Public Comment Sought at Rural Transportation Planning Meeting on April 21, 2023

submitted by Joel Fitzpatrick, Transportation Program Director, WMSRDC

The West Michigan Rural Regional Transportation Task Force (Region 14), which is responsible for rural transportation planning in Lake, Mason, Muskegon, Newaygo, and Oceana Counties, is seeking public comment on the transportation planning process, project selection, and amendments at the regional level. The planning and project selection process includes projects being amended in the existing Fiscal Year 2023-2026 State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP).  The STIP lists federally funded transportation projects that are located outside Metropolitan Planning Organization boundaries and is developed in a cooperative effort between federal, state, and local officials and serves as the final link in the transportation planning process. Its primary purpose is to identify transportation programs and projects to be funded with federal aid in accordance with federal law and regulations. This plan is an outline of the transportation needs of the State of Michigan for the next four years.

A public comment period is scheduled at the following meeting:

  • The West Michigan Rural Transportation Task Force Meeting on April 21, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. at the West Michigan Shoreline Regional Development Commission (WMSRDC) offices located at 316 Morris Avenue, Suite 340, Muskegon, Michigan 49440.