01878263

Monograph

https://dx.doi.org/10.17226/26940

This report is intended to examine and analyze the public engagement and input practices intended to ensure the participation and inclusion of the underserved in public-transit decision-making. The objective was to document current, effective, and ongoing public participation mechanisms resulting in and instilling participation from underserved communities. The synthesis highlights practices that comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) regulations as well as those that go beyond the ADA requirements.The synthesis describes innovative approaches and challenges from multiple perspectives: the transit agencies’, customers’, communities’, and stakeholders’. The study process for this synthesis included three components: a literature review, a survey of agency practices, and case examples. Based on information derived from the literature, responses from the transit agencies surveyed, and case examples, the following areas and issues require further research or analysis: consistent use of public input mechanisms, evaluation of varied public input channels’ influence on transit agencies’ decision-making, and how to measure the effectiveness of transit agency public engagement activities systematically and accurately. Filling these gaps would provide further insights for transit agencies to consider as they develop their public engagement plans in the future.

TCRP Project J-07, Topic SH-22

English

82p

2023

TCRP Synthesis of Transit Practice

9780309698412

Digital/other

Appendices; Figures; Photos; References; Tables

Decision making; Equity; Public participation; Public transit; Transportation planning

Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Mar 30 2023 2:16PM