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In this study, the authors present findings from 11 interviews with individuals who have experience conducting or participating in public participation processes in immigrant communities in New York City, Los Angeles, and Philadelphia. The authors asked questions about the motivations for and methods of engagement with immigrant communities, as well as the particular barriers involved in cross-cultural participation processes. The findings indicate that transportation planners use a variety of methods to include immigrants in planning processes, including public hearings, translation services, and partnering with community based organizations. Transportation planners benefited from cultural “proficiency,” a skillset that is not part of the standard training for most transportation professionals. Transportation planners also benefited from long-term relationship with immigrant communities and community-based organizations. Finally, transportation planners found that language barriers and a lack of trust were the two most important challenges they faced working with immigrant communities.

This paper was sponsored by TRB committee ADA60 Public Involvement in Transportation

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12-4063

English

21p

2012

Transportation Research Board 91st Annual Meeting

Digital/other

References

Culture (Social sciences); Immigrants; Interviewing; Public participation; Transportation planning

Los Angeles (California); New York (New York); Philadelphia (Pennsylvania)

Passenger Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Society; Transportation (General); I72: Traffic and Transport Planning

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2012 Paper #12-4063

TRIS, TRB

Feb 8 2012 5:21PM