Public Input

BMTS WANTS TO HEAR FROM YOU!

The Binghamton Metropolitan Transportation Study is committed to the principle that successful outcomes happen when we plan WITH the community, not when we plan FOR the community. Investment of public funds in the transportation system affects your quality of life. The quality of transportation services and facilities affects your mobility, the safety of your travel, the cost of goods you buy, the social and economic health of the region. Transportation decisions often have a lasting influence on the shape of the community. The decision to construct NY Route 17 through the north side of Binghamton and Johnson City (a decision that long pre-dates BMTS, by the way) continues to have impacts, both positive and negative, forty years later. We simply cannot undo a new road or bridge. It is therefore incumbent on us to make sure those decisions are well thought out.

We want to hear from everyone!

People who ride B.C. Transit
People who drive
People who ride a bicycle to school
People who walk to the store
People who carpool
People who use B.C. Lift
People who live in Binghamton and work in Owego
People who own businesses
People who drive trucks
People who ride Tioga County Public Transit

We want to hear from:

Senior citizens who have difficulty crossing the street before the light turns red
Individuals who use wheelchairs who can't travel where there are no ramps at the corner
People without cars who can't travel when B.C. Transit doesn't run
High school students who just got their driver's license
Elementary school students who want to tell us what kind of future THEY want

We EVEN want to hear from:

People who hate the proposed Court Street roundabout
People who love the proposed Court Street roundabout
People who think congestion on Vestal Parkway means our community is thriving
People who won't go near the Vestal Parkway when it's busy

GOT THE IDEA? We can't do good plans without you. So write to us, send an e-mail, give us a call. We want your thoughts on general transportation and community development issues. We also want to hear from you on specific topics that change from time to time. Check the calendar and attend a BMTS Policy Committee or Planning Committee meeting. Join the BMTS Pedestrian and Bicycle Advisory Committee. Go to a New York State DOT public hearing for a specific project. Listen, and voice your opinion.

Participation Plan
Discrimination Complaint Procedure