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  Latest News and Information:WICHITA FALLS AREA HOUSEHOLDS NEEDED FOR TRAVEL SURVEY The travel survey will help TxDOT and local officials prioritize local transportation projects as well as plan new roads needed to increase mobility and reduce congestion in the area. Beginning this week, pre-notification letters for the survey will be mailed out from ETC Institute, the vendor hired by TxDOT to randomly selected households in the Wichita Falls MPO study area. The letter will provide background information and inform the residents that the survey is voluntary. A few days later the households will receive a call requesting their participation. For households that agree to participate, a survey packet will be mailed out and a “travel day” will be assigned in order to record their travels for that particular day. The participating household will also receive a date when the vendor will call and retrieve their travel data. In order to collect sufficient usable data thousands of households will be contacted. The results of the travel survey will be shared with the Wichita Falls MPO to update their computer model that will help plan for future traffic demands. It is extremely important that those selected participate in this critical survey to determine how to best manage the traffic in the
For more information, call the TxDOT Wichita Falls District Public Information Office at (940) 720-7728, or Charlie Hall, TxDOT Travel Survey Program Manager at (512) 486-5120. BICYCLE & PEDESTRIAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE Working with local partners and stackholders, the WFMPO has developed a Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committee. The kick-off meeting for the BPCAC was December 18th.
The last BPAC meeting/workshop was June 4th at 2:00 p.m. at the Central Services conference room, 2100 Seymour Highway.
This new committee provides valuable insight into local pedestrian and cycling matters in the metropolitan area. If you would like information on the BPAC or anything MPO related, contact us at (940) 761-7450. PUBLIC INFORMATION NOTICES The table lists documents and plans completed by the Wichita Falls MPO. Documents available for public comment are noted in the "Comment Period" section.
To see additional documents, plans, programs, maps, or information pertaining to the WFMPO, use the links for Plans & Programs, Maps, and Policies and Committees.
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