What are your priorities for bicycling? Where do you want to go? What would help you get there? What would help you or your family make more bike trips or go farther? SRPEDD (acronym for SouthEastern Region Planning and Economic Development District) is in the process of developing a Regional Bicycle Plan to identify and prioritize bicycle needs in the region. They are asking for public input into the plan that they are working on. The region’s plan includes the South Coast Bikeway and The Taunton River Trail. The Regional Bicycle Plan will identify and prioritize the bicycle needs in the area and will be incorporated into Region’s Transportation Plan which will guide transportation decisions in the region in the foreseeable future. The Regional Transportation Plan is updated on a four year cycle; the current cycle forecasts conditions and projects through 2040. Projects must be identified in the Regional Transportation Plan to receive state and federal funding.
SRPEDD planners have scheduled two “open houses” for public input. Attendees can add their insights into what will improve bicycling for you and your town. This is an open house; there will be no formal presentation. You will be able to review the work in place to date, talk to planners, find out what other towns in the region are doing, and provide written comments. The first Open House is scheduled for January 28 from 5:00 – 7:00 pm in Dartmouth at the Town’s Southworth Library, 732 Dartmouth Street, Dartmouth, MA. A second Open House will be held January 29 from 5:00 – 7:00 pm at Norton Public Library, 68 East Main Street, Norton, MA.
SRPEDD Region covers 23 towns and cities from Wareham to Seekonk and Westport to Mansfield.