Resolution on Public Meetings

Whereas there are often local planning meetings that have significant impact on MBTA facilities or operations programming, and

Whereas meetings sponsored by neighborhood groups or local officials sometimes have limited publicity, and

Whereas this limited publicity can restrict public participation and skew the results of the meeting, and

Whereas broad public participation is an important part of successful public transportation planning, therefore be it

RESOLVED, that the Association for Public Transportation calls on the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority and its contractors to conduct effective advertising through press releases, advertisements in local newspapers, and notices posted in the affected stations or other facilities, when public meetings or hearings are to be held concerning MBTA projects or planning, and be it further

RESOLVED, that the Association for Public Transportation calls on the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority to make a good-faith effort to publicize meetings concerning transportation projects and planning in which it participates, even when such meetings are sponsored by outside organizations and individuals.

Approved by the Board of Directors, October 12, 2006.