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Public Involvement in Transportation

• Time for Evolution or Revolution?

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Session Agenda

• Speakers
• Mary Gray, Washington Division HEPN Cathy
  Kendall, Florida Division
• KLynn Berry, HRC Environment TST
• Moderator
• David Kuehn, HEP

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New Media for Public Engagement

• Why agencies use new communication tools?
• Keep up with elected officials, advocates who do
• Easier to reach audiences
• Create more choices for the public
• Why not?
• Barriers for some groups
• Addition not substitute for traditional media

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Types of New Media

• Interactive Multiparty
• Web Logs (Blogs), electronic Bulletin Boards
  Wikis
• Interactive, Multiparty Real Time
• Chat
• Informational
• Webcasts, Podcasts RSS

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Nevada DOT Project Blog
See http//www.douglascounty395.com/blog.asp
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CTA Web Log
See http//www.ctachair.blogspot.com/
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UC Davis Transportation Wiki
See http//www.daviswiki.org/Transportation
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WMATA Lunchtime Chats
See http//new.forums-wmata.com/default.aspx
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WMATA Audio Casts
See http//content.wmata.com/board_gm/past_meeting
s.cfm
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Delaware DOT RSS
See http//www.state.de.us/gic/subscribe/services/
rssnews.shtml
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MTC Audiocasts
See http//www.mtc.ca.gov/meetings/schedule/
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Thank you

• Questions for
• Mary Gray
• Cathy Kendall
• KLynn Berry
• David Kuehn