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Notices &
Information:
Announcements and notices
will be posted here as needed.
FLASHING YELLOW LIGHTS
The City of Fort Smith Arkansas, the principal
city of the Bi-State MPO, has become the first city
in Arkansas to implement flashing yellow lights at many of
its signalized intersections. [Read
more » »]
Notice of Public Review and Comment
The Bi-State Metropolitan Planning Organization, BSMPO, has prepared the Fiscal
Year 2007 Annual List of Obligated Projects for the Fort Smith Urban Area. [Read more » »]
BSMPO Year 2030 Metropolitan Transportation Plan [Download here]
The River Valley Transportation Providers Local Coordination Plan, revised June 21, 2007. [Download
here]
The Bi-State Area 211 Program
2-1-1 is an easy to remember telephone number that, where available, connects people with important community services and volunteer opportunities. [Read more » »]
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Welcome to the Bi-State MPO
The Bi-State Metropolitan Planning
Organization covers an area located along the Western Arkansas
Frontier border and the Green Country of Eastern
Oklahoma!
The Bi-State Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) serves
as the regional transportation planning organization for
the Fort Smith Urbanized Area. Funded by the USDOT through
the Arkansas and Oklahoma Departments of Transportation,
the Bi-State planning area includes portions of Western
Arkansas and Eastern Oklahoma.
Winter Driving Preparations
The Bi-State MPO has recently become a member of the National
Safety Council, NSC, and its Safety Council of the Ozarks
Chapter. Throughout the year the NSC offers numerous
articles and informational resources on transportation safety
as well as safety in the home and in the work place. The
NSC has been kind enough to allow the Bi-State MPO to post
an article from their most recent quarterly publication, Membership
Advantage Winter 2007 – 2008, about winter
driving preparations. This article is available for
download below. Visit the National
Safety Council for more information and membership.
Are you a distracted driver?
By Toby Ross (Reprinted by permission from ABF Freight System, Inc.)
Driving down the road is no longer a lonely, quiet experience. With cellular phones, two-way radios, and stereos, the interior of your vehicle no longer offers a quiet place to focus on driving
These days, in everyone’s busy lives, paying attention while driving can be difficult. Have you ever been driving down the road and suddenly noticed you can’t remember that last three miles? Although your attention may only be diverted for a split second, the ever-changing variables of the road and other vehicles can make you instantly vulnerable to accidents.
The following rules can help you concentrate on what you should be doing – driving.
- Tie up loose ends before you leave home.
- If you must travel in heavy traffic areas, expect the unexpected from others.
- Wear your safety belt at all times.
- Stay alert and drive defensively, with caution.
- Anticipate other drivers, pedestrians, or children on or near the road.
- Stay out of other vehicles’ blind spots.
- Keep a safe distance from other drivers by maintaining a safety cushion around your car.
Safe drivers scan for hazards --- predicting how they may be affected by a hazard and pre-determining how to avoid or reduce one.
<<< Winter
Weather Driving Article >>> [Download
PDF]
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