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36 Despite a growing understanding and acceptance of public participation as an integral part of the transportation planning process, agencies still face numerous barriers that have the potential to undermine the effectiveness of public participation. These obstacles can exist within the agency or externally as efforts are made to link directly with a community, but all can pose a significant threat to an agency's public involvement efforts.
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37 a lack of interest or lack of awareness and understanding of the planning process were the most common external challenges noted in the survey results. Confirmation of these findings is given by a survey conducted for TRB (NuStats 2009)
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38 meeting may not be high on the list of priorities of working individuals who have limited relaxation or family time. Agencies have addressed this problem by providing multiple participation opportunities, bringing opportunities into the community, and offering opportunities that are not dependent on time or place.
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39 process, project specifics, the importance of public input, and how or where to participate. A vast majority of the agencies in the survey are taking active steps to mitigate this problem -- 30 provided information about how and where transit users can participate through a range of outreach mechanisms, including flyers, e-mail, direct mail, websites, and advertisements.
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with neighborhood organizations in minority communities. By ensuring that these groups have direct access to information about the agency, PAAC has seen a significant increase in the participation from low-income and minority community members.
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