Slide Show Topics

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Slide Show Topics
Public Involvement Meeting
April 14, 15, and 21, 22, 2008
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Slide Show Topics

• Purpose Of The Study
• Purpose Of This Meeting
• Public Involvement Process
• Study Process
• Study Schedule
• Format Of This Meeting

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Purpose of Study
Investigate all of Southwest Georgia and
comprehensively identify capacity and operational
needs to improve the regions access to existing
Interstate facilities (I-185, I-75, and I-10).
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Purpose Of This Meeting

• Meeting Purposes
• Introduce the General Public to the Study
• Outline the Public Involvement Process
• Outline the Study Process
• Provide an Overview of Study Schedule
• Receive Comments on the Study Process

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Public Involvement Process

• Public Involvement Process
• Stakeholders Committee
• Public Meetings
• Project Website
• Traditional Information Sources
• Newspapers
• TV
• Radio
• "Environmental Justice" Outreach

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Public Involvement Process

• Stakeholders Committee
• Local Government Officials and Agencies (Cities
  and Counties)
• Regional Agencies (RDCs)
• State Officials (Senators Representatives)
• Federal Officials (Senators Representatives)
• Economic Development Agencies (State and Local)
• Georgia Emergency Management Agency (GEMA)
• Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
• U. S. Department of Transportation
• U. S. Department of Defense
• Special Interest Groups
• Georgia Department of Transportation District
  Officials
• Florida Department of Transportation District
  Officials
• Alabama Department of Transportation Officials

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Public Involvement Process

• Public Involvement Meetings
• Series of public involvement meetings will be
  held throughout the study.
• These meetings are designed to solicit
  information concerning
• Study Process
• Existing Transportation Problems Needs
• Future Transportation Problems Needs
• Potential Transportation System Improvement
  Alternatives
• Improvement Recommendations

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Public Involvement Process
Project Website
interstate
sw
ga
.com
www.
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Public Involvement Process

• "Environmental Justice" Outreach Program
• "Environmental Justice" Groups Are Those Persons
  That Cannot, or Do Not, Participate In The
  Traditional Public Involvement Process Due To
• Lack of Access To Traditional Informational
  Resources
• Newspapers
• Radio and TV
• Internet
• Lack of Transportation
• Low Literacy Level
• Do Not Speak English
• Disability
• Income
• Minority
• Ethnic Group

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Public Involvement Process

• "Environmental Justice" Outreach Programs Are A
  Requirement Of The U.S. Department of
  Transportation To Include These Traditionally
  Underserved Groups Into The Planning Process For
  All Projects And Programs Receiving U.S.
  Department Of Transportation Funds.

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Public Involvement Process

• "Environmental Justice" Outreach Mechanisms
• Project Information Provided Through the Schools
• Project Information Provided to Ministerial
  Organizations
• Project Displays at Government Offices
• Project Displays at Local and Regional Events
• County Fairs
• River Town Days Festival - Bainbridge
• Black Heritage Festival Thomasville
• Turkey Day Festival - Oglethorpe
• La Fiesta del Pueblo - Tifton
• Project Information Provided Using Organizations,
  Agencies, and Businesses that Represent the
  Interest or Do Business with "Environmental
  Justice" Groups

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Study Process
Study Area 32 Counties
Study Area
Baker
Marion
Brooks
Miller
Calhoun
Mitchell
Chattahoochee
Muscogee
Clay
Quitman
Colquitt
Randolph
Cook
Schely
Crisp
Seminole
Decatur
Stewart
Dooly
Sumter
Dougherty
Terrell
Early
Thomas
Grady
Tift
Lee
Turner
Lowndes
Webster
Macon
Worth
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Study Process
Existing Conditions Evaluation
We Are Currently Working On This Phase
Phase 1
Future Conditions Evaluation
Phase 2
Alternate Improvement Strategies and Evaluation
Phase 3
Recommend Improvements
Phase 4
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Study Process
Phase 1 Existing Conditions Evaluation

• Population, Housing, and Employment
  Characteristics
• Land Use Characteristics
• Emergency Management Access Needs
• Military Mobility and Logistics Needs
• Environmental Considerations
• Transportation System Characteristics
• Highway System Characteristics
• Transit System Characteristics
• Freight System Characteristics
• Goods Movement Patterns

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Study Schedule
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Format of Meeting

• Informal Meeting Format
• Information Stations
• Study Process
• Public Involvement Process
• Currently Available Existing Conditions
  Information
• Study Schedule And Key Study Milestones
• Comments

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THANK YOU For Taking Your Time To Attend Today's
Meeting