From: SMTC <contactus@PROTECTED>
Date: May 14, 2021 at 1:05:47 PM EDT
To: ridebent@PROTECTED
Subject: SMTC News: Public Participation Plan, Manlius study, Dome study
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 Submit comments on Public Participation Plan through June 12. 

The newsletter of the Syracuse Metropolitan Transportation Council May 2021 email edition SMTC updating Public Participation Plan The SMTC is currently updating the agency’s Public Participation Plan, which details approaches and procedures the agency will use to engage with the public during the development of transportation plans and studies. You can review the draft plan on our website. Public comments received on or before June 12, 2021, will be considered for the final document, to be presented to the SMTC Policy Committee on June 23. Comments can be submitted via email to mcolone@PROTECTED, or postal mail to: SMTC, Attn: Mario Colone, SMTC, 100 Clinton Square, 126 N. Salina Street, Suite 100, Syracuse, NY 13202.  Review the draft 2021 Public Participation Plan Manlius Village Center Pedestrian Safety & Mobility Study  Like many communities that developed along a major travel corridor, the Village of Manlius faces the problem of how to safely mesh through traffic with local activity, particularly pedestrian activity, in its central business district. Manlius is somewhat unique in that it has two main streets - Fayette Street (Route 92) and Seneca Street (Route 173) - that serve as the heart of the village. SMTC began work in fall 2020 on the Manlius Village Center Pedestrian Safety & Mobility Study on behalf of the Village of Manlius. As part of this planning-level study the SMTC is reviewing existing traffic conditions to determine potential future traffic improvements, exploring traffic calming and pedestrian and bicycle improvements, and examining the possibility for reducing curb cuts along the two main village streets. Where appropriate, this study will also examine operational issues, such as intersection design and signal operations.  SMTC is holding a virtual meeting in early June to hear specifically from business owners along the two main streets and plans to hold a public meeting in the coming months to hear from all village residents. This study is anticipated to be complete by April 2022. Dome Traffic Management and Events Strategic Plan Many changes have taken place in and around University Hill since the Dome was built in 1980, and more changes are expected with the upcoming I-81 Viaduct Project. A new traffic management plan is needed, for SU sports and other special events. The SMTC has contracted with a team of consultants led by Stantec to complete the Dome Traffic Management and Events Strategic Plan. The purpose of this project is to provide detailed, site-specific traffic management and operations plans in a format that can be used by personnel during an event, with consideration for the anticipated changes to I-81. This project started in January 2021 and is expected to take about three years to complete. UPCOMING MEETINGS / EVENTS   May 19 at 10:00 a.m.: SMTC Planning Committee, on Zoom. Public may watch livestream and submit comments through our YouTube channel. Meeting agenda is on our website.  June 15 at 3:30 p.m.: Forum on Active Transportation, on Zoom. Watch for an invitation to follow with more details! June 23 at 10:00 a.m.: SMTC Policy Committee, on Zoom. Public may watch livestream and submit comments through our YouTube channel. News from our member agencies  In April, Governor Cuomo announced that $800 million toward the first phase of construction on the I-81 viaduct replacement project was included in the FY2022 Enacted State Budget. More information from Syracuse.com.  Bus rapid transit was included in Representative John Katko’s list of project funding requests for Central New York. If approved in the next multi-year federal surface transportation bill, the $15 million request would help Centro open one of the BRT lines proposed in the SMTC’s 2018 Syracuse Metropolitan Area Regional Transit Study Phase 1 (SMART 1). SMTC and Centro staff discussed BRT and other topics in the latest episode of the City Limits podcast from WAER Syracuse Public Media, which examined equity and accessibility in public transportation.    The City of Syracuse released a list of the mayor's proposed road reconstruction projects for the 2021 paving season. The city's online Road Closures mapping application shows current and planned closures. You can also view pavement ratings on this map developed by the SMTC.  May is National Bike Month! Check out this series of videos for smart-cycling safety tips. See our website for additional information about our bicycle and pedestrian planning activities, and to view past bike/ped studies. SMTC updated our Bike Suitability Map of Greater Syracuse in 2020. The City of Syracuse also recently released a Bicycle Routes Map.  Have you the cycled the Empire State Trail yet? Find maps and more info to plan your trip. Did you know....?  Centro’s James Street route has the highest ridership in Onondaga County, averaging over 2,000 daily riders in 2019. This is one of the routes proposed for Bus Rapid Transit service in the SMTC’s 2018 Syracuse Metropolitan Area Regional Transit Study, Phase 1 (SMART 1). Read the study here.    Copyright © 2020, Syracuse Metropolitan Transportation Council, All rights reserved. www.smtcmpo.org contactus@PROTECTED Our mailing address is: 126 N. Salina Street Suite 100 Syracuse, NY 13202 Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.

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