Long Range Transportation Plan to be Released

ST. CLOUD -- The St. Cloud Area Planning organization will unveil its long range transportation plan tomorrow night (Thursday). It's called "Transportation Blueprint 2040".

APO spokeswoman Angie Stenson says they update these plans every four years to identify projects and outline transportation needs.  They'll look at demographics and land use to better identify needs for automobiles, bikes and pedestrians, transit and and freight.

Stenson says they have two public meetings planned to gather input. The first meeting will be Thursday, February 28th at the St. Cloud Library. The second meeting will be held at the Sauk Rapids Government Center Tuesday, March 5th. Both meetings start at 6:00 p.m.