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Community Engagement Efforts to Date

Community engagement for the Downtown Access Project started in January 2019 (before the project had a name), with the first stakeholder group meeting. Since then, the team has focused on grassroots outreach to residents and businesses along the project corridor. These efforts include:

90+

meetings with stakeholders and the community to share information and receive feedback

6 mailings to approximately

10,000

residents and businesses near the project

2 public information meetings – one virtual only and one in-person with a virtual component

6 week

campaign to gather feedback on proposed street closures

1,300+

doors visited for Environmental Justice survey

Numerous

“boots on the ground”

efforts in the neighborhoods adjacent to the freeway

Website

with 3D visualizations and interactive map to help the public understand the proposed designs and project elements

Social media accounts for the project –

Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter

4 focus groups with residents living near the project corridor;

1 with commuters

1,100+

phone surveys to gather input on the project

1,000+

members of the community receiving regular emails with project information and updates

Community Interactions

Direct interaction with members of the community allows the project team to better understand the community’s history and hopes for the future.

Map of community engagement Community interactions during our various outreach efforts. The project’s proposed impacts are centered between I-15 and Eastern, which corresponds with the concentration of interactions in this area.

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