Public Comment Period: Draft Public Participation Plan 2026
Draft Public Participation Plan 2026
The Ozarks Transportation Organization (OTO) is seeking public input on an update to its Public Participation Plan. The Public Participation Plan (PPP) outlines how the OTO informs, engages, and gathers public input on plans and policies at key decision points in the regional transportation planning process.
Changes in this update include a new section describing how OTO evaluates and improves its public outreach efforts, updates language and processes throughout the document to improve clarity and reflect current guidance and practices and expands descriptions of engagement tools and opportunities for public involvement.
Comments can be submitted via:
- Online at GiveUsYourInput.org (http://giveusyourinput.org/)
- Email at comment@ozarkstransportation.org
- Fax: 417-862-6013
- In writing: OTO, 2208 W. Chesterfield Blvd., Suite 101, Springfield, MO 65807
The public comment period will end at 5pm on July 13, 2026. Comments received will be reviewed and incorporated where appropriate before the plan is presented to OTO Board of Directors for adoption, which is scheduled for July 16, 2026.
Ozarks Transportation Organization is your Springfield-regional Metropolitan Planning Organization, or MPO. The MPO is a body of elected and appointed members who work together with local, state and federal elected officials and policy-makers, serving to make funding and planning decisions for transportation within the Springfield, MO region.
Public input is a cornerstone of our operations. To tell us what you think, please email us at comment@ozartstransportation.org. Find us on Facebook or on X @theOTOMPO. Or call, or stop by our office at 2208 W. Chesterfield Boulevard, Suite 101, in beautiful Chesterfield Village.
For more information, contact: David Knaut, Multimodal Planner, Ozarks Transportation Organization, 2208 W. Chesterfield Boulevard, Suite 101, Springfield, Missouri 65807, 417-865-3047.
Si usted necesita la ayuda de un traductor, por favor comuníquese con David Knaut al 417-865-3042, al menos 48 horas antes del plazo.
Persons who require special accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act or persons who require translation services (free of charge) should contact David Knaut at 417-865-3042 at least 2 working days prior to the expiration of the public comment period.
If you need relay services please call the following numbers: 711 - Nationwide relay service; 1-800-735-2966 - Missouri TTY service; 1-800-735-0135 - Missouri voice carry-over service.
OTO fully complies with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and related statutes and regulations in all programs and activities. For more information or to obtain a Title VI Complaint Form, see www.ozarkstransportation.org/our-resources/civil-rights or call (417) 865-3042.
