Transportation, Mobility, and Greenways Advisory Commission

Meetings

  • 7:30 p.m.
  • 1st and 3rd Thursdays of each month

Agendas & Minutes

Agendas are prepared prior to the meeting, minutes are available following approval.

Most Recent Agenda (PDF) | All Agendas and Minutes

Members

The Transportation, Mobility, and Greenways Advisory Commission (TMGAC) consists of 9 members appointed by the Town Council. Seven members shall be residents of the Town and two members shall be a resident either of the Town, the Town's extraterritorial planning jurisdiction, or the Town's joint planning transition area. All such members ("regular members") shall be interested in or have expertise relevant to the duties of the TMGAC.

Staff support is provided by the Planning Department.

Duties & Responsibilities

The TMGAC shall conduct studies and advise and make recommendations to the Town Council concerning all matters relating to transportation within the Town of Carrboro and the surrounding area, including, but not limited to:

  • The need for the construction, operation, relocation, or improvement of streets, sidewalks, and bikeways;
  • The establishment and improvement of alternative methods of mass transportation; and
  • The development of safe routes to school.

The TMGAC shall also recommend to the Council policies, programs, and actions that may assist the Town in establishing greenways, their effective stewardship/management, and their promotion for education, recreational, and public health usage.

The TAB shall report to the Town Council as requested by the board. 

Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Implementation Committee

Town Council may appoint a subcommittee of the TMGAC for the purposes of implementing the SRTS Strategic Action Plan. The Safe Routes to School Implementation Committee shall meet at least four times a year to recommend transportation projects, policies, programs, or activities that serve to increase the safety and convenience of walking and bicycling to school.

The SRTS Implementation Committee members shall include the full membership of the TMGAC and 6 additional members appointed by the Town Council to include:

  • Two (2) youth members who attend public school in Carrboro at the elementary, middle, or high school level; and
  • Four (4) adult members who represent any combination of administrator, faculty, teacher, parent or parent of former student(s) from a public school in Carrboro at the elementary, middle, or high school level.

If you are interested in applying for the TMGAC or the SRTS Implementation Committee, please submit an application here.