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Dear Stakeholder,

By 2009, all the projects committed to in the Comprehensive Transportation Program (CTP) will be underway. This means it is time to start looking to the future on transportation in our state.

Stakeholders across Kansas want to know what happens next. I’m pleased to announce that Governor Kathleen Sebelius has convened a task force to develop a range of scenarios for a new multimodal transportation program. The task force won’t be developing a list of projects, but a range of scnerios that will provide flexibility, permitting different levels of investment.

The task force, known as T-LINK, or Transportation – Leveraging Investments in Kansas, represents various industries, interests and regions in Kansas. Its work will be presented in December to the governor.

This task force is a logical outgrowth of the work of recent years – years when we’ve sought your collaboration and assistance. The Partnership Project helped us to better work with our stakeholders. The Local Consultation process informed us about the projects important to your community and region. These and other efforts, including the development of the state’s long range transportation plan, have been good stepping stones to bring us to the formation of T-LINK.

In the pages that follow, I’ll describe some recent plans and emerging possibilities, as well as express our hope for your continued involvement.

The work ahead brings with it both challenge and opportunity. The economy today is different from the economy within which the CHP and the CTP were developed. There may be cuts in federal funding that affect every level of government. These and other challenges – from fuel prices to materials costs – require our careful attention to using transportation dollars both wisely and strategically -- in ways that benefit the Kansas economy.