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Subchapter
002
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PUBLIC TRANSIT
(Cite as: 24 V.S.A. § 5089)
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§ 5089. Planning
(a) The Agency of Transportation’s Public Transit Plan for the State shall be amended
no less frequently than every five years. The development of the State Public Transit
Plan shall include consultation with public transit providers, the metropolitan planning
organization, and the regional planning commissions and their transportation advisory
committees to ensure the integration of transit planning with the transportation planning
initiative as well as conformance with chapter 117 of this title (municipal and regional
planning and development). Regional plans, together with the Agency of Transportation’s
Public Transit Plan shall function to coordinate the provision of public, private
nonprofit, and private for-profit regional public transit services, in order to ensure
effective local, regional, and statewide delivery of services.
(b) Recognizing that the growing demand for new regional and commuter services must be
considered within the context of the continuing need for local transit services that
meet basic mobility needs, the Agency of Transportation shall consult annually with
the regional planning commissions and public transit providers in advance of the award
of available planning funds. The Agency shall maintain a working list of both short-
and long-term planning needs, goals, and objectives that balances the needs for regional
service with the need for local service. Available planning funds shall be awarded
in accordance with State and federal law and as deemed necessary and appropriate by
the Agency following consultation with the regional planning commissions and the public
transit providers. (Added 1989, No. 262 (Adj. Sess.); amended 1993, No. 211 (Adj. Sess.), § 17, eff. June 17, 1994; 2001, No. 64, § 18, eff. June 16, 2001; 2009, No. 50, § 73; 2011, No. 62, § 33.)