Citizens' Corridor Advisory Committee Mission

Mission

Participate in strategic and forward thinking to assist the Texas Department of Transportation in delivering a world-class transportation system. In doing so, it will meet help meet the state’s five transportation goals:

Reduce Congestion
Enhance Safety
Expand Economic Opportunity
Improve Air Quality
Increase the Value of Transportation Assets

Purpose

Study the impact of corridor-wide issues, including economic, political, societal, demographic population trends, use of existing/new/upgraded facilities, multi-modal solutions, and financing options.
Make recommendations corridor planning, development and public involvement
Enhance participation and input between TxDOT and affected communities, governmental entities and interested parties

Responsibilities

Duty of Knowledge: Advisory members should stay informed, ask questions, understand the difference between facts and misconceptions and think strategically. They should communicate issues and concerns from members of the public and exercise reasonable care in explaining transportation issues before them.
Duty of Fairness: Advisory members should be open to new ideas and should make deliberate and knowledge-based recommendations. Members should be good stewards when representing the committee, make independent judgments and not be influenced by special interests
Duty of Commitment: Advisory members should spend their valuable and limited time together learning, listening and deliberating on transportation issues within their scope. In order to actively participate in committee discussions and make recommendations, members should be present at each meeting.

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