TOWNS TO TRAILS -  OUTREACH APPROACH

The Plan’s outreach and engagement activities were an essential aspect of the effort to identify an alignment that incorporated local knowledge as a baseline for appropriate segments and destinations.

These activities included soliciting feedback from stakeholders, land management agencies, tribes, and the public throughout the course of the project to ensure that project recommendations reflected community needs and desires, as well as consistency with land management plans and policies. This effort involved leveraging various resources and strategies to meaningfully engage a wide range of community members and agencies.

The project team maintained a flexible approach to provide multiple paths for input across the project geography and implemented intuitive, engaging, and low-friction opportunities for community members and stakeholders to help shape the draft alignment. The team provided opportunities to provide feedback through multiple avenues and maintained open dialogue with agency partners and community members.