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Area
Transportation
Planning Committees (ATPC)
One
of the most important issues Saskatchewan road authorities are facing
today is the rapidly changing grain handling network. Grain elevator
consolidation and rail line abandonment are placing an increased
burden on our road network in an era of government restraint and
debt reduction. It is because of this that the government has invested
in a strategic partnership. "Governments at all levels must
do more to involve local people in the planning of our transportation
system.
This
approach to transportation planning brought about the formation
of Area Transportation Planning Committee’s (ATPC’s),
which generally include representation from rural and urban municipalities,
Regional Economic Development Authorities, Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities
Association (SUMA), Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities
(SARM), Saskatchewan Highways and Transportation (DHT), and other
major stakeholder groups in the area. These committees are established
at the local level to look strategically at transportation and make
recommendations to the provincial or municipal governments based
on social and economic goals of the area and the province.
ATPC Events
Department
contacts:
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Did
you know:
The
first ATPC was formed in 1995. Today there are 11 committees
across the province.
ATPCs
cover the entire province except for the Prince Albert National
Park and an area north of Prince Albert.
ATPCs
assist in the establishment of school bus routes, planning
for economic development projects, grain logistics and traffic
management initiatives.
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