GO YORK 2050 TRANSPORTATION PLAN FOCUS GROUPS
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Dover Township
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Fri, Sep 13 @ 3:12pm
Description
York Area Metropolitan Planning Organization or YAMPO is the decision-making body for all transportation-related projects in York County that use federal funding.
Every four years, YAMPO updates the Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP). The MTP is a 20+ year plan for an integrated multi-modal transportation network in a region (York County) and is used as YAMPO’s guiding document for network planning and investment.
The MTP must include any project to be funded with federal or state funding – if not explicitly, then through the project selection process outlined in the plan. Additionally, municipalities and other organizations that apply for grants typically must demonstrate that their project is consistent with the regional MTP.
YAMPO is currently in process of updating the MTP, Go York 2050. In June, a Futures Forum was held to discuss forces and factors that may be beyond the control of YAMPO and the York County Planning Commission’s Transportation Division. It also factored in best, worst, and current states of possible scenarios to better understand the future of York County’s transportation system.
The best, worst, and current state scenarios are compiled in the Futures Forum Workshop Summary, available at www.goyork2050.com.
The next step in this process is to conduct focus groups throughout the 7 planning regions in York County.
Currently five of the seven regions have scheduled focus groups to host these discussions and YAMPO is seeking 9-12 participants for each focus group. Participants should live or go to work/school/retired in York County and should participate in their region as identified on the included map. The focus group sessions begin on September 23 and continue into October/November.
Scheduled Focus Group Sessions:
Region 1 (R1) – South Central
Location: Shrewsbury Township
Date: Wednesday, October 23
Time: 6:00 - 7:30 PM
Region 2 (R2) – Greater York East
Location: York Township
Date: Monday, September 23
Time: 6:00 - 7:30 PM
Region 3 (R3) – Greater West York
Location: Dover Township
Date: Tuesday, October 1
Time: 6:00 - 7:30 PM
Region 4 (R4) – Northern
TBD - Pending Confirmation
Region 5 (R5) – South Western
Location: Penn Township
Date: Thursday, October 10
Time: 6:00 - 7:30 PM
Region 6 (R6) – York City
Location: York City
Date: Wednesday, October 9
Time: 6:00 - 7:30 PM
Region 7 (R7) – South Eastern
TBD – Pending Confirmation
If you are interested in participating in the focus group for your region, please email transportation@ycpc.org at least one day prior to the meeting date: R1 by October 22, R2 by September 22, R3 by September 30, R5 by October 9, and R6 by October 8. The regions that are yet to be confirmed will be held in October or November. Additional information will be released when those dates are finalized.
The focus groups will review the current status of transportation in the indicators report, discuss the scenarios from the Go York 2050 Futures Forum, and will consider future transportation planning in York County. This is an opportunity to provide feedback or alternatives to the proposed scenarios.
If you are unable to participate in the focus groups, there will be additional opportunities for public input in 2025. Check GoYork2050.com for updates and additional information.
YAMPO Non-Discrimination Policy
The York Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (YAMPO) fully comply with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), Executive Order 12898 on Environmental Justice, and all related nondiscrimination statutes and regulations in all program and activities that prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, and disability.
• YAMPO’s website (www.yampo.org) may be translated into multiple languages to ensure there are no language barriers. Publications and other public documents can also be made available in alternative languages and formats. To request a translated document, complete the form at https://pa-yorkcountyplanning.civicplus.com/FormCenter/YCPC-Forms-6/Document-Translation-Request-49, call (717) 771-9870, or email planner@ycpc.org.
• Anyone who requires an auxiliary aid or service for effective communication or a modification of policies or procedures to participate in a program, service, or activity of YAMPO’s, should contact the YCPC Assistant Director at (717) 771-9870 or planner@ycpc.org as soon as possible but no later than 48 hours before the scheduled event. YAMPO will not place a surcharge on a particular individual with a disability or any group of individuals with disabilities to cover the cost of providing auxiliary aids/services or reasonable modifications of policy, such as retrieving items from locations that are open to the public, but are not accessible to persons who use wheelchairs.
Individuals who believe they have been aggrieved by an unlawful discriminatory practice by YAMPO under Title VI or the ADA have a right to file a formal complaint. Any such complaint must be in writing and filed with YCPC’s Assistant Director and/or the appropriate state or federal agency. For more information on YAMPO’s Title VI program, ADA program, or to obtain a Complaint Form, please visit https://pa-yorkcountyplanning.civicplus.com/172/Title-VI, call (717) 771-9870, or email planner@ycpc.org.
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