Valdosta-Lowndes Metropolitan Planning Organization (VLMPO)
Director Corey Hull will give us an update on local and regional transportation issues, including upcoming TSPLOST meetings and list development, proposed truck bypass and more.
When: 6PM Monday, May 1st, 2017
Where: Mama Junes Restaurant, 3286 Inner Perimeter Road, Valdosta, Georgia 31602
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Update 2015-07-03: LCDC Transportation Resolution, plus links to previous meetings.
After the potluck, the audience pitched in with very lively discussion (Why do we have bus stops but no buses? Every road is also a subsidy!) with the panelists at the May LCDP meeting:
Valdosta City Council Tim Carroll and Lowndes County Commissioner Joyce Evans were also in the room.
Please also like the Facebook Page for “Public Transportation in Valdosta, Lowndes Georgia”: https://www.facebook.com/PublicTransportationForValdosta. As WCTV said in its coverage of this meeting: “Public transportation, or the lack-there-of, has been a hot-button issue in Valdosta for many years.” This is hardly the first time LCDP has discussed transportation. In addition to the previous two monthly meetings (“Supporting Local Business” and “City Matters”), see for example Corey Hull’s presentation of August 2014.
At the end of the May meeting Jim Parker announced he was running for Valdosta City Council At Large with transportation as one of his main issues.
Come hear all candidates for municipal elections at the LCDP BBQ 6PM July 7th at Mathis Auditorium. Local elected officials affect us all most directly, as Dr. Dennis Marks, LCDP Vice Chair for Elections, reminded us, And DuBose Porter, Chairman of the Democratic Party of Georgia will be there, plus fine BBQ (both meat and vegetarian) and the traditional political quiz by Dr. LaPlant, and plus live music by a local band. You can reserve now! If you can’t come to the BBQ, you can still Continue reading
WCTV covered tonight’s LCDP meeting without ever saying it was an LCDP meeting, but they did make clear it’s an issue of widespread concern.
Winnie Wright, WCTV, 4 May 2015, All Sides Weigh In At Public Transportation Meeting In Valdosta,
Valdosta, GA—Public transportation, or the lack-there-of, has been a hot-button issue in Valdosta for many years.
Back in 2009, the City Council voted against a public transportation proposal, however that, was during the height of the recession.
Now that things are back on track, residents say, they want a public bus system proposal back on the table.
“One of the problems with not having public transportation is Continue reading
Corey Hull of VLMPO facilitated input to the 2040
Transportation Vision Plan at the
August monthly meeting of the Lowndes County Democratic Party,
as you can see in
these videos.
The transportation segment starts at
6 minutes and 30 seconds.
Transportation Planner Corey Hull will be leading a discussion
focused around transportation needs and desires in our community.
This is an excellent opportunity to have your voice heard. Please do
come.
When: 6PM Monday 4 August 2014
Where: Bas Bleu
121 N Patterson St
Valdosta, Georgia 31601
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