Open For Public Review: Unified Planning Work Program for Transportation Planning
BALTIMORE (January 31, 2007) -- Each year the Baltimore Regional Transportation Board (BRTB) develops a work program for the coming fiscal year.  This program, known as the UPWP or Unified Planning Work Program, identifies activities to be completed on behalf of the BRTB by the transportation planning staff of the Baltimore Metropolitan Council.  The public is invited to review and comment on the draft of the UPWP for Fiscal Year 2008 (July 1, 2007 – June 30, 2008).

The UPWP focuses on issues such as:

The complete draft of the FY 2008 UPWP is available online in PDF format at www.baltometro.org/content/view/775/508/.  A print version is available at the Regional Information Center, located in the BMC’s offices at 2700 Lighthouse Point East in the Canton area of Baltimore.

A presentation on the UPWP will be made at the next meeting of the BRTB’s Citizens Advisory Committee on Wednesday, February 7, 2007, at 5:30 p.m. at BMC.  The public is encouraged to attend the meeting and share their thoughts and ideas.

Comments may also be submitted in writing.  Mail comments to:  Baltimore Regional Transportation Board, 2700 Lighthouse Point East, Suite 310, Baltimore, MD  21224.  OR fax comments to 410-732-8248.  OR e-mail comments to mhaines@baltometro.org.

All comments must be received by 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, February 20.