To increase awareness of and interest in transportation plans and the transportation planning process using innovative approaches. Notification in the official journal will occur at least 30 days prior to adoption or amendment actions by the Transportation Policy Committee to allow for public comment. CRPC will give timely public notice, provide complete information, provide reasonable public access to key decisions, and support early and continuing involvement of the public in the development of plans and TIPs. There will be opportunities for interested parties, including citizens, affected public agencies, representatives of transportation agency employees, users of the systems, and private providers of transportation, to be included in the early stages of the plan development/update process. The Capital Region Planning Commission, as the Metropolitan Planning Organization for the Baton Rouge urbanized area, will include a statement in all public notices for the Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) as follows:"This public notice of public participation activities and the thirty-day time period established for public review and comment on the TIP will satisfy the program-of-projects (POP) requirements of the Urbanized Area Formula Program. "The announcement will inform the public of the amount of funds available under section 5307 and the capital, operation, and planning projects proposed to be undertaken. Further, the public announcement that summarizes the POP will indicate where citizens can examine the proposed program and budget in detail and submit comments on the proposed program. In addition, the final program-of-projects will be made available to the public through publication in the official journal and distribution to public libraries and the CRPC office.