The Pioneer Valley Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) outlines the direction of transportation planning and improvements for the Pioneer Valley through the year 2040.  It provides the basis for all state and federally funded transportation improvement projects and planning studies.  The long range plan concentrates on both existing needs and anticipated future deficiencies in our transportation infrastructure, presents the preferred strategies to alleviate transportation problems, and creates a schedule of regionally significant projects that are financially constrained - in concert with regional goals and objectives and the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21 Century (MAP-21).  The Pioneer Valley Regional Transportation Plan plays a vital role in the advancement of transportation projects and policies for the region.

Two public meetings to solicit public comments on the Draft Regional Transportation Plan are scheduled for 7:00 PM at the following locations:

• July 14, 2015 - Pioneer Valley Planning Commission, Springfield, 60 Congress Street
• July 16, 2015 - Northampton City Hall City Council Chambers, 210 Main Street

The meeting locations are convenient to public transit and are ADA accessible. Persons in need of specific ADA accommodations, translation or interpretive services should contact Gary Roux by phone at (413) 781-6045 or email gmroux@pvpc.org . Requests must be made at least 10 days prior to the date of the public hearing.

This location is accessible to people with disabilities. PVPC  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, open or closed captioning for videos, assistive listening devices and alternate material formats, such as audio tapes, Braille and large print), as available. For accommodation or language assistance, please contact PVPC by phone (413-781-6045), fax (413-732-2593), TTD/TTY (413-781-7168) or by email gmroux@pvpc.org. Requests should be made as soon as possible prior to the meeting, and for more difficult to arrange services including sign-language, CART or language translation or interpretation, requests should be made at least ten business days before the meeting.

Title VI Notice of Nondiscrimination: PVPC complies with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and related federal and state statutes and regulations. It is the policy of MassDOT 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 PVPC. To request additional information about this commitment, or to file a complaint under Title VI or a related nondiscrimination provision, please contact PVPC (413-781-6045), fax (413-732-2593), TTD/TTY (413-781-7168) or by e-mail at gmroux@pvpc.org .

If information is needed in another language, please contact the PVPC Title VI Specialist by phone at (413) 781-6045.
 Caso esta informação seja necessária em outro idioma, favor contar o Especialista em Título VI do PVPC pelo fone 413-781-6045.”

Si necesita información en otro lenguaje, favor contactar al especialista de MassDOT del Título VI al 413-781-6045.
如果需要使用其它语言了解信息，请联系马萨诸塞州交通部（PVPC）《民权法》第六章专职人员，电话 413-781-6045。
如果需要使用其它語言了解信息，請聯系馬薩諸塞州交通部（PVPC）《民權法》第六章專職人員，電話 413-781-6045。