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Bi-State Metropolitan Planning Organization
Fort Smith, Arkansas

 

Bi-State Regional Freight Transportation Survey Questionnaire

A Transportation Task Force was recently formed by Fort Smith-Van Buren area business and government leaders to identify ways to improve the area’s freight transportation system that will benefit the region’s businesses and, thus, its overall economy.  The Task Force was established jointly by the Fort Smith Manufacturers Association, the Fort Smith and Van Buren chambers of commerce, and the local governments of Fort Smith, Van Buren, Sebastian County and Crawford County. 

You are asked to please help the Task Force by completing this survey questionnaire.  As a user of this area’s freight transportation system, your input and the information you provide is very important.

Please click here to access the on-line survey

The Mission:
Together with other public and private partners, develop and maintain the appropriate management systems necessary for a safe, efficient, and convenient multi-modal transportation system that will effectively move people and product on a coordinated transportation network that will advance and secure the economic prosperity and social equity for all residents, visitors, and businesses within the Bi-State region of Arkansas and Oklahoma. 

The Vision:
bistate officeA comprehensive and coordinated multi-modal transportation environment based on the principles of inclusion, communications and innovation that will have the flexibility to respond to new technologies and methodologies to enhance the Bi-State region’s position in the regional, national, and international markets as well as provide accessible and affordable transportation services and opportunities to all of the region’s current and future residents.

ADVANCED TRAVELERS INFORMATION SYSTEM (A.T.I.S.)

The Bi-State ATIS program is being designed to provide travel information for the resident and the visitor to the Bi-State region. [More »»»]
TRANSPORTATION SAFETY NEWS

Read current transportation safety news, information and practical and effective tips to enhance your personal transportation safety. [More »»»]
click here to get involved BI-STATE PROFILE
The Bi-State MPO Area encompasses nearly 550 square miles in western Arkansas and eastern Oklahoma.
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click here to get involved GET INVOLVED!
Give us your opinion about area transportation issues. Our brief survey only takes a moment to complete.
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click here to get involved SMART TECHNOLOGY!
New developments that makes moving people and goods safer and more effecient. [More »»»]
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View photos from throughout the Bi-State region.
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Latest News & Announcements

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June 22, 2009
Numerous articles relating to increasing teen driving safety and decreasing teen driving fatalities continue to raise awareness and most importantly, succeed in saving teen lives.

June 17, 2009

Beginning Oct. 1, Arkansas drivers caught text messaging while driving could face a fine of up to $100.


April 02, 2009
Officials gathered recently to break ground on the new transfer station planned for downtown Fort Smith.


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The Department of Homeland Security
The DHS website typically provides safety and security news and resources related to our national security. Often, national safety and security affects citizens at the local level. During these times, this resource provides useful information for safety and security that may affect our transportation planning decisions such as emergency evacuation plans. [More »]


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