The Bismarck-Mandan Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) will mail a survey to community members beginning the week of November 25, 2013, seeking input on the area’s transportation system.

A five-page survey will be mailed to roughly 400 randomly selected residents in Bismarck, Mandan, Lincoln and portions of Burleigh and Morton County. The confidential survey takes about 10 minutes to complete and residents are asked to mail it back to ETC Institute, of Olathe, Kansas, the company that has been retained to administer the survey for the Bismarck-Mandan MPO.

Respondents will be provided a self-addressed, stamped envelope to return their responses. As an alternative to completing the mail-back paper survey, respondents may instead complete the survey on-line. Some residents may receive a telephone call reminding them to complete the survey. Results remain completely confidential and the Bismarck-Mandan MPO will not be informed which residents received or completed surveys.

Survey questions deal with the level of satisfaction residents have with various aspects of the area transportation system.

If residents do not receive a survey in the mail, they are encouraged to visit Envision Bismarck-Mandan 2040 LRTP Website to fill out a survey on-line.