CSAC HLT Committee Members & Public Works Officials - Please review the attached Draft Public Participation Plan released by Caltrans. Your input is essential to ensure your voice is heard - so please complete the survey provided at the link below. To all interested parties:

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has released a Draft Public Participation Plan (PPP) for its statewide transportation plan and funding program. You are invited to visit
http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/tpp/offices/osp/ppp.html to download the PPP
and provide comments by filling out a survey. Caltrans wants to involve stakeholders and the general public in transportation planning and programming in the most effective ways possible, so your feedback is important and will make a difference.

The PPP and survey will be available to fill out online through May 1, 2008. If you have any questions, please contact Laurie Waters, Caltrans Office of State Planning, 916-654-4466, or laurie_waters@dot.ca.gov.

If you are interested in future public involvement opportunities with Caltrans plans and programs, go to
http://limesurvey.migcom.com//index.php?sid=74759
to give us your preferences on mail or e-mail, as well as your contact information. Thank you in advance for helping us create meaningful opportunities for public involvement in improving our transportation system!