Reflecting Community Values: Principles of Public Involvement
Principles of public involvement to be employed in transportation decision making.
Reflecting Community Values
Federal legislation (ISTEA and TEA-21) established broad principles of public involvement to be employed in transportation decision making. The pilot states and other "context sensitive" agencies involved with CSD/CSS characterize effective public involvement as:
* Proactive
* Tailored to local needs and conditions
* Frequent and ongoing
* Inclusive
* Innovative, using a combination of techniques
* Educational on issues and technical matters
* Supported by strong leadership and institutional support
* Intended to affect the results of the planning process
These characteristics clearly differentiate between public relations (selling a fait accompli) or public information (telling how, when, and why a project will be built) and public involvement (providing meaningful participation in the evolution of the project and the decision process). Effective or meaningful public involvement clearly represents more than regulatory guidance. It serves as an important underpinning for achievement of CSD/CSS, relevant during each step in the CSD/CSS process.
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D. Reflecting Community Values
Federal legislation (ISTEA and TEA-21) established broad principles of public involvement to be employed in transportation decision making. The pilot states and other "context sensitive" agencies involved with CSD/CSS characterize effective public involvement as:
* Proactive
* Tailored to local needs and conditions
* Frequent and ongoing
* Inclusive
* Innovative, using a combination of techniques
* Educational on issues and technical matters
* Supported by strong leadership and institutional support
* Intended to affect the results of the planning process
These characteristics clearly differentiate between public relations (selling a fait accompli) or public information (telling how, when, and why a project will be built) and public involvement (providing meaningful participation in the evolution of the project and the decision process). Effective or meaningful public involvement clearly represents more than regulatory guidance. It serves as an important underpinning for achievement of CSD/CSS, relevant during each step in the CSD/CSS process.
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