Agenda Packet 2-19-19 Work Session

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MovingAhead 2018 Outreach Summary 5 The events were spread out geographically to correspond to the neighborhoods closest to the five key corridors that were being explored for investment as part of MovingAhead. The two-hour, drop-in style events allowed community members to explore five different stations where they could learn about different aspects of the project, talk with project staff, and provide feedback: 1. Background. An overview of the project including history, goals, and information on what an alternatives analysis is. 2. Evaluation Criteria. An explanation of each criteria used to evaluate the different investment options. Feedback Opportunity: Participants were given five dots and asked to place them next to the five evaluation criteria they believe are most important. 3. Investment Options. Information about the three different alternatives being considered for each of the corridors: No-Build, Enhanced Corridor, and EmX. 4. Corridors. An overview of the different options for each of the five corridors. This included maps of the routes and features of each option along with a matrix outlining how each option performed related to the evaluation criteria. Feedback Opportunity: Participants were able to share how they felt about the different options for each corridor on a five-point scale, from 5-works well to 1-serious concerns. They could also choose “Not sure.” 5. Next Steps. A timeline showing where we are in the process for MovingAhead and what the next steps include. 6. Comment Area. Participants were able to collect a variety of takeaway materials and leave comments as well as learn how they could comment more specifically on the Alternatives Analysis Report. Feedback Opportunity: Participants could fill out comment forms that had the same questions as the interactive activities at stations 2 and 4, as well as an open-ended question for other comments. The forms also included questions to collect demographic information about the respondent. Online Open House Understanding that in-person open houses are not always conducive to people’s schedules or responsibilities, an online open house was developed that enabled people to learn about the project and provide input online. The online open house format mostly mirrored the stations at the in-person open houses. The main difference was the feedback opportunity related to evaluation criteria. In the online open house, participants were given 78 points and asked to divide the points between the 12 different criteria. Participants were limited to assigning a maximum of 12 points to any single criteria. Listening Sessions In addition to the open house activities, the project team hosted a series of listening sessions. Consisting of between five and 20 stakeholders, these 1.5-hour discussions were an opportunity to have a more pointed conversation about transportation needs for a specific demographic or interest group. February 19, 2019, Work Session - Item 1