Two public meetings on MTC Draft Transportation 2035 Plan next week
<p>MTC Draft Transportation 2035 Plan: Change in Motion and its companion Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) were released last month and are available for viewing online now at http://www.mtc.ca.gov/planning/2035_plan/index.htm. Residents are invited to comment on these documents over the next few weeks in several different ways.</p>
<h3>Written Comments</h3>
<p>Written comments on the Draft EIR must be received by 4 p.m. on Monday, February 2, 2009, at 101 Eighth St., Oakland, CA 94607, Attn: Ashley Nguyen, Planning Section; faxed to MTC, Attn: Ashley Nguyen, at 510.817.5848; or sent via e-mail to anguyen@mtc.ca.gov.</p>
<p>Written comments on the Draft Transportation 2035 Plan must be received by 4 p.m. Monday, March 2, 2009. Written comments must be submitted to MTC via mail (at 101 Eighth St., Oakland, CA 94607, Attn: Public Information); via e-mail to info@mtc.ca.gov or faxed to MTC at 510.817.5848, Attn: Public Information.</p>
<h3>Comment at a Public Hearing Next Week</h3>
<p>Oral comments will be accepted on both draft documents at two public hearings to be held next week. (Additional comments can be made before the Commission at its public meetings up to adoption of the plan, expected March 25, 2009.) The public hearings will be held on:</p>
<p><strong>Tuesday, January 27, 2009</strong><br />
Public Hearing/Workshop: San Francisco
7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
San Francisco State Downtown Campus
Room 609
835 Market Street, San Francisco
<p>OR</p>
<p><strong>Wednesday, January 28, 2009</strong><br />
Public Hearing: Oakland
10:05 a.m.
MTC Commission Meeting
Joseph P. Bort MetroCenter
Lawrence D. Dahms Auditorium
101 Eighth Street, Oakland
(across from the Lake Merritt BART station)
<p>If you do plan on attending a public hearing, please RSVP via e-mail to info@mtc.ca.gov or phone the Public Information Office at 510.817.5757. Please leave your contact information and let us know which hearing you plan to attend.<br />
Accessible Meetings: Sign-language interpreters or readers will be provided if requested at least three business days in advance; every effort will be made to provide interpreters for non-English speakers if requested at least five business days in advance. To make your request, please call 510.817.5757.
Should you have any questions, feel free to phone the Public Information Office for assistance.
