Have Your Say on Rural Transportation Needs

The Regional District of North Okanagan, with the assistance of Boulevard Transportation Group, is undertaking the Transportation Options for Rural Residents Study, a community visioning and planning exercise to improve transportation options for North Okanagan’s rural residents. The study will involve exploring programs and infrastructure to improve transportation options for rural residents. Potential improvements will work toward increasing mobility, but also seek to make rural transport more socially equitable, universally accessible and environmentally sustainable. The study will address transportation options within rural areas as well as connections to existing regional and municipal transportation systems. Community Survey As part of the Study, the Regional District has developed a community survey to better understand travel behaviour in the North Okanagan and identify barriers to more efficient, sustainable transport. The survey is available to be completed on-line at www.rdno.ca or paper copies can be sent to you by contacting the Regional District of North Okanagan, (250) 550 3700. The survey is open until February 27th 2009. Your assistance in completing the survey would be greatly appreciated. Community Mapping Workshops North Okanagan electoral area residents are also encouraged to attend a series of workshops held by the Regional District in mid-February. The workshops will be an open forum where rural residents can work with the project team to identify and prioritize future transportation infrastructure improvements. Workshop date and location is as follows: Ø Electoral Areas B & C BX Elementary School,Wednesday, February 18th, 2009, 7.00PM For more information please visit the Regional District of North Okanagan’s website at www.rdno.ca or contact the Regional District of North Okanagan’s Sustainability Coordinator, Anna Page at (250) 550-3700.