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WHAT'S NEW

COMPASS is beginning the process of updating Communities in Motion, the regional long-range transportation plan for southwest Idaho. The current plan was adopted by the COMPASS Board of Directors in August 2006; it must be updated and re-adopted every four years.

To update the plan, staff will examine how the region may develop over the next 20 to 30 years based upon projected population and employment growth, current and future transportation needs, safety, financial capacity, and preservation of the human and natural environment.

"Public input and involvement are extremely important in the planning process," states COMPASS Director of Planning Charles Trainor. "As transportation revenues continue to be stretched tighter and tighter, we are looking for input from the public regarding where and how they want to see those funds spent," continues Trainor. "There simply are not enough funds to build or develop everything that is needed or wanted to accommodate growth in the Treasure Valley."

COMPASS will begin its public involvement effort this spring with a series of presentations to community groups and interested parties to raise awareness of the plan and the planning process.

This summer, COMPASS will be conducting focus groups to gain detailed insight into the public's needs and wants for their transportation system. Over the next year and a half, COMPASS will continue to keep the public informed of progress and invite feedback. Public involvement plans include hosting open houses to share information and gain feedback, placing displays highlighting the planning process in public facilities throughout the valley, and email/Web updates and surveys.

Feedback will be solicited throughout the planning process and as the final plan is nearing completion. The plan is expected to be completed by August 2010.

For questions, or to schedule a presentation, be added to the Communities in Motion email update list, or be involved in the Communities in Motion update in some other way, contact COMPASS Communication Coordinator, Amy Luft, at aluft@compassidaho.org or (208) 855-2558 x 231.

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COMPASS WORK WINS AWARDS!

  • The International Association for Public Participation (IAP2) selected Communities in Motion: Regional Long-Range Transportation Plan 2030 as a 2007 Project of the Year Merit Award winner . The award was presented at the annual meeting of IAP2 on November 15, 2007. The COMPASS project was one of five awarded, from a slate of 22 projects worldwide. COMPASS was acknowledged for its use of innovative public participation techniques and for successfully involving the public in the planning process.

     

  • The Association for Metropolitan Planning Organizations (AMPO) National Award for Outstanding Achievement in Metropolitan Transportation Planning was presented to COMPASS for Communities in Motion: Regional Long-Range Transportation Plan 2030. The award was presented at the Clinton Library in Little Rock, Arkansas on October 4, 2007 during the AMPO Annual Conference.