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Transportation Advisory Board's Next Public Meetings Scheduled
ARCHIVED PRESS RELEASE: Published 2-3-2010
The Transportation Advisory Board has scheduled its next two
public meetings for Feb. 9 and Feb. 16. These public meetings will
be held as follows:
Feb. 9, 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. - Council District 3: B.
C. Franklin Park Recreation Center, 1818 East Virgin Street
Feb. 16, 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. - Council District 4:
Central Library Aaronson Auditorium, 400 Civic Center (Fourth
Street and Denver Avenue)
The Transportation Advisory Board invites the citizens of Tulsa
to attend public meetings in each of the nine City Council
districts. This new board, which began meeting in April 2009, is
using these meetings to introduce itself to the community. The
board would like to receive citizens' comments about transportation
in the city of Tulsa. Citizens also can receive information about
transportation capital improvement projects.
The Transportation Advisory Board has been commissioned to
advise the Mayor and City Council on all matters affecting land
transportation in Tulsa including, but not limited to, streets and
rights-of-way maintenance and construction, traffic engineering,
mass transit, rail and trail systems. During budget preparation for
the 2010-2011 fiscal year, the board will offer recommendations
regarding efficiency of Tulsa's transportation system.
Members of the Transportation Advisory Board include Mayor Dewey
Bartlett, District 1 Councilor Jack Henderson, District 2 Councilor
Rick Westcott, Darrell Gilbert representing Council District 3,
District 4 Councilor Maria Barnes, District 5 Councilor Chris
Trail, District 6 Councilor Jim Mautino, District 7 Councilor John
Eagleton, Al Unser representing Council District 8, Daniel Keating
representing Council District 9, Brian Cullum from the construction
industry, Tulsa Metropolitan Utility Authority Chairman Rick
Hudson, Metropolitan Tulsa Transit Authority board member Phil
Lakin, Tulsa Metropolitan Area Planning Commission member Keith
McArtor, and Matthew Moshiri, construction engineer.
The Transportation Advisory Board meets on the first Tuesday of
each month, at noon in the 10th Floor North Conference Room of City
Hall at One Technology Center, 175 E. 2nd St. Meetings for the
remainder of 2010 are as follows: March 2, April 6, May 4, June 1,
July 6, Aug. 3, Sept. 7, Oct. 5, Nov. 2, and Dec. 7.
