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17 <br /> Slide #6 <br /> ENGAGEMENT <br /> TWO PHASES <br /> Phase 1 (Fall 2020) <br /> Goal-Identify Needs&Priorities <br /> •Methods:Virtual Transit Summit, -- <br /> online survey <br /> Phase 2(WintertSpring 2022) <br /> •Goal-Vet Proposed Projects <br /> •Methods:Virtual focus groups, ---•-� <br /> online survey, pop ups at transit <br /> stops <br /> Caroline Dwyer said they vetted the proposed projects to make sure they were useful. <br /> She said over 1,000 people responded to the online survey and she felt they got good <br /> representation geographically. She said they heard is that people want more readily available <br /> transportation options. <br /> Slide #7 <br /> PROJECTS: SELECTION <br /> •Funded using projected transit tax • •• <br /> revenues (rather than taking on debt) <br /> •GoTriangle financial model forecasts used •' <br /> to determine available future revenues • • <br /> •Already-programmed capital and service <br /> improvements are included in expenses <br /> Caroline Dwyer said many of the projects are funded primarily through local funding. <br /> Slide #8 <br /> PROJECTS: SELECTION <br /> For each potential project,we considered: •, • # <br /> 1. Is the project identified as an unfunded or • <br /> emerging priority by transit service providers? <br /> 2. Does the improvement meet needs expressed by •• <br /> public? • <br /> 3. Does the improvement reflect values identified by <br /> PSG?Fqurty,en�ironmenfa7 sustarnability,a nnomic prosperity, <br /> arlordable and attainable quality al Rle.transpoAatton and aaesa for <br /> all <br /> 4. Does the project support the conceptual transit <br /> vision or fill a regional connectivity gap? <br /> Caroline Dwyer said they held a summit in July 2021 with the policy steering committee <br /> that allowed them to identify values for project selection. She said they will be documented in <br /> the transit plan. She said that improving service will incrementally support the conceptual <br /> transit vision. <br />