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Recent Developments

• Virtual Public Involvement Workshop Hosted by Hawaii DOT

  A summary of Hawaii DOT’s Virtual Public Involvement (VPI) Workshop, held in December 2019, has been published by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). The workshop, conducted by FHWA, provided information about project visualizations, VPI applications, and public comment management software. Attendees included Hawaii DOT staff as well as representatives from metropolitan planning organizations, local governments, and transportation consultants. For more information, link to the report. (11-10-20)

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• Aug. 17 Peer Exchange Recording Available: Engaging Underserved Communities with Virtual Public Involvement

  The Federal Highway Administration hosted an Aug. 17 virtual peer exchange on use of virtual public involvement techniques to engage underserved communities. The North Carolina DOT and Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning shared their experiences with engaging underserved communities using virtual public involvement tools and techniques. To access the recording, link here.

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• Experts Discuss Tools for Virtual Community Engagement

  A webinar describing tools and techniques for virtual public engagement, sponsored by Smart Growth America, was held June 2 and will be available via recording. The webinar, co-hosted by the Form-Based Codes Institute and the National Charrette Institute, explained how to develop a framework for thinking about how people engage online and shared approaches to virtual community engagement in Kalamazoo, Mich., and Cambridge, Mass. The webinar was the second in a three-part series. For more information, link to the webinar recap. (6-11-20)

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• Webinar Series Focuses on Virtual Public Engagement

  A webinar series sponsored by Smart Growth America is examining virtual public engagement practices for community outreach. The series will look at a range of online platforms, as well as email and social media, as means of public involvement on projects and programs. Three webinars will be held from April 28 through June 16, and webinar recordings will be available. For more information, registration, and recordings, link here. (5-21-20)

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• FHWA Reports on Public Involvement Communication Tools

  Recent advances in use of virtual public involvement communication tools are described in the Federal Highway Administration’s Innovator newsletter. The article expands on FHWA’s EDC-5 effort, including an “Expanding Our Impact” series of videos and factsheets on virtual public involvement tools and strategies. For more information, link to Public Involvement Communication Tools for a 21st Century Audience. (March 2020)

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• Use of Drones Can Enhance Virtual Involvement Approaches

  Use of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) to capture video footage enhances virtual public involvement approaches, the Federal Highway Administration has reported in its Innovator newsletter. The article describes the Washington State Department of Transportation’s Visual Engineering Resource Group (VERG), which helps the agency communicate about infrastructure projects through visual media, uses aerial video in many of its products. WSDOT credits UAS with reducing lead time and cost on video production. For more information, link to the article. (March 2020)

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