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August 03, 2010

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������ 4, 2010 Transportation Future Needs Discussion Today Can You Envision 2035? ADOT looking for help creating goals, objectives for long-range plan PHOENIX — Twenty-five years ago, it was 1985 and Back to the Future was a hit at the box office. A flying DeLorean transported time-travelers back in time, and then into the grand future – to 2015. While we don’t have flying cars just yet, that future is near, and it’s time to begin looking out another 25 years to envision the transportation system Arizona will need and want. This is the start of the state’s long-range transpor- tation plan – also called What Moves You Arizona – to bring together all residents, visitors, drivers and anyone else who will need to get around, to create a vision for the future of transportation, be it by car, bus, bike path or sidewalk. This isn’t just a vision: it’s a process to estimate needs and available fund- ing, and create a framework for making decisions in the years ahead. The Arizona Department of Transportation’s long- range plan has three phases. We are at the first phase, creating goals and objectives for the state transportation system in 25 years. A time-traveling car might not be in the mix, but these ultimate goals will help to guide how Arizona’s limited transporta- tion funds are allocated. Preliminary goals include: Enhance safety and security Link transportation and land use Preserve and maintain the existing transportation system Protect the environment and natural resources Support economic development Improve mobility and accessibility Within each of the goal areas, more specific objec- tives have been developed to define what the intent and vision is for the future. What do those goals mean to you? To your neighbors? Here’s how you can help: Arizonans are invited to participate in the develop- ment of these goals and objectives by completing an online survey through Aug. 31. The short series of questions will help ADOT focus our shared vision. The obligation for this plan is huge: we are creating a legacy for the future, but it requires participation today. The survey is available here: http://bit.ly/ADOT2035 YOU HAVEN’T BEEN TO QUARTZSITE! IF YOU HAVEN’T BEEN TO AL’S Famous Gourmet Pizza Daily Lunch & Dinner Specials! AIR CONDITIONED! KARAOKE open all summer! Fri & Sat @7pm 2 HAPPY HOURS: 10am-noon & 3:30pm-5:30pm Kitchen Open 10am-10pm $1 DRAFT 175 E. Main St. 928-927-5585 Serving Quartsite at Same Location for over 20 years! MOUNTAIN D����� M�������� Can you envision the year 2035? P��� 15 In Back to the Future, Doc Brown – and later, Presi- dent Ronald Reagan – famously said, “Where we’re going, we don’t need roads.” Is that what the future of transportation holds for Arizona? Your input, and time, will help to write that next chapter. More information on the long-range transportation planning process is available at www.WhatMovesYouArizona.gov. There, you will find information from community in- put meetings during the Building a Quality Arizona process, an offer to order a free “meeting in a box,” and ways to invite a member of the project team to your next community meeting to talk about the pro- cess and to collect input. To leave a comment, or pose a question, call 1-888-974-7526. - Daily Specials! - Homecooked Food! - Saturday Night Prime Rib! CALL IN FOR TAKE OUT! QUAIL CAFE Open All Summer! Closed Monday 7am -7pm MEXICAN AND AMERICAN FOOD Breakfast - Lunch - Dinner 1099 W. MAIN ST. Quartzsite DAILY SPECIALS! CREDIT CARDS ACCEPTED! BIG SCREEN TVS! MARGARITAS - PINA COLADAS - BEER Friday - Fish & Chips Open 7am - 8pm Daily Take Out Orders: 928-927-6282 60 W. MAIN ST. Quartzsite The Bright RED Building next to Shell BREAKFAST & LUNCH OPEN 8 - 2 (CLOSED TUES. & WED.) Best Bread Pudding West of the Mississippi Homemade Soup by the quart! 928-927-9071 B-10, Main St. 928-927-8890 490 N. Moon Mt. Rd., Quartzsite (corner of Moon Mt. & Quail Trail) EASY TO FIND: Quail Trail X N Moon Mountain Rd. Hwy. 95, N. Central

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