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MOVING TOWARD Addressing MEANINGFUL PUBLIC Rider 42 Requirements ENGAGEMENT Tim Lomax, TTI A Member of The Texas A&M University System 1 PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT PROGRESSION Inform Consult Provide Involve information to Obtain assist

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Addressing Rider 42 Requirements

1 A Member of The Texas A&M University System

MOVING TOWARD MEANINGFUL PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT

Tim Lomax, TTI

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Inform

Provide information to assist understanding

Consult

Obtain feedback on alternatives

Involve

Work directly with the public to ensure understanding and support

Collaborate

Partner in decision- making

Empower

Decision- making in the hands of the voting public *Adapted from IAP2 Spectrum

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PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT PROGRESSION

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RIDER 42 GOALS AND INTENT

Implement best practices to ensure projects and programs provide “best-bang-for-the-buck” Determine projects with the greatest impact in very congested corridors Identify possible funding mechanisms Ensure open and transparent public participation

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Identified key principles Reviewed best practices Examined case studies Described and evaluated regional efforts Offered recommendations

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THE REPORT: WHAT WE DID

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TxDOT Public Information Staff TxDOT Project Development Staff Transportation Partner Agencies

  • Houston-Galveston Area Council
  • San Antonio Metropolitan Planning Organization
  • Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization
  • North Central Texas Council of Governments
  • Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority
  • Alamo Regional Mobility Authority
  • City of Austin
  • City of San Antonio

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COORDINATION EFFORTS

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  • Increase awareness about

transportation challenges

  • Build consensus on solutions
  • Illustrate consequences of

doing nothing

Initiate public discussion

  • Implement assertive

education campaign

  • Establish ownership of the

campaign - local leaders

Sustain the discussion

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RECOMMENDATIONS

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  • Needs and urgency
  • Targeted corridor solutions
  • Funding options and impacts,

personalize the discussion

  • Mobility increases economic

prosperity

Develop messages

  • Ensure appropriate messages

are reaching the right audiences

  • Ensure messages are timely

Monitor public response

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RECOMMENDATIONS

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  • Enlist and expand network of

community movers and doers

  • Select the right messenger for the

audience

Find influential partners

  • Design ongoing interaction
  • pportunities
  • Engage all audiences on their

“turf” and time

Develop strategies

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RECOMMENDATIONS

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  • Proportional to overall project budget
  • Adequate to engage all stakeholders
  • Utilize project development staff and

public information staff as a team

Provide adequate budget

  • Reach broader audiences
  • Offer convenient participation
  • ptions
  • React quickly

Expand the use of technology

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RECOMMENDATIONS

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Circumstances

  • How big is the problem?
  • Why is this urgent?

Projects

  • What is needed?
  • What solution is best?
  • What’s in it for me?

Funding

  • Where does my money go now?
  • Are you using it efficiently?
  • How much will it cost me?
  • Can you be trusted with more?

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PUBLIC SUPPORT WILL REQUIRE…

Understanding

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Bernie Fette Tina Geiselbrecht TTI – College Station TTI – Austin b-fette@tamu.edu t-geiselbrecht@tamu.edu Shannon Crum Transportation Planning and Programming Division shannon.crum@txdot.gov

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QUESTIONS?