Loop 9 Transportation Study

Public & Agency Involvement

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Throughout the development of Loop 9 Southeast, public meetings and presentations have been made to interested citizens, groups, organizations and local municipalities.

Public Meetings

The public involvement process began in November 1995 during the Feasibility Study, continued during the Major Investment Study (MIS) and Environmental Impact Statement (EIS, which began in 2002), and is ongoing during the Draft EIS (DEIS). Public meetings were held at various locations within the study area to ensure all interested parties were given an opportunity to be involved in the study process.

Technical Steering Committee

The TSC consisted of staff members form the 27 affected jurisdictions in the corridor, along with representatives of TxDOT, Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART), the Fort Worth Transit Authority, the Texas Turnpike Authority (TTA), the Dallas Regional Mobility Coalition, and the Midlothian Chamber of Commerce. The role of this committee was to review and comment on all technical work and to provide the study team with the perspective of individual jurisdictions or agencies. Nine meetings were held from 1993 to 1997, and these meetings discussed the milestones of the study.

Policy Advisory Group

The PAG was comprised of elected officials, as well as representatives of TxDOT, DART, and the TTA. The role of this committee, like the TSC, was to review and comment on all technical work and to provide the study team with the perspective of their individual jurisdictions or agencies. There were five meetings held from 1993 to 1997 and one combined meeting of the PAG and the TF in 2005.

Task Force

On June 8, 2001, the Loop 9 Study was officially reinitiated by Commissioner Mayfield who called a meeting of the Study TF made up of technical staff and elected officials representing all the cities in the corridor. Commissioners Mayfield and Price continue to lead the Study TF. Paramount to the agreements that have been reached by the TF are verbal and written commitments (resolutions) by Ellis County and nine of the 11 cities in the corridor to financially participate in the completion of the MIS and DEIS. Since this first meeting in 2001, there have been 12 meetings, with more to come.

Dallas County is the agency that coordinates these meetings with the local elected officials.