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60 triangie Regional firry/ Plo,gr,I'W , Project eveIII pre nt Scope of Work our ule 3.0 PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT 3.1 Prepare IP ulWic linvoWernent Nan In addition to updating the Program Public Involvement Plan, URS will formulate a Public Involvement Plan (PIP) that focuses on the D-0 LRT project. The Corridor PIP will be used to supplement and update the PIP for the existing "programmatic" Triangle Regional Transit Program (TRTP). URS will take advantage of any existing corridor committees and structures already in place including the Durham, Chapel Hill, Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization (DCHC MPO), County and City elected leaders and planning staff, and the local chambers of commerce. The Public Involvement effort will be conducted in accordance with the NEPA process and will satisfy expectations expressed in the new MAP- 21 legislation, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, and Executive Order 12898 on Environmental Justice. Public engagement will be inclusive of people with Limited English Proficiency(LEP). A preliminary Public Involvement strategy with formal and informal public involvement strategies will be developed in conjunction with activities of Preliminary Engineering (PE) and the DEIS and FEIS. The Plan will have three goals: (1) educate/disseminate information about the project, (2) foster community relations and develop constituents for the project, and (3)create multi-media methods for public input. The PIP will be a living document which identifies and maintains constituent groups, interested parties, and agencies early on and throughout the project; provides the D-0 LRT project contacts database; details formal interagency session(s) and public hearing(s) and comment and review period requirements; specifies a schedule of outreach opportunities; recommends mechanisms for soliciting, responding to, and documenting public input; describes the role of public involvement in the decision- making process; details how public/user awareness of project progress will be generated; details how this program will be coordinated with others affecting the program area and/or constituencies; identify procedures for integrating public/user input and accommodating diverse and possibly conflicting priorities; and establishes parameters to identify and prioritize critical issues and concerns.The plan will also address media involvement, information, and communications. Deliverable: Public Involvement Plan (Draft and Final) 3.2 Broad Based Constltuericy Developnneint: Strategy URS will plan and execute a broad based Public Education/Constituency Development strategy in support of the PIP. In collaboration with Triangle Transit staff, URS will identify groups and organizations in order to educate individuals and organizations with regard to light rail technology in the corridor. Key community leaders and civic leagues will be contacted for the opportunity to present the LRT project to their members at regularly scheduled meetings. Additionally, announcements will be sent to civic groups for inclusion in their respective newsletters, websites, and social media. A calendar of events for the project will be set up and maintained regarding community activities for participation or sponsorship (e.g., International Festival, Durham Earth Day Festival, UNC or Duke University campus celebrations). Durham-Orange Liiglllit Rail "Transit Project I Juuine 2013 13-1 II1.XII11tAII:::°F