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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 Collaborate feedback on understanding Work directly alternatives Empower with the Partner in public to decision- ensure Decision- making understanding making in the and support hands of the voting public *Adapted from IAP2 Spectrum 2

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 3

THE REPORT: WHAT WE DID Identified key principles Reviewed best practices Examined case studies Described and evaluated regional efforts Offered recommendations 4

COORDINATION EFFORTS  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 5

RECOMMENDATIONS Initiate • Increase awareness about transportation challenges public • Build consensus on solutions discussion • Illustrate consequences of doing nothing • Implement assertive Sustain the education campaign • Establish ownership of the discussion campaign - local leaders 6

RECOMMENDATIONS • Needs and urgency Develop • Targeted corridor solutions • Funding options and impacts, messages personalize the discussion • Mobility increases economic prosperity Monitor • Ensure appropriate messages are reaching the right public audiences response • Ensure messages are timely 7

RECOMMENDATIONS Find • Enlist and expand network of community movers and doers influential • Select the right messenger for the partners audience • Design ongoing interaction Develop opportunities strategies • Engage all audiences on their “turf” and time 8

RECOMMENDATIONS Provide • Proportional to overall project budget • Adequate to engage all stakeholders adequate • Utilize project development staff and budget public information staff as a team Expand the • Reach broader audiences • Offer convenient participation use of options technology • React quickly 9

PUBLIC SUPPORT WILL REQUIRE… • How big is the problem? Circumstances • Why is this urgent? • What is needed? Understanding Projects • What solution is best? • What’s in it for me? • Where does my money go now? • Are you using it efficiently? Funding • How much will it cost me? • Can you be trusted with more? 10

QUESTIONS? 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 5/31/2012 11