Salerno, Miriam, Sanchez, Trish and Tomasello, Sarah. (2019) Practices for Online Public Involvement. Transportation Review Board’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis 538 Report, Project Number: 20-05/Topic 49-11. Abstract: The purpose of this synthesis is to provide the current state of practice for online public involvement (OPI) tools used by state Departments of Transportation (DOTs) and […]
Innovations in Public Engagement is a public outreach program developed by the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority (NJTPA) — which oversees planning for the 13-county region in northern and central New Jersey — and POET (Public Outreach and Engagement Team) at the Voorhees Transportation Center at Rutgers University. After two years researching outreach activities by planning organizations […]
Transportation professionals often find it challenging to communicate critical transportation concepts to a non-technical audience. While some have found tools, graphics, or just the right words to convey their message, research tells us that transportation professionals still face a largely uninformed public. In 2007, the Transportation Research Board (TRB) Planning and Environment Group launched a […]
Aimen, D. and A. Morris. 2013. “Practical Approaches for Involving Traditionally Underserved Populations in Transportation Decision Making” TR News. 285 (March-April 2013): 36-40. Transportation Research Board: Washington, D.C. Abstract The National Cooperative Highway Research Program has published a toolkit of practical approaches for agencies and practitioners to foster the meaningful involvement of traditionally underserved populations—particularly minority, low-income, limited-English-proficiency, […]
Aimen, D. and A. Morris. 2012. “Practical Approaches for Involving Traditionally Underserved Populations in Transportation Decisionmaking.” NCHRP Report 710. Transportation Research Board: Washington, D.C. Abstract This report provides state departments of transportation (DOTs), metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs), and other transportation agencies with a rich source of practical and effective tools, techniques, and approaches for identifying […]
