TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH BOARD Committee on Public Involvement in Transportation LEARNING FROM EACH OTHER AND SHARING BEST PRACTICES

WHO WE ARE TRB is one of six major divisions of the National Research Council— a private, nonprofit institution that is the principal operating agency of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. We serve as an independent adviser to the United States government and others on scientific and technical questions.

GLOBAL ORGANIZATION

TRB Committee on Public Involvement in Transportation (ADA60) Dedicated to the research and dissemination of information designed to improve the state of the public involvement practice in transportation decision-making. Dedicated to the research and dissemination of information designed to improve the state of the public involvement practice in transportation decision-making. Our mission is to enhance understanding, acceptance, and practice of public involvement as an art and science in transportation policy implementation and all phases of the transportation process.

Committee Goals, Activities & Interests Fostering research Fostering research Identifying best practices Identifying best practices Promoting use of new technologies Promoting use of new technologies Promulgating standards Promulgating standards Augmenting public involvement skills of transportation professionals Augmenting public involvement skills of transportation professionals Annual Meeting Workshop Annual Meeting Workshop Joint Committees/Subcommittees Joint Committees/Subcommittees Meetings (virtual/in-person) Meetings (virtual/in-person) Presentation & Poster Sessions Presentation & Poster Sessions Paper Calls/Paper Reviews Paper Calls/Paper Reviews Communication Subcommittee Communication Subcommittee Education Subcommittee Education Subcommittee Underserved communities Underserved communities

Research Subcommittee Promotes and supports research in the field of public involvement in transportation. Members meet regularly via teleconference to identify industry trends and research needs, develop research problem statements for funding consideration, and related activities. Over the past two years, the Research Subcommittee developed two research problem statements that were approved for funding by the National Cooperative Highway Research Program.

John and Jane Public Competition Competition looking for fresh and creative methods for communicating technical transportation issues with “John and Jane Q. Public” to share with others within the profession. Co-sponsorship with TRB Planning & Environmental Group

BEST PRACTICES Learning and teaching – information and resource sharing among practitioners Papers | Webinars | Presentations and more Update on the State of the Practice: Public Involvement in the 21st Century (TRB Committee on Public Involvement in Transportation) Update on the State of the Practice: Public Involvement in the 21st Century (TRB Committee on Public Involvement in Transportation) Emerging technologies: social media vs. traditional media Emerging technologies: social media vs. traditional media Quantifying public involvement: measuring its effectiveness Quantifying public involvement: measuring its effectiveness Reaching underserved communities/outreach with limited resources Reaching underserved communities/outreach with limited resources

RECENT FINDINGS public involvement is an ever-changing entity Electronic and traditional one-on-one can both work; flexibility is key Electronic and traditional one-on-one can both work; flexibility is key Outreach works best when targeted to the community involved Outreach works best when targeted to the community involved Important to convey complex information in visual format Important to convey complex information in visual format Need more cultural sensitivity and training opportunities Need more cultural sensitivity and training opportunities Federal standards have not caught up with new technologies Federal standards have not caught up with new technologies More practitioners need to mirror the communities they work in More practitioners need to mirror the communities they work in Training practitioners in how to educate agencies about public involvement’s value, and how to implement outreach processes Training practitioners in how to educate agencies about public involvement’s value, and how to implement outreach processes

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION get involved! TRB ADA 60 Committee on Public Involvement Google Site LinkedIn Group TRB Standing Committee Page