2008 Education Series: Making Connections: Improving Mobility and Design in the Treasure Valley
COMPASS announces its 2008 COMPASS education series, Making Connections: Improving Mobility and Design in the Treasure Valley. The topics for the 2008 series support implementation of the regional long-range transportation plan, Communities in Motion http://www.communitiesinmotion.org.
Open House
Treasure Valley High Capacity Transit Study
May 22, 2008
10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
802 W. Idaho Street
(Inside the Mode Building in downtown Boise)
The open house will be a final opportunity for public comments on the location of a multimodal transportation center in downtown Boise. Valley Regional Transit (VRT) and COMPASS will recommend a location in early June 2008. For more information, click here.
"Rideline" - a New Website for Bus, Carpool, and Vanpool Information
Valley Regional Transit has created a new website for bus, carpool, and vanpool routes, schedules, and other helpful information. To view the Rideline website, click here.
Communities in Motion Implementation Guidebook
By the adoption of the Communities in Motion in August 2006 the region has agreed on a common vision of transportation and land use. However, leadership in the region must act to put the regional plan into action. The Communities in Motion Implementation Guidebook provides more specific strategies for land use and transportation necessary to move this vision into action and illustrates strategies of how to direct mixed uses such as jobs, shopping, services, and housing. To review the Communities in Motion Implementatin Guidebook, click here.
LEGISLATIVE SERVICES
As a service to our member agencies, COMPASS sometimes takes a position on issues before the Idaho State Legislature. Additionally, the agency pursues funding opportunities for Treasure Valley transportation projects through reauthorization of the federal transportation bill (known as SAFETEA-LU, the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users) and the annual federal appropriations process. For more information, click here.
Articles on Growth: COMPASS has compiled several new articles on growth in the Treasure Valley that have appeared in the Idaho Statesman and Idaho Press-Tribune.
Transportation Project Alert
BOISE - A new statewide travel information service that gives updates on winter road and weather conditions, emergency closures and access to tourist information 24-hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week was launched today by the Idaho Transportation Department. For more information, click here.
ADA COUNTY HIGHWAY DISTRICT - To view a complete list of roadways in Ada County that will have lane restrictions or closures click here.
COMPASS WORK WINS AWARDS!
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The International Association for Public Participation (IAP2) selected Communities in Motion:Regional Long-Range Transportation Plan 2030 as a 2007 Project of the Year Merit Award winner. The award was presented at the annual meeting of IAP2 on November 15, 2007. The COMPASS project was one of five awarded, from a slate of 22 projects worldwide. COMPASS was acknowledged for its use of innovative public participation techniques and for successfully involving the public in the planning process.
- The Association for Metropolitan Planning Organizations (AMPO) National Award for Outstanding Achievement in Metropolitan Transportation Planning was presented to COMPASS for Communities in Motion:Regional Long-Range Transportation Plan 2030. The award was presented at the Clinton Library in Little Rock, Arkansas on October 4, 2007 during the AMPO Annual Conference.
- At the Idaho Press Club Awards on Saturday, May 5, 2007, COMPASS received:
First Place, Feature Writing/Public Relations - for an editorial about open space planning in the Idaho Statesman, May 28, 2006.
First Place, Website General Excellence/Public Relations - for the new COMPASS website, www.compassidaho.org.
First Place, Website Special Purpose - for the Communities in Motion website, www.communitiesinmotion.org.
Second Place, Special Purpose Publication - for the Communities in Motion Executive Summary Booklet.
Honorable Mention - for the Communities in Motion Newsletter.
- The International Summit Creative Awards committee, comprised of 16 judges from 7 countries, awarded COMPASS a Bronze in the category of Public Service/Advocacy Multiple-Media Campaign. This includes the Communities in Motion website, newsletter series, postcards, and the Communities in Motion booklet with CD-Rom.
- The Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) presents COMPASS with the
2007 Excellence in Transportation Award [Transportation Planning-Large Project] for Communities in Motion: Regional Long-Range Transportation Plan 2030. ITD awarded the prize in Boise at its 2007 Project Development Conference on April 4-5.
During presentation of the award, ITD noted that "Communities in Motion" is the most significant and robust approach to planning regionally for transportation to date in Idaho. The quality of work, coordination and communication, and the final Plan serves as an example for regional planning throughout Idaho and the nation."
- Idaho Smart Growth presented Communities in Motion: Regional Long-Range Transportation Plan 2030 a Certificate of Appreciation – Adopted by COMPASS in the Public Policy and Planning Award Category.
- COMPASS was awarded the Idaho Advertising Federation's Rockie Award in the Collateral and Public Service categories for the "Communities in Conversation" postcard.
- American Council of Engineering Companies of Idaho awarded COMPASS and Kittleson & Associates, Inc. a First Place and Grand Award for "innovative techniques and high future value of the project" (Communities in Motion).
