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8.A. - Page 33 of 77 <br />COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT <br />From the start, the Bike and Ped Safety <br />Improvement Study aimed to be a collaborative <br />planning effort that resulted in an actionable, <br />community-based design. The Study team <br />implemented a 9 -month public engagement <br />program with innovative techniques that allowed <br />the project team to work with key stakeholders and <br />crowdsource the lived experience of community <br />members who use the corridor on a regular basis. <br />Two rounds of concentrated in-person outreach <br />bookended the study. Round 1 was hosted in <br />March and April 2018 and sought feedback on <br />early concepts. Round 2 was hosted in October <br />2018 and presented full draft concepts to both <br />focused stakeholder groups and the general public. <br />cro5swe�k <br />Ndd stern <br />.,,i„ea m�•.ua�a� <br />.M u.. <br />Key elements of the engagement plan included <br />Pop-up Events <br />Three "pop-up" workshops were hosted at <br />community venues during Round 1: <br />1. Target: Saturday, March 17 <br />2. BevMo: Wednesday, March 28 <br />3. Fair Oaks Community Center: Friday, April 13 <br />Large -format maps and storyboards allowed <br />participants to explore the study area, describe <br />their experiences, and identify issues and possible <br />solutions at a zoomed -in scale. Participants were <br />asked to vote on alternative cross-sections, bus <br />stop amenities, preferred open space designs, and <br />underpass safety treatments. A fourth interactive <br />board asked attendees to mark-up a map of the <br />study area with their most frequent destinations <br />and their desired routes along or across EI Camino. <br />Hosting these events as pop -ups allowed the <br />outreach team to meet community members in a <br />place that was convenient and comfortable for the <br />participants. The conversations happened during <br />their regular errands within or adjacent to the <br />study corridor, which helped facilitate conversation <br />and prompt ideas. Round 1 pop-up activities were <br />attended by a combined total of approximately 75 <br />people. <br />182 <br />18 <br />