LA PLATA, Md. – Charles County Government in partnership with the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG) is seeking public input for Visualize 2045, a new long-range transportation plan for the National Capital Region. The Charles County public forum is scheduled for Wednesday, April 25, at 7 p.m. in the Charles County Government Building (200 Baltimore Street, La Plata). Your input will help elected leaders and regional planners better understand public attitudes and opinion as they make decisions about the region’s transportation future.
Visualize 2045 includes transportation projects for which funding is expected to be available between now and 2045, as well as those for which funding has not yet been identified.
A series of public forums have been scheduled to discuss seven unfunded initiatives recently endorsed by the Transportation Planning Board (TPB) that have the potential to significantly improve transportation in the region. The TPB will gather feedback at the forums that will help decision makers better understand the universe of needs and potential projects and how they can affect the region’s transportation future.
These unfunded initiatives include: bring jobs and housing closer together; expand bus rapid transit regionwide; move more people on Metrorail; increase telecommuting and other options for commuting; expand express highway network; improve walk and bike access to transit; and complete the National Capital Trail.
For more information, visit www.mwcog.org/visualize2045 or contact Laura Ambrosio at Lambrosio@mwcog.org or 202-962-3278. Citizens with special needs, contact the Maryland Relay Service at 711, or Relay Service TDD: 800-735-2258.