
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Plan Bay Area Environmental Impact Report (EIR) 
Three public hearings are scheduled as an opportunity to provide oral comments. Oral comments on the Draft EIR also can be made at the Plan Bay Area public hearings listed above. 
 
Tuesday
April 16, 2013 
Tuesday,
April 16, 2013 
Wednesday,
April 17, 2013 
10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Embassy Suites Hotel,
Novato/Larkspur Room
Joseph P. Bort MetroCenter Auditorium
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Library, Rooms 225/229
101 McInnis Parkway
San Rafael 
101 8th Street
Oakland 
 
150 E. San Fernando St.
San Jose 
 
Submit Comments Multiple Ways 
  • Provide written or oral comments at any of the open houses or public hearings. 
  • Submit your comments via email by close of comment period. 
  • Participate in an online forum, Plan Bay Area Town Hall, at www.OneBayArea.org
  • Send comments via mail to MTC-ABAG, Plan Bay Area Public Comment, 101 8th Street, Oakland, CA, 94607. 


If you need a sign language interpreter, if English is your second language and you need translation services, or if you require any other type of assistance, please contact MTC at 510.817.5757 or 510.817.5769 for TDD/TTY. We require notice of at least three business days to provide reasonable accommodations. 
 
Si necesita un intérprete del lenguaje de señas, si el inglés es su segundo idioma y necesita un intérprete, o si necesita cualquier otra ayuda por favor comuníquese con nosotros al número 510.817.5757 o al 510.817.5769 para TDD/TTY. Requerimos tres días de anticipación para proveer asistencia razonable.
 
如果您需要手語翻譯員或如果英語是您的第二語言您需要翻譯服務或者您需要任何其他類型的協助請致電510-817-5757或致電TDD/TTY電話510-817-5769。我們要求獲得至少三天提前通知才能提供合理的配合安排。
 
 
Association of Bay Area Governments and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission
101 Eighth Street, Oakland, CA  94607
Phone: 510.817.5700
Fax: 510.817.5848
Email: info@onebayarea.org
This email was sent to lizdale@ymail.com by info@mtc.ca.gov |  
Metropolitan Transportation Commission | MTC/BATA Public Information | MetroCenter | 101 Eighth Street | Oakland | CA | 94607

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