PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT TECHNIQUES FOR TRANSPORTATION DECISION-MAKING

This report addresses the following question: How does a transportation agency grab and hold people's interest in a project or plan, convince them that active involvement is worthwhile, and provide the means for them to have direct and meaningful impact on its decisions? A wide variety of tools to involve the public in developing specific plans, programs, or projects through their public involvement processes is presented in the following chapters: (1) Informing People Through Outreach and Organization; (2) Involving People Face-to-Face Through Meetings; (3) Getting Feedback from Participants; and (4) Using Special Techniques to Enhance Participation. A systematic thought process based on fundamental guidelines and following a series of steps is considered necessary, whether designing a public involvement program for statewide or metropolitan planning or for an individual transportation investment.

Language

  • English

Media Info

  • Pagination: 236 p.

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Filing Info

  • Accession Number: 00728467
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA-PD-96-031, HEP-30/9-96/(4M)QE
  • Files: NTL, TRIS, ATRI, USDOT
  • Created Date: Nov 21 1996 12:00AM