Public invited to Input and Info Session for Transportation Master Plan

Jun 17, 2015

For Immediate Release                        
Wednesday, June 17, 2015

The City of Greater Sudbury welcomes public input to create a Transportation Master Plan that meets the projected demand for vehicle, public transit, cyclist and pedestrian systems over the next 20 years.

Everyone is invited to learn more at a Public Information Centre anytime between 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Wednesday, June 24, in the main foyer at Tom Davies Square, 200 Brady Street, Sudbury.

Following the Public Information Centre, citizens are invited to attend a 7 p.m. presentation in Council Chamber which will be followed by a question and answer period. To pre-register to speak after the presentation, please email clerks@greatersudbury.ca or call 705-674-4455 4209.

Rules for Transportation Master Plan Question and Answer Session beginning at 7 p.m. in Council Chamber:

•    Those persons who have contacted the Clerk's Office to have their names placed on the Speaker's List will go first, in the order that they appear.
•    TheChair will then ask if members of the audience wish to speak.
•    When your name is called please come to the podium, then state your name and identify your interest.
•    In order to allow as many people as possible an opportunity to speak, speakers are limited to a maximum of five minutes for their remarks.
•    Please address all your remarks through the Chair of the Meeting.
•    At the end of your presentation, please remain at the podium should Members of Council have any questions.
•    Audience members are asked to respect meeting decorum.

Those who did not pre-register, but who wish to speak may do so afterward.
Citizens who cannot attend the Public Information Centre or question and answer session may submit comments at www.greatersudbury.ca/transportation or by picking up a form at any of the City of Greater Sudbury Public Libraries or Citizen Service Centres. Copies of the Transportation Master Plan will also be available at local libraries for review.

The City's most recent Transportation Study was updated in 2005. The current study will address policies to guide the development of a comprehensive and sustainable network that will accommodate all modes of transportation, including cycling and walking, in a healthy community.

The final Transportation Plan will be incorporated into the City of Greater Sudbury's Official Plan to establish goals, objectives and policies that will manage and direct physical change throughout the community for the next two decades.

For more information about the City of Greater Sudbury's Transportation Master Plan and related studies, please visit www.greatersudbury.ca or dial 3-1-1.

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