C-TRAN Citizens Advisory Committee

C-TRAN's Citizen Advisory Committee Meets June 28

For immediate release: June 22, 2007

Vancouver, WA: C-TRAN's Citizen Advisory Committee (CCAC) will hold their monthly meeting on Thursday, June 28 from 5:30–7:30 PM The meeting is open to the public and will be held at C-TRAN's administrative office, located at 2425 NE 65th Avenue in Vancouver. This month's agenda items include passenger comfort and safety, strollers and shopping carts on C-TRAN, and nominations for Committee Chair.

The CCAC continues to seek representation from any interested and qualified individual(s) for the following openings: environmental community, business community, education, bi-state commuter, non-ambulatory C-VAN (paratransit) rider, youth/student, Connector rider, hearing impaired, and non-rider. Committee members may represent one or more position, as long as they have demonstrated either familiarity with, use of, or expertise in the area(s) which they have applied. Requests for applications can be made by calling (360) 696-4494.

The role of the C-TRAN Citizen Advisory Committee is to advise the C-TRAN Board and C-TRAN staff members on transit and paratransit policies, programs, plans, and other related issues. The CCAC is comprised of no more than 15 positions, representing one or more of the following areas: environmental community, school system, bi-state commuter, neighborhood association, C-VAN (paratransit) rider, non-ambulatory C-VAN (paratransit) rider, non-rider, visually impaired, hearing impaired, developmentally disabled, senior citizen, youth, local fixed-route bus rider, Connector rider, social services, Clark County business, and community-at-large.

The CCAC meets the last Thursday of every month, from 5:30–7:30 PM at C-TRAN's Administration Building. The public is invited to attend. A portion of each meeting is set-aside for public comment.

C-TRAN is the regional public transportation provider for portions of Clark County. It offers local bus service within its Clark County service area, Limited bus service to the nearest MAX light rail station, and premium commuter service to downtown Portland. It also provides Connector service within the city limits of Camas, La Center, and Ridgefield. For more information on C-TRAN please visit C-TRAN's Web site at www.c-tran.com, or call Passenger Service at (360) 695-0123.

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