East Texans asked to take mobility survey

Submitted by Canton1 on

Persons residing throughout the 14 counties of East Texas are invited to participate in a short-term project to improve mobility throughout the region. The affected counties include Anderson, Camp, Cherokee, Gregg, Harrison, Henderson, Marion, Panola, Rains, Rusk, Smith, Upshur, Van Zandt and Wood.

The project is an update of the Regionally Coordinated Transportation Plan completed in 2011.

Among the more important recommendations arising from the 2011 project were increased marketing/public education regarding public transit programs/services, one-stop regional call center, funding to expand public transit service hours, online regional trip planner, and regional transit vehicle maintenance.

The current project is funded via a Texas Department of Transportation grant obtained through the East Texas Connects committee and East Texas Council of Governments.

The committee is composed of 35 members representing a wide range of public, private, and social service organizations. ETCOG is the regional governmental organization whose responsibilities include regional transportation planning.

Participating in the current project is as easy as one, two, three:

1.       Visit this project’s website to follow the project’s progress. www.EasTexConnects.com

2.       Complete a short online survey regarding your current travel needs and preferences.

3.       Attend one of 14 community meetings to be held in late July.

Anyone who completes the brief online survey by July 30 will be entered into a random drawing for a selection of four $50 VISA gift cards.

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