PUBLIC PARTICIPATION NOTICE

Proposed Amendment FFY 2024 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) – Amendment # 2, Draft FFY 2025 Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) and the Draft FFY 2025-2029 TIP.

In accordance with the formal public participation program tied to the Pioneer Valley Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO), the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission (PVPC) in coordination with Pioneer Valley Transit Authority (PVTA) is holding a (21) day public review for a Amendment # 2 to the FFY2024 TIP, the Draft FFY 2025 UPWP and the Draft FFY 2025-2029 TIP.  The document will be available for comment starting on April 26, 2024 and ending on May 16, 2024.  Please visit http://www.pvpc.org/publicreview for additional information.

This process will also be used as the Pioneer Valley Transit Authority’s (PVTA) public participation process. The Pioneer Valley Transit Authority, the FTA Section 5307(c) applicant, has consulted with the Pioneer Valley  Metropolitan Planning Organization and concurs that the public involvement process adopted by the Pioneer Valley MPO for development of the TIP satisfies the public hearing requirements that pertain to the development of the Program of Projects (POP) for the regular Section 5307, Urbanized Area Formula Program, grant applications including the provisions for public notice and the time established for public review and comment.

Copies of the documents are available at the Springfield office of PVPC, on-line at http://www.pvpc.org/publicreview.  Direct comments to pvmpocomments@pvpc.org .