At LSC, we believe great transportation planning starts with meaningful public and stakeholder outreach. This is why we design customized outreach strategies that encourage engagement of diverse perspectives within a region. Whether it’s face‑to‑face conversations and workshops, virtual interviews and surveying, or a blend of the two, we meet people where they are.
These efforts result in transportation solutions shaped by real community input.
Community and Stakeholder Engagement
City of Lodi, CA
City of Lodi Short Range Transit Plan (2024)
The Lodi GrapeLine transit service provides both fixed route and dial-a-ride (VineLine) service to the City of Lodi. LSC was selected to prepare a 5-year Short Range Transit Plan in 2013, 2019, and 2024. Most recently, LSC led an on-board passenger survey, both public in-person and virtual stakeholder workshops, and an online community survey for the SRTP planning effort.
City of Visalia, CA
Cross Valley Corridor Plan – Subconsultant to ARUP (2024)
LSC Transportation Consultants led the public and stakeholder outreach for the Cross Valley Corridor Plan in Visalia, CA as a subconsultant to ARUP. There were five major components of outreach methods used during the Plan: a project website, stakeholder database and interviews, a virtual tour, newsletters, and a bus demonstration community workshop.
Working closely with the Tulare Council of Governments (TCAG), a stakeholder database of local officials was created to inform the region of project progress through quarterly newsletters. The LSC team also led a “virtual tour” of the proposed Cross Valley Corridor Express route to gain input and feedback from each participating community along the route. Using google earth, LSC guided participants along the transit path while looking closely at future planned and recently completed development projects. The public and stakeholder engagement concluded with a double decker electric bus demonstration followed by a workshop.
