TransLink seeks Public Advisory Committee members

March 04, 2013

TransLink seeks Public Advisory Committee members
People in Northeast Sector needed to give input about area transit plan

VANCOUVER—Applications are now open for people who live, work or study within Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody, Belcarra and Anmore to join TransLink’s new Public Advisory Committee (PAC). The committee will provide community perspective into the recently-initiated Northeast Sector Area Transit Plan.

Those interested in joining the Public Advisory Committee can get more information and an application form at translink.ca/nesatp. Applications, submitted online or through the mail, are due March 18, 2013.

TransLink’s area transit plans identify long-term visions and near-term priorities for an area’s transit network and are undertaken for seven areas within Metro Vancouver. The plans consider community input, current and projected land use and growth and transportation-related data findings, such as automated passenger counts. The Northeast Sector Area Transit Plan will coordinate transit planning with municipal land use planning while considering the future of the area.

“Input from those who live, work or study in the area, stakeholders and municipalities is key to the success of the plan,” says Bob Paddon, executive vice president, Strategic Planning and Public Affairs at TransLink. “We want to hear from people in the Northeast Sector about what works and what can work better when it comes to transit.”

Stakeholders and the public will have a variety of opportunities to provide feedback during the 18-month process, including through public consultation events and online surveys. “We’re going to reach out to people regularly,” says Paddon. “It’s important that we have lots of input from members of the Public Advisory Committee, stakeholders and the public so that we make better informed decisions and end up with a plan people embrace and support.”

The Public Advisory Committee members are a meaningful part of TransLink’s stakeholder and public consultation process. Input collected from the committee will be part of other feedback collected through consultation during the development of TransLink’s Northeast Sector Area Transit Plan.