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From page 33... ... Bailey, and J Brumm, "Structured Public Involvement: Problems and Prospects for Improvement," Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. Read the entire page →
From page 34... ... 32 ABBREVIATIONS ADA Americans with Disabilities Act BAC Business Advisory Committee BCC Board of County Commissioners BPAC Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee BRTB Baltimore Regional Transportation Board CAB Community Advisory Board CAC citizen advisory committee or community advisory committee CCT Community Coordination Team CRT Community Relations Team CTAC Citizens Transportation Advisory Committee FTAC Freight Transportation Advisory Committee IAP2 International Association of Public Participation IDOT Illinois Department of Transportation ISTEA Intermodal Surface Transportation Equity Act MPO metropolitan planning organization NEPA National Environmental Policy Act SAFETEA-LU Safe, Accountable, Flexible, and Efficient Transportation Equity Act -- a Legacy for Users TARC Transportation Aesthetics Review Committee TEA-21 Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century UTA Utah Transit Authority Read the entire page →
From page 35... ... Please indicate at the end of the survey if you would be willing to participate in a telephone interview if your agency is selected for a more detailed case study. The final report, to be published by the Transportation Research Board, will describe the state of the practice of involving advisory committees in transit planning and operations. Read the entire page →
From page 36... ... Yes No For those who have not involved advisory committees If your agency has included an advisory committee in a public involvement program to support project planning or operations in the past three years, please answer these questions. Read the entire page →
From page 37... ... 35 6. If the committee is a standing committee, how long are members' appointments? Read the entire page →
From page 38... ... If the committee included agency staff or elected officials, did all committee members participate in decision making? All members participated in decision making Only community members participated in decision making Not applicable Other __________________________________ 14. Read the entire page →
From page 39... ... 37 18. How many members did the committee include? Read the entire page →
From page 40... ... Yes No Please answer these questions if your committee included a chairperson: 29. If your committee had a chairperson, how was he or she selected? Read the entire page →
From page 41... ... Who developed meeting agendas? Agency/consultant developed agendas Agency/consultant developed agendas in consultation with chairperson Agency/consultant developed agendas in consultation with committee Committee developed agendas Not applicable Other __________________________________ Read the entire page →
From page 42... ... 40 COMMITTEE PURPOSE AND ROLE 35. Was the committee assigned a specific charge by the agency? Read the entire page →
From page 43... ... ? Issues related to project scope, schedule or budget Issues related to public involvement or outreach Evaluation framework or criteria Technical issues (e.g., design, alignment, alternatives) Read the entire page →
From page 44... ... 42 46. How were minority viewpoints captured (choose all that apply) Read the entire page →
From page 45... ... 43 Please answer the following questions if the committee made decisions or recommendations by consensus. Read the entire page →
From page 46... ... 44 55. Were committee meetings or other practices changed based on feedback? Read the entire page →
From page 47... ... Bend OR Bend MPO Bend OR Berks County Planning Commission Reading PA BHJ Metropolitan Planning Commission Steubenville OH Bismarck/Mandan MPO Bismarck ND Blacksburg, Christiansburg, Montgomery Area MPO Christiansburg VA Bloomington/Monroe County MPO Bloomington IN Bloomington–Normal Public Transit System Bloomington IL Boston Region Metropolitan Planning Organization Boston MA Butte County Assoc. of Governments/Butte Regional Transit Chico CA Capital District Transportation Authority Albany NY Central Connecticut Regional Planning Agency Bristol CT Central Mass. Read the entire page →
From page 48... ... 46 AGENCY CITY STATE City of Jefferson–Jefftran Jefferson City MO City of Laguna Beach Laguna Beach CA City of Las Cruces -- RoadRUNNER Transit Las Cruces NM City of Lompoc Lompoc CA City of Loveland Transit Loveland CO City of Modesto Modesto CA City of Moorhead -- Metro Area Transit Moorhead MN City of Nashua NH -- Nashua Transit Nashua NH City of Newark Newark OH City of San Luis Obispo/SLO Transit San Luis Obispo CA City of Sioux City, Iowa Sioux City IA City of Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks CA City of Tucson, DOT Tucson AZ City of Turlock, California Turlock CA Coast Transit Authority Gulfport MS Community Coach Paramus NJ Concho Valley Transit District San Angelo TX Corpus Christi MPO Corpus Christi TX COTPA/METRO Transit Oklahoma City OK County of Muskegon -- Muskegon Area Transit System Muskegon Heights MI Cowlitz–Wahkiakum COG Kelso WA Crater Planning District Commission Petersburg VA CTTRANSIT Hartford CT Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission Philadelphia PA DMMPC Muncie IN Dubuque MPO Dubuque IA Duluth Transit Authority Duluth MN DVRPC Philadelphia PA East Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission Menasha WI East–West Gateway Council of Governments St. Louis MO Endless Mountains Transportation Authority Athens PA Erie County Regional Planning Sandusky OH Erie Metropolitan Transit Authority Erie PA Escambia County Area Transit Pensacola FL Everett Transit Everett WA Fairfax County Department of Transportation Fairfax VA FAMPO Fredericksburg VA Fayette Area Coordinated Transportation Lemont Furnace PA Fayetteville Area System of Transit Fayetteville NC Fort Bend County Public Transportation Department Sugar Land TX Galveston Island Transit Galveston TX Great Falls Transit District Great Falls MT Greater Bridgeport Transit Bridgeport CT Greene County Transit Board Xenia OH Read the entire page →
From page 49... ... of Regional Services Memphis TN METRA Transit System Columbus GA Metro Los Angeles CA METRO -- Valley Metro/RPTA Phoenix AZ Metro–North Railroad New York NY METROPLAN ORLANDO Orlando FL Metropolitan Area Planning Agency Omaha NE Metropolitan Council St. Paul MN Metropolitan Transit Authority Nashville TN Miami County Public Transit Troy OH Miami Valley Regional Planning Commission Dayton OH Miami–Dade MPO Miami FL Michiana Area Council of Governments South Bend IN Midland Odessa Urban Transit District Odessa TX Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission Columbus OH Milwaukee County Transit System Milwaukee WI Monterey–Salinas Transit Monterey CA Montgomery County Division of Transit Services Rockville MD MOTOR MPO Midland TX Mount Carmel Borough/LATS Mount Carmel PA Mountain Line Transit Authority Morgantown WV Mountainland MPO Orem UT Read the entire page →
From page 50... ... Saginaw MI Salem–Keizer Transit Salem OR San Antonio–Bexar County MPO San Antonio TX San Diego Metropolitan Transit System San Diego CA San Luis Obispo Council of Governments San Luis Obispo CA San Mateo County Transit District San Carlos CA Santa Barbara County Assoc. of Governments Santa Barbara CA Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority San Jose CA Sarasota/Manatee MPO Sarasota FL Savannah MPO Savannah GA Savannah MPO and Chatham Area Transit Authority Savannah GA SCAG Los Angeles CA Read the entire page →
From page 51... ... Toledo OH Triangle Transit RTP NC TriMet Portland OR UNC–Charlotte Charlotte NC Union City Transit Union City CA Unitrans/UC Davis Davis CA University of Michigan -- Parking & Transportation Services Ann Arbor MI Venango County Transportation Franklin PA Virginia Railway Express Alexandria VA VVTA Hesperia CA Warren County Transit Authority Warren PA Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Washington DC Wave Transit Wilmington NC Wenatchee Valley Transportation Council Wenatchee WA Western Contra Costa Transit Pinole CA Western Piedmont COG Hickory NC Westmoreland County Transit Authority Greensburg PA Whatcom Transportation Authority Bellingham WA Wilmington Area Planning Council (MPO) Newark DE Yolo County Transportation District Woodland CA Yuba–Sutter Transit Marysville CA Read the entire page →
From page 52... ... HAS YOUR AGENCY INCLUDED A CITIZEN/COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE, STAKEHOLDER WORKING GROUP OR OTHER ADVISORY COMMITTEE PRIMARILY COMPRISED OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN A PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT PROGRAM TO SUPPORT TRANSIT PLANNING OR OPERATIONS IN THE PAST THREE YEARS? Answer Options Response Frequency Response Count Yes 83.2% 193 No 16.8% 39 answered question 232 skipped question 1 2. Read the entire page →
From page 53... ... IN GENERAL, HOW EFFECTIVE HAS YOUR AGENCY FOUND ADVISORY COMMITTEES TO BE? Answer Options Response Frequency Response Count Very effective 34.2% 63 Somewhat effective 49.5% 91 Neutral 9.2% 17 Somewhat ineffective 5.4% 10 Very ineffective 1.6% 3 answered question 184 skipped question 49 7. Read the entire page →
From page 54... ... DID COMMITTEE MEMBERS REPRESENT MORE THAN ONE VIEWPOINT OR ORGANIZATION? Answer Options Response Frequency Response Count Yes 51.4% 90 No 40.6% 71 Not applicable 8.0% 14 If yes, how did the committee member acknowledge his/her various roles? Read the entire page →
From page 55... ... DID YOUR AGENCY IDENTIFY COMMITTEE MEMBERS WITH THE PURPOSE OF INCLUDING ALL LIKELY VIEWPOINTS? Answer Options Response Frequency Response Count Yes, we tried to include all likely viewpoints 75.4% 129 No, we did not consider members' viewpoints in forming the committee 10.5% 18 Not applicable 14.0% 24 answered question 171 skipped question 62 14. Read the entire page →
From page 56... ... DID THE COMMITTEE AGREE TO GROUND RULES OR PROTOCOLS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PROCESS? Answer Options Response Frequency Response Count Yes 77.6% 132 No 22.4% 38 answered question 170 skipped question 63 19. Read the entire page →
From page 57... ... HOW LONG WERE MEETINGS? Answer Options Response Frequency Response Count 1 hour 24.3% 41 2 hours 73.4% 124 3 hours 2.4% 4 Longer than 3 hours 0.0% 0 answered question 169 skipped question 64 Read the entire page →
From page 58... ... DID THE COMMITTEE HAVE A CHAIRPERSON? Answer Options Response Frequency Response Count Yes 72.4% 123 No 27.6% 47 answered question 170 skipped question 63 28. Read the entire page →
From page 59... ... IF THE COMMITTEE WAS FACILITATED BY A STAFF MEMBER OR CONSULTANT, DID THE FACILITATOR HAVE SPECIFIC EXPERTISE IN COMMITTEE FACILITATION? Answer Options Response Frequency Response Count Yes 50.6% 85 No 22.6% 38 Not applicable 19.0% 32 Unsure 7.7% 13 answered question 168 skipped question 65 32. Read the entire page →
From page 60... ... WAS THE COMMITTEE ASSIGNED A SPECIFIC CHARGE BY THE AGENCY? Answer Options Response Frequency Response Count Yes 50.3% 82 No 49.7% 81 answered question 163 skipped question 70 35. Read the entire page →
From page 61... ... WAS THIS MEDIA PROTOCOL AGREED UPON AHEAD OF TIME? Answer Options Response Frequency Response Count Yes 25.2% 41 No 27.6% 45 Not applicable 47.2% 77 answered question 163 skipped question 70 40. Read the entire page →
From page 62... ... ? Answer Options Response Frequency Response Count Issues related to project scope, schedule or budget 48.8% 79 Issues related to public involvement or outreach 62.3% 101 Evaluation framework or criteria 34.0% 55 Technical issues (e.g., design, alignment, alternatives) Read the entire page →
From page 63... ... HOW WAS CONSENSUS DEFINED BY THE COMMITTEE? Answer Options Response Frequency Response Count 100% agreement and support 3.8% 3 100% willing to accept the outcome as best for the group as a whole 39.2% 31 50% support 0.0% 0 Some other level of support between 50% and 100% 22.8% 18 Consensus was not defined 30.4% 24 Other definition of consensus was used 3.8% 3 answered question 79 skipped question 154 Read the entire page →
From page 64... ... ? Answer Options Response Frequency Response Count Yes -- through a written questionnaire 9.4% 15 Yes -- through individual interviews or phone calls 9.4% 15 Yes -- during a meeting 30.8% 49 No 56.6% 90 answered question 159 skipped question 74 53. Read the entire page →
From page 65... ... WERE COMMITTEE MEETINGS OR OTHER PRACTICES CHANGED BASED ON FEEDBACK? Answer Options Response Frequency Response Count Yes 46.3% 76 No 18.9% 31 Not applicable 34.8% 57 Please explain 52 answered question 164 skipped question 69 55. Read the entire page →
From page 67... ... Army Corps of Engineers, Washington, DC Abbreviations and acronyms used without definitions in TRB publications: AAAE American Association of Airport Executives AASHO American Association of State Highway Officials AASHTO American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials ACI–NA Airports Council International–North America ACRP Airport Cooperative Research Program ADA Americans with Disabilities Act APTA American Public Transportation Association ASCE American Society of Civil Engineers ASME American Society of Mechanical Engineers ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials ATA Air Transport Association ATA American Trucking Associations CTAA Community Transportation Association of America CTBSSP Commercial Truck and Bus Safety Synthesis Program DHS Department of Homeland Security DOE Department of Energy EPA Environmental Protection Agency FAA Federal Aviation Administration FHWA Federal Highway Administration FMCSA Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration FRA Federal Railroad Administration FTA Federal Transit Administration HMCRP Hazardous Materials Cooperative Research Program IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers ISTEA Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 ITE Institute of Transportation Engineers NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASAO National Association of State Aviation Officials NCFRP National Cooperative Freight Research Program NCHRP National Cooperative Highway Research Program NHTSA National Highway Traffic Safety Administration NTSB National Transportation Safety Board PHMSA Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration RITA Research and Innovative Technology Administration SAE Society of Automotive Engineers SAFETEA-LU Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (2005) TCRP Transit Cooperative Research Program TEA-21 Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (1998) Read the entire page →
From page 68... ... W ashing to n, d .C . 20001 A D D R eSS SeR ViCe R eQ UeSTeD TRB A Synthesis of Transit Practice Sponsored by the Federal Transit Administration Read the entire page →

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... Bailey, and J Brumm, "Structured Public Involvement: Problems and Prospects for Improvement," Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No.