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Regional public transportation planning process begins tonight
Logan
County included with Cass, Christian, Mason, Menard, Morgan,
Sangamon and Scott
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[October 09, 2007]
The state of Illinois has had it
on their agenda for a long time to provide more public
transportation for rural areas, Human Services Transportation Plan
coordinator Sarah Campbell said today. A federal mandate that every
state write a Human Services Transportation Plan is driving the
organization at this time. The transportation plan targets serving
older adults, disabled and low-income people, she said.
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 Illinois has been divided into 11 regions. Logan County has been
combined with Cass, Christian, Mason, Menard, Morgan, Sangamon and
Scott counties to form Region 7. Campbell will oversee Region 7 and
another region. The Illinois Department of Transportation will serve
as administrator.The state has new grant funding for these
transportation projects.
Local officials, human service provider agencies and transit
operators have been invited to attend an organizational meeting
today (Tuesday) at the Senior Services of Central Illinois
Conference Room in Springfield at 5 p.m.
The city of Lincoln and the Logan County Board will have
representatives in attendance. Other local agencies are anticipated
to have representatives in attendance as well.
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Discussions in committee would include evaluating local transit
needs and resources, and the possibilities of contracting with other
counties. Local representatives would bring the needs for travel
within Lincoln and Logan County, as well as to nearby counties, to
be evaluated.
According to the meeting agenda, the
primary goal today would be to discuss the process that is being
initiated and to form a Regional Transportation Committee. A
committee will be selected by nomination and will then continue to
meet in order to:
Sarah Campbell can be reached at 309-837-3941
The Western Illinois Regional Council in Macomb is the organizer.
[Jan
Youngquist]
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