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Omaha, Neb.-Aug. 26, 2022­–A visually-impaired senior citizen calls her city’s paratransit bus service for a ride to a doctor’s appointment. A disabled veteran receives a ride to the grocery store through a service provider’s door-to-door transportation program.  Both are examples of coordinated transit, which are guided by the Metropolitan Area Planning Agency’s (MAPA) Coordinated Transit Plan that is now available for public comment.

MAPA’s Board of Directors voted to release the Coordinated Transit Plan for public comment at its monthly meeting Thursday. The public comment period runs Aug. 26 through Sept. 26, 2022.

The Coordinated Transit Plan is a guiding document for human service and transit providers in the Omaha-Council Bluffs region.

The Coordinated Transit Plan assesses:

• service needs
• current services
• potential funding options

It is used to develop goals that communities want to achieve during the next five years and strategies for meeting those goals.

The public is invited to attend an open house regarding the Coordinated Transit Plan on Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022 from 4:30-6:30 p.m. at MAPA offices.  A short presentation will start at 5 p.m.

To view the Coordinated Transit Plan and complete a comment form, go to tinyurl.com/CoordTransitPlan.

Written comments may be submitted also via email to: mapa@mapacog.org or U.S. Mail: MAPA, 2222 Cuming St., Omaha, NE 68102.

Comments must be submitted by 4:30 p.m. on Sept. 26, 2022.

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