Six primary outreach tools will be utilized during the Palm Beach 2035 LRTP to inform the public of the Plan.  These tools consist of:

Plan Newsletter      Public Meetings/Workshops      Speakers’ Bureau

Plan Website          Informational Flyers                 Advertisements

Five issues of the Plan Newsletter will be distributed during the progress of the study to provide updates, upcoming events, and Plan findings.  Ultimately, an Executive Summary will be produced and distributed to provide an overview and overall summary.

A total of three sets of Public Meetings/Workshops will be conducted for the Plan.  The first series of meetings will be held as Visioning Workshops in early September.   

The second series of meetings, scheduled for January 2009, will be focused on the Needs Plan.  The third set will be Public Hearing to adopt the Plan.  The overarching purpose of all of these meetings/workshops is to create a forum for public comment and input on the 2035 LRTP for Palm Beach County.

The Palm Beach MPO will continue to utilize the Speakers' Bureau in order to present and explain LRTP updates to the public. Presentations will be given to solicit input from the public using established community association meetings, civic organization meetings, and similar meetings.  During the Speakers’ Bureau presentations, surveys and comment cards will be distributed asking the attendees various questions regarding their transportation preferences and priorities. 

Public outreach will also be conducted through the use of this website, which may be accessed through www.PalmBeach2035Plan.com. At this website, you will be able to view information about the 2035 Plan. The website will be updated regularly with Plan information and serve as a continual resource for Plan status and information. 

Other public outreach tools will include the use of Advertisements in local newspapers throughout Palm Beach County and Informational Flyers mailed to Palm Beach County residents.

In addition to the above mentioned public outreach techniques, presentations will be made to the MPO and its committees throughout the LRTP process.  Each of these presentations are open to the public and designed for public input.  The MPO Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) is comprised of local citizens and is thus a key public involvement component for the Plan.