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The TPB’s Draft Participation Plan

The TPB’s Draft Participation Plan. Presentation to the Transportation Planning Board September 19, 2007 John Swanson Department of Transportation Planning. Schedule for Approving the New 2007 TPB Participation Plan.

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The TPB’s Draft Participation Plan

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  1. The TPB’s Draft Participation Plan Presentation to the Transportation Planning Board September 19, 2007 John Swanson Department of Transportation Planning

  2. Schedule for Approving the New 2007 TPB Participation Plan • June - September: Discuss draft with key stakeholders, and modify accordingly • CAC, AFA, other committees and stakeholders • July 18: Brief the TPB on the draft • September 13: Release the draft for the 45-day public comment period • September 18: Brief the TPB on the draft • November 14: TPB scheduled to approve the Participation Plan

  3. Participation Plan: Inputs • Current TPB Public Involvement Process, as amended in 1999 • Federal Metropolitan Planning Regulations of February 14, 2007, SAFETEA-LU • Final report of the Evaluation of the TPB’s Public Involvement Activities • Lessons-learned since 1999

  4. Recommendations from the Circle Point Evaluation • Strategically plan outreach activities • Improve integration of public involvement activities • Move beyond “one-size-fits-all” approach • Work toward developing an integrated regional transportation “story” • Conduct program evaluations more frequently

  5. Continuing Challenges • How do we create realistic expectations of the TPB process? • When in the planning cycle is public involvement most effective? • How do we prioritize public involvement activities? • How do we meeting the needs of traditionally underserved communities?

  6. Overarching Purpose of the Plan • The Participation Plan describes goals, key activities and strategies • An annual Participation Program will get more specific • The TPB’s Participation Plan should be relevant over the next several years. • The Plan will be updated following the next federal transportation legislation.

  7. Policy Statement & Goals • Policy Statement • Unchanged from 1998 Process • Policy Goals • Effective communication & messaging • Involvement from diverse participants and opportunities for constituency building • Open access to information and participation. • Reception of public comment and provision of meaningful feedback.

  8. Participation Activities • Procedures • Committees • Website & Publications • Public Meetings & Trainings • General Activities

  9. Participation Strategy • Tailoring public involvement activities to three type of constituencies: • 1. The Involved Public • 2. The Informed Public • 3. The Interested Public

  10. What is New in the Plan? • Formalize effective tools and activities • Website • Visualization techniques • Public forums and workshops • Community Leadership Institute • Develop an annual Participation Program • Tailor information to the involved, informed, and interested publics • Develop an integrated regional transportation “story”

  11. Presentations on the Draft May-September, 2007 • Transportation Planning Board • Citizens Advisory Committee, • Access for All Advisory Committee • TPB Technical Committee • Regional Bus Subcommittee • Bicycle & Pedestrian Subcommittee • Ad-Hoc Freight Committee • Participation Plan focus group

  12. Some Comments on the Draft • Citizens and stakeholders emphasized the importance of a number of points addressed in the draft plan. • “It’s important to: • Obtain qualitative, non-technical feedback; • Create opportunities for cross-jurisdictional understanding; • Show people we’ve ‘heard them’; • Use ‘plain language’ in documents; • Understand varying time constraints and levels of expertise; • Support action at the local/state levels; understand that most people won’t get involved at the regional level.”

  13. Comments or Questions? The public is invited to review the draft TPB Participation Plan and provide comments to TPB staff by the end of the 45-day comment period: October 28, 2007 John Swanson, jswanson@mwcog.org, (202) 962-3295 Sarah Crawford, scrawford@mwcog.org, (202) 962-3237 Darren Smith, dsmith@mwcog.org, (202) 962-3273

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