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Title: TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND COMMUNITY LIAISON
Accession Number: 00240299
Record Type: Component
Abstract: THE BOSTON TRANSPORTATION PLANNING REVIEW (BTPR) WAS DESIGNED TO EXAMINE THE HIGHWAY CONTROVERSIES THAT HAD DEVELOPED IN 3 CORRIDORS WHERE THE RADIAL HIGHWAYS HAD NOT BEEN COMPLETED AND WHERE THERE WAS A QUESTION AS TO WHETHER THEY SHOULD BE BUILT. THIS GAVE THREE SEPARATE (TAILORED AROUND EACH SPECIFIC CORRIDOR) PARTICIPATORY PROCESSES IN ADDITION TO THE GENERAL REGIONAL PROCESS. COMMUNITY GROUPS OF LOCALLY RECRUITED PEOPLE WITH EXPERIENCE IN COMMUNITY WORK, REPORTED DIRECTLY TO THE STUDY MANAGER. ONE OF THE MAJOR FUNCTIONS WAS TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE WAS FREE COMMUNICATION AMONG VARIOUS PARTIES OF INTEREST IN BOTH TECHNICAL STAFF AND THE COMMUNITY GROUPS. MECHANISMS HAD TO BE DEVELOPED THAT WERE RESPONSIVE TO A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT SITUATIONS AND DIFFERENT KINDS OF PEOPLE WITH A WIDE VARIETY OF STYLES AND INTERESTS. IT WAS FOUND THAT OPEN PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETINGS WERE MORE DESIRED THAN FORMAL COMMITTEES. RELIANCE WAS PLACED ON THE PRESS AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS MECHANISMS TO PUBLICIZE MEETINGS AND INFORM PEOPLE. MAJOR LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE STUDY ARE LISTED AND DISCUSSED. THE RATIONALE PRESENTED MUST BE ACCEPTABLE, REASONABLE AND WELL DOCUMENTED. THE SYSTEM FOR PRESENTING INFORMATION TO, AND GETTING FEEDBACK FROM PEOPLE IS AS IMPORTANT AS THE TECHNICAL WORK. TRANSPORTATION STUDIES MUST BE RELATED TO THE COMMUNITIES AND PRESENTED AS RELATED TO THEM. THE PUBLIC PERCEPTION OF TRANSPORTATION MUST BE STUDIED AND A PROCESS MUST BE DESIGNED TO ADDRESS THOSE PROBLEMS. CAUTION IS URGED IN THE EXERCISE OF THE PARTICIPATORY PROCESS.
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Monograph Title: Monograph Accession #: 00240288
Corporate Authors: Transportation Research Board 500 Fifth Street, NW Authors: Sloan, Allan KPagination: p. 128-131
Publication Date: 1973
Conference:
Conference on Citizen Participation in Transportation Planning
Location:
Washington District of Columbia, United States Media Type: Digital/other
TRT Terms: Uncontrolled Terms: Old TRIS Terms: Subject Areas: Economics; Society; Transportation (General)
Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
Created Date: Jun 5 1974 12:00AM
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