Public Involvement
More than a process for improving the quality of transportation and other development projects, public involvement reflects a greater commitment to enhancing the quality of life for citizens in communities impacted by new construction. KCI cultivates effective partnerships among federal, state, and local clients; resource and regulatory agencies; businesses; and community advisory councils, guiding projects through complex planning, design, and development phases.
Working closely with the firm’s regional engineers, planners, and scientists, KCI’s experienced public involvement specialists customize services to meet the needs of large or small transportation projects. KCI’s proactive strategies and quality communication materials, including newsletters, presentations, and project web sites, effectively engage the public throughout the development process, minimizing project impacts, building consensus, and expediting the selection of preferred alternatives that lead to final design.
Public Information Resources
- Conflict resolution
- Facilitation
- Consensus building
- Research/stakeholder identification
- Media coordination
- Public speaking/speakers bureau
- Administrative record and information repositories
- Client, community, and program evaluations
- Technical writing and editing
- Video writing, direction, and editing
Communication Tools
- State-of-the-art graphics and exhibits
- Interactive websites
- Toll-free project information “hotlines”
- Three-dimensional computer visualization
- Animated conceptual designs
- Scale modeling
- Videos
- Multimedia presentations
- Tradeshow displays
- Project identity programs
- CD/DVD development
- Mailing lists
- Direct mail
- Advertisements
- Newsletters
- Brochures
- Questionnaires
- User surveys
- Feature articles
Specialized Web-based Communications
- Website design, hosting, and maintenance
- Virtual public involvement
- Project-specific web sites
- Web camera applications
- Existing web site upgrade and maintenance
Organizational Planning and Coordination
- Public meetings
- Public hearings
- Public officials’ meetings
- Special interest groups
- Task groups
- Partnering sessions
- Visioning sessions
- Neighborhood meetings
- Workshops and training sessions
- Charrettes
- Focus groups
- Community advisory councils
- Seminars
Public Relation Tools
- Public awareness campaigns
- Public education campaigns
- Promotional campaigns
- Print, broadcast, electronic media coordination
- Fact sheets and hand outs
- Press releases
- Press kits
- Special event coordination
- Site visits and tours
- Ad development
- Project photography
- Logo design
- Newsletter and brochure design and writing
- Blue Route Environmental Monitor
- Middle Anacostia Crossing Transportation Study
- SR 0119 South Improvement Project
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