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Title: Public Engagement in Public Transportation Projects: Challenges and Recommendations
Accession Number: 01556530
Record Type: Component
Record URL: Availability: Transportation Research Board Business Office 500 Fifth Street, NW Find a library where document is available Abstract: Public participation for transit projects faces a number of unique challenges compared with many other similar public investments. For example, a smaller subset of the community uses transit on a daily basis as compared with highways; moreover, public transit is seen to be limited—both spatially and demographically—in its appeal. Combined, these factors can limit the widespread engagement of the public in the development and evaluation of transit projects. Further, given the lack of direct benefits from transit, it is often more difficult to garner public support for public transport projects. Specific considerations and techniques are demonstrated that can be undertaken by planners and policy makers to actively engage the community beyond those strongly in favor of or opposed to a transit project. Strategies employed in the Region of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, in the context of public engagement before the introduction of light-rail transit are explored. In light of these strategies and the experiences of planners in Waterloo and in conjunction with evidence from the literature, a number of conclusions are drawn regarding an effective framework for engaging a wide spectrum of community members in transit planning.
Monograph Accession #: 01596141
Report/Paper Numbers: 15-5747
Language: English
Authors: Casello, Jeffrey MTowns, WillBélanger, JulieKassiedass, SanathanPagination: pp 88–95
Publication Date: 2015
ISBN: 9780309369527
Media Type: Print
Features: Figures
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TRT Terms: Geographic Terms: Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation
Files: PRP, TRIS, TRB, ATRI
Created Date: Dec 30 2014 1:55PM
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