This handbook was prepared as a product of Mn/DOT's Non-Traditional Transportation Stakeholder Dialogue Project (NTTSDP), which was conducted in 1995 and 1996. For the purposes of this study, non-traditional transportation stakeholders were defined as people of color, low-income constituencies, communities, neighborhood-based organizations, disabled individuals and civic and cultural groups. The purposes of the year and a half long project are summarized below:
• To identify non-traditional transportation stakeholder groups in the Twin Cities metropolitan area.
• To build better relationships with nontraditional transportation stakeholders.
• To invite those groups to become involved in Mn/DOT's public participation processes.
• To create a forum for dialogue and two-way learning so that: Mn/DOT is better prepared to develop and facilitate effective involvement processes that reach out to non-traditional stakeholders and Non-traditional stakeholders are better prepared to effectively participate in planning and project design processes.
This report documents findings and recommendations from the Minnesota Department of Transportation's (Mn/DOT's) Non-Traditional Transportation Stakeholder Dialogue Project. Non-traditional transportation stakeholders were defined as people of color, low-income constituencies, community and neighborhood groups, and civic and cultural groups. The definition generally included groups and constituencies without a previous history of involvement in Mn/DOT's transportation planning and design activities. The purposes of this year and a half long project are summarized below:
• To identify non-traditional transportation stakeholder groups in the Twin Cities metropolitan area.
• To build partnerships with non-traditional transportation stakeholders.
• To invite those groups to become involved in Mn/DOT's public participation processes.
• To create a forum for dialogue and two-way learning so that Mn/DOT is better prepared to develop and facilitate effective involvement processes that reach out to non-traditional stakeholders and Non-traditional stakeholders are better prepared to effetively participate in planning and project design processes.
