MoDOT adopts new long-range plan; Missouri transportation tax proposal passes first hurdle
Today the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission--the group that heads MoDOT--met in Jefferson City and approved the final version of MoDOT's new Long Range Plan. You can view the updated plan documents, which include many revisions and suggestions made by MoBikeFed members and allied organizations, as well as many other MoDOT stakeholders and citizens, on the Missouri On the Move website.
MoDOT's new plan is groundbreaking in comparison with past MoDOT Long-Range Plans. The new plan encompasses four main points:
- Maintain the system; de-emphasize new construction
- Emphasize safety
- Provide for economic development
- Provide transportation choices for Missourians
MoDOT Director Dave Nichols gave a summary of the plan and the revisions that have been made since the plan was released for public comment last year.
Nichols pointed out that a number of revisions had been made to the plan in response to public comment and comments by MoDOT partners and stakeholders (including MoBikeFed members, supporters, and allies across the state), including updates emphasizing the health and economic benefits of providing for bicycling and walking.
Nichols gave some examples of the type of public feedback and comments they had received--for example, people from rural areas complaining that the plan gives too much emphasis to biking and walking, and comments from urban areas complaining the plan does not give enough emphasis to transit.
However, Nichols emphasized that by and large the public response to the new plan and its overall direction--including a new emphasis on all types of transportation such as biking, walking, and transit--has been very positive.
MoBikeFed Executive Director Brent Hugh addressed the Commission during the public comment period, thanking Commissioners and MoDOT staff for their work to incorporate bicycling and walking elements into the new plan, and presenting Commissioners and MoDOT leadership with the top priorities of Missouri's Bicycle & Pedestrian community. Our very top priority is creation of a statewide bicycle and pedestrian plan--a proposal that may move forward soon.
The Commission unanimously adopted the new long range plan.
The meeting marked the end of Commissioner Lloyd Carmichael's term as Commission Chair. Incoming Commission Chair Stephen Miller of Kansas City has been a strong advocate of MoDOT's work to better incorporate bicycling and walking.
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