Achieving the goals of the Transportation Action Plan requires using public engagement to build trust and leverage relationships for greater outcomes. Being intentional with the desire to want to build trust, deepen connections in the community, and create outcomes that resonate with people in the city who use the projects is an important piece of the work. We understand that connecting with those who may not have literacy in typical government engagement and processes, are burdened from a time, mental or physical barrier to participate, or those who do not see the importance of our work relative to other more pressing needs around housing, food, safety and health can create a disconnect between our projects and our goals.
By taking a closer look at the engagement practices and strategies employed with transportation projects and focusing on using engagement to advance racial equity, we can build capacity within the community to better serve community needs, foster partnerships and create opportunities for on-going feedback. The intent of engaging more diverse voices during project development is to achieve better outcomes, as we serve more needs through our transportation projects.
Deepen the partnerships with other City departments, including the Health Department, Neighborhood and Community Relations, and Community Planning and Economic Development, to build internal capacity and better understand the intersecting goals of each department’s work with communities; advance key intersecting goals around racial equity, outcomes in public health, public safety, transportation and mobility, and climate change and resiliency.
Equity Active Partnerships
Low
2020-2023 (Years 0-3)
On-going
Develop parameters and accountability measures for inclusive community outreach and engagement.
Equity Active Partnerships
Low
2020-2023 (Years 0-3)
Increase opportunities to partner with communities through contracting to deepen the outreach related to transportation plans, programs and projects.
Equity Active Partnerships
Medium
2020-2023 (Years 0-3)
On-going
Utilize outreach strategies that engage the most vulnerable of impacted community stakeholders.
Equity Active Partnerships
Medium
2020-2023 (Years 0-3)
On-going
Implement an engagement approach that deepens community knowledge of transportation, by focusing on non-project specific relationship building with community and includes feedback with stakeholders post-project implementation.
Equity Active Partnerships
High
2020-2023 (Years 0-3)
On-going
Support the work of All Boards and Commissions and the Division of Race and Equity to advance the Strategic Racial Equity Action Plan’s operational priority of engaging diverse communities by continuing to focus on diversifying the Pedestrian Advisory Committee and Bicycle Advisory Committee.
Equity Active Partnerships
Medium
2020-2023 (Years 0-3)
On-going