Johnson County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC)

Transit and Transportation Future-Focused Forum

FEEDBACK The Transportation Future Focus task force has taken a unique approach to its work by publishing its resource links and developing work product report on this web page. If you would like to participate in the development of this product, but cannot attend the meetings please send your input by e-mail.

MEMBERSHIP
The Transportation Future Focused Forum membership has been developed through direct inquiry and self initiated selection by concerned citizens and stakeholders. A wide variety of stakeholders and affected audiences were identified and requested to participate in this initiative, including representatives from each of Johnson County's 20 cities, every chamber of commerce, and several organizations representing special populations with a vested interest in our county's transportation present and future condition. To access current membership list of the Transit and Transportation Future-Focused Forum, please click here.

CONCEPT
During the annual State of the County Address on March 29, 2005, Johnson County Chairman Annabeth Surbaugh announced the creation of six task forces, or Future-Focused Forums, to focus on future-oriented, policy-level issues facing the Johnson County community. Each of these task-forces will focus on a specific area and will work to develop goals and objectives to accomplish within that area for consideration by the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC). In addition, each task-force is headed by one commissioners, who will serve as the chair and who will, in that capacity, be responsible for the work program of his or her task force, including calling meetings, developing agendas, and supervising the preparation reports to the BOCC.

Chairman Surbaugh has selected me to lead the Transit and Transportation future-focused forum. This forum will focus on issues related to future transportation planning issues. Transit issues are a major concern that faces our community which can only be successfully addressed through collaborative exchanges with stakeholders throughout our community and the metropolitan area.

The safe and efficient movement of people and goods is critical to our community. Throughout my seven-year tenure on the Shawnee City Council and today as Second District Commissioner, I have a strong commitment to maintaining and improving community and regional transportation. While on the council I worked closely with the Mid-America Regional Council’s (MARC) Total Transportation Policy Committee (TTPC) and Transit Committee, where I continue to serve today as the BOCC liaison to the committee. As a councilmember I was also a leader in developing Shawnee’s nationally recognized bicycle network.

MY INITIAL FOCUS
In advance of determining the membership of the Transit and Transportation Future-Focused Forum I have developed a tentative framework that can serve as the initial framework for future strategies and outcomes in the areas of transit and transportation in Johnson County and the region:

1) What problems and issues currently exist in the area of public transit and transportation?
2) Where do we want to be, what do we want to look like in 5, 10, 15 years?
3) What is or can be Johnson County’s role in defining this future vision?

QUESTIONS?
Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions, ideas or concerns regarding the Transit and Transportation Future-Focused Forum.

MY TRANSPORTATION LINKS

If you have any additional transportation initiative links for this page, please let me know.

Texas Transportation Institute 2005 Urban Mobility Report

Sonoma County Transportation Authority

US Census Transportation Planning
RELATED - Johnson County's Geographic Profile
KC Metro Commodity Flow Survey/Characteristics by Mode of Transportation

Arlington County, Virginia - CommuterPage.com

Victoria Transportation Policy Institute (VTPI): "Terrorism, Transit and Public Safety"

Thunderhead Alliance

Breakthrough Technology Institute - Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)

Curitiba, Brazil: Integrated, Sustainable Transport Considerations http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curitiba
http://www.solutions-site.org/artman/publish/article_62.shtml
http://solstice.crest.org/sustainable/curitiba/
http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/fellows/brazil1203/
http://www3.iclei.org/localstrategies/summary/curitiba2.html