Notice of Opportunity for Public Comment on Transportation Planning Documents

Apr 26, 2023

Planning for the Future Transportation Needs of Cape Cod

In accordance with the Public Participation Plan, the Cape Cod Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) has released the following documents for a 21-day public review and comment period. Members of the public are invited to review these documents and provide comments.

The UPWP describes all significant transportation planning activities planned on Cape Cod over the twelve (12) month period from October 2023 through September 2024. The TIP serves as a prioritized listing of roadway, bridge, and transit projects proposed for implementation during the next five (5) federal fiscal years. FFY 2023-2027 TIP Draft Amendment 2 would increase funding amounts to match the increased project cost estimates for the Barnstable Bearses Way Shared Use Path project and the Wellfleet Route 6 at Main Street project.

Copies of these documents are available for review online at: www.capecodcommission.org/mpo

Public comment opportunities for these plans will be held on the following dates:

An in-person meeting at the Hyannis Transportation Center at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, April 26, 2023
A virtual public meeting at 6:00 PM on Wednesday, April 26, 2023
An in-person outreach table on the Cape Cod Rail Trail at Station Avenue parking area in Yarmouth on Tuesday, May 9, 2023 from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM
An in-person outreach table on the Old Colony Rail Trail at Monomoy baseball field parking area on Stepping Stones Road in Chatham on Thursday, May 11, 2023 from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM

Virtual meetings can be accessed by clicking: www.capecodcommission.org/outreach/join or calling in to (929) 205-6099 and entering meeting ID 961 1903 7671.

A virtual public meeting of the Cape Cod MPO is scheduled for Monday, May 22, 2023 at 1:00 PM to hear additional public comments and consider endorsement of these documents. Virtual meeting details will be available at www.capecodcommission.org/mpo

Please contact Colleen Medeiros at 508-744-1226 for further information.

Comments on these plans may be sent via mail, facsimile, e-mail, or online by May 15, 2023, as follows:

Mailed:
Cape Cod Commission Transportation Program
Attn: Colleen Medeiros, Transportation Program Manager
3225 Main Street (Route 6A) | PO Box 226
Barnstable MA 02630-0226

Sent by facsimile (fax) to the attention of Colleen Medeiros, Transportation Program Manager, FAX: 508-362-3136

Via electronic mail (E-Mail) please put “UPWP,” “TIP,” or “TIP Amendment” in the subject line and send to: transportation@capecodcommission.org

Via online public comment form: Fill out an online public comment form by visiting this link: https://cccom.link/comment

Meetings of the Cape Cod Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) are accessible to people with disabilities. The Cape Cod Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) provides reasonable accommodations and/or language assistance free of charge upon request (including but not limited to interpreters in American Sign Language and languages other than English, assistive listening devices and alternate material formats, such as audio tapes, Braille and large print, as available). For accommodations or language assistance please contact the Cape Cod MPO by phone: (508) 362-3828, fax (508) 362-3136, Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS), dial 711 or email frontdesk@capecodcommission.org. Title VI Notice of Nondiscrimination: The Cape Cod MPO complies with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and related federal and state statutes and regulations. It is the policy of the Cape Cod MPO to ensure that no person or group of persons shall on the grounds of Title VI protected categories, including race, color, national origin, or under additional federal and state protected categories including sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, creed, ancestry, veteran's status (including Vietnam-era veterans), or background, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be otherwise subjected to discrimination under any program or activity administered by the Cape Cod MPO.

To request additional information about this commitment, or to file a complaint under Title VI or a related nondiscrimination provision, please contact the MPO’s Title VI Coordinator by phone at (508)362-3828, Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS), dial 711, fax (508) 362-3136 or by e-mail at mhevenor@capecodcommission.org.

If this information is needed in another language, please contact the MPO’s Title VI Coordinator by phone at (508)362-3828.

Caso estas informações sejam necessárias em outro idioma, por favor, contate o Coordenador de Título VI da MPO pelo telefone 508-744-1299.

The public discussion of the Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP) at CCJTC, MPO, and transportation meetings satisfies the Program of Projects (POP) public hearing requirements of the Federal Transit Administration (FTA).