From Zoom Squares to Face Masks: Creative Solutions for Continued Engagement and Informed Decision Making as the Pandemic Lingers

Transportation agencies across the country are facing unprecedented challenges as they work to deliver critical infrastructure projects during a lingering pandemic. Now, more then ever before, the effort to get the public to engage on these projects must be bold, creative, and multifaceted. Input from these activities needs to be collected and shared with decision makers in a way that makes sure it is considered as plans are defined. In this joint session, speakers from Minnesota Department of Transportation and HDR will discuss the lessons learned from engagement delivered during the height of the national stay-at-home order and from projects that have returned to in-person activities.