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Meeting Cancellation Notice
The Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) meetings for Thursday April 11, 2019, has been cancelled
The MPO meetings will be rescheduled to Thursday, May 16, 2019.
Stay tuned to either the MPO website at www.rapidcityareampo.org or the Rapid City Area MPO Facebook for meeting updates.
Posted 3/10/2020
The Rapid City Area MPO is working to establish a cohesive vision for the Sixth Street corridor from Rushmore Plaza Civic Center to the Performing Arts Center and exploring opportunities to make it more walkable, bikeable, and livable, including an improved crossing of Omaha Street! The project team will hold an initial public meeting from 3:30 pm to 6:00 pm on Tuesday, March 10th at the Rapid City Public Library, Hoyt Room (610 Quincy Street) to educate area residents about the study and gather input regarding the future of Sixth Street.
The public meeting will have an informal open house format, allowing for one-on-one discussion with the project team. Brief presentations will be given at approximately 4:00 PM and 5:00 PM. The purpose of this meeting is to introduce the study to the public and gather input on both opportunities and challenges along the Sixth Street corridor.
For those who cannot attend the public meeting, information about the study is available online at www.sixthstreetstudy.com. The website also provides the opportunity to view an online map of the study area and pin a comment to a specific location of interest. Presentations and displays shown at the public meeting will be available online within a few days of the public meeting.
For more information, please contact Kip Harrington, Project Manager, at kip.harrington@rcgov.org or 605-394-4120.
Posted 12/10/2019
The South Dakota Department of Transportation (SDDOT), in collaboration with the City of Rapid City, Pennington County, and the Rapid City Area MPO, will hold public open houses at 5:30 pm on Tuesday, December 10th at the Event Center at Black Hills Energy, (7001 Mount Rushmore Road) in Rapid City to inform area residents of the beginning of the US16 Corridor Study.
The corridor being studied includes:
• US16 from the junction with US16A (Keystone Wye) to Cathedral Drive in Rapid City.
Emphasis at this meeting it to be on the intersections of US16 with US16 B / Catron Boulevard and Neck Yoke Road.
The open house will be informal allowing for one on one discussion with the study team. A brief presentation will be given at approximately 5:35 pm. The purpose of the meeting is to introduce preliminary intersection concepts to the public and gather input on those concepts. Area residents, business owners, and daily commuters are encouraged to attend and participate in the corridor study. The opportunity to present written comments will be provided. Written comments on the public meeting will be accepted until December 24, 2019.
Posted 10/29/2019
The Rapid City Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (RCAMPO) will hold a public information meeting/open house to receive public input on the Metropolitan Transportation Plan and Bike/Pedestrian Plan Update. The open house will be information allowing for one on one discussion with the project team. The purpose of the meeting is to present an overview of the project and gather feedback from the public and stakeholders. This will be the first of three public meetings scheduled for the project.
Posted 7/23/2019
The South Dakota Department of Transportation (SDDOT), in collaboration with the City of Rapid City, Pennington County, and the Rapid City Area MPO, will hold public open houses at 5:30 pm on Tuesday, July 23rd at the Event Center at Black Hills Energy, (7001 Mount Rushmore Road) in Rapid City to inform area residents of the beginning of the US16 Corridor Study.
Posted 5/15/2019
The Rapid City Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) in cooperation with the City of Rapid City, the South Dakota Department of Transportation (SDDOT) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), will hold an open house style public meeting for the East Rapid City Corridor Analysis Study. The study is being done to complete analysis, alternatives development, and recommendations for potential infrastructure improvements along portions of East North Street, Omaha Street/Highway 44 and Cambell Street. The purpose of this public meeting is to receive input on the draft Report. The open house will be informal, with one-on-one discussion available with Rapid City Area MPO, City of Rapid City, SDDOT and consultant staff.
Posted 3/6/2019
Meade County in conjunction with the Rapid City Metropolitan Planning Organization (RCMPO) will hold a public information meeting / open house to receive public input on the Southern Meade County East-West Connector Corridor Study. The open house will be informal allowing for one on one discussion with the study team. The purpose of the meeting is to introduce the goals of the study to the public and start gathering feedback in how the community sees growth taking shape in Meade County and the northern part of Rapid City. This will be the fi of three public meetings scheduled for this study.
A brief presentation will take place at 5:15 p.m. Meade County, MPO, and consultant staff will be available after the presentation to discuss the study and answer your questions. During this time, you will also have the opportunity to present written comments.
Rapid City Area Metropolitan Planning Organization fully subscribes to the provisions of the American with Disabilities Act. If you are in need of special accommodations, please notify the Department of Community Development at (605) 394-4120 or 1-800-877-1113 (Telecommunication Relay Services for the Deaf) so that appropriate auxiliary aids and services are available. Please request the accommodations no later than 2 business days prior to the meeting in order to ensure accommodations are available.
For further information regarding this meeting, contact Stacia Slowey, Project Engineer with HDR Engineering at (605) 791-6109 or Kelly Brennan, with the RCMPO, at (605) 394-4120.
Posted 12/5/2018
Posted 9/11/2018
The Rapid City Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) in cooperation with the City of Rapid City, the South Dakota Department of Transportation (SDDOT) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), is conducting the East Rapid City Corridor Analysis Study. The study will complete analysis, alternatives development, and recommendations for potential infrastructure improvements along portions of East North Street, Omaha Street/Highway 44 and Cambell Street.
As part of the information gathering stage of this study, we are seeking your help to identify study area issues and needs. Your input will help guide the development and analysis of potential corridor concepts.
Please join us for either the stakeholder meeting from 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., or the public open house meeting from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, September 13. These meetings will be informal, with one-on-one discussion available with Rapid City Area MPO, City of Rapid City, SDDOT and consultant staff. During this time, attendees may also provide written comments. Short presentations will be given approximately 15 minutes after the start of each meeting.
All persons interested in the study are invited to attend either of these meetings to share their views and concerns. Those who cannot make either meeting are invited to visit the webpage: http://eastrapidstudy.com/. For further information regarding the study, please contact Kip Harrington at 605-394-4120 or by email at kip.harrington@rcgov.org.
