Press Release

Vancouver, Washington -- The Southwest Washington Regional Transportation Council will hold a public open house on Thursday, November 15, 2007, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., at the Clark County Public Service Center lobby, 1300 Franklin Street, Vancouver, Washington. The open house will provide information on the Draft 2007 update to the Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP) and on the New Transportation Corridors Visioning Study. The Metropolitan Transportation Plan is the long-range transportation plan to meet forecast transportation needs in Clark County over the next twenty years. The New Transportation Corridors Visioning Study looks at longer-term transportation needs when this County's population may reach one million in population.

At the open house, there will be opportunity to learn about plans for this region's transportation future and to gather public feedback on the plans. You can contact RTC at 360-397-6067, visit RTC's website, or e-mail comments to info@rtc.wa.gov

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