Transportation Committee

The charge of the Transportation Committee is to look at transportation issues and identify actions Oakland County can undertake to resolve or mitigate them.

In the last few years, the Committee has focused on developing a long-range, comprehensive strategy to increase funding to address road congestion needs in Oakland County.  The committee continued working on this issue through the Businesses for Better Roads organization this year.

2007 Recommendations

1. Corridor Improvement Planning:  Adopt the findings of the Context Sensitive Solutions (CSS) study, develop a corridor planning tool kit for communities, and partner with the Oakland County Road Commission to implement CSS fully.
2. Establish a Rights of Way ombudsman's office to coordinate approvals and resolve issues for new developers, employers, and investors.
3. Support new legislation which allows private investors to fund road improvements.
4. Consider adding a new emerging sector to Oakland County: Mass transit design and manufacturing.

Recommendations from all the committees are detailed in the  2007 Business Roundtable Annual Report  (file size 1.5 Mb.)

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