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5 COMMUNITY AND <br /> STAKEHOLDER INVOLVEMENT <br /> Public outreach is a critical part of any <br /> planning study. It harnesses the insights Chapter Overview <br /> of roadway users and other members of <br /> the public who supply the local knowledge, Provides - the public <br /> context, and information necessary to make outreach plan <br /> informed project decisions. Engagement of * Discusses public . stakeholder <br /> the residents,travelers, and other drivers who engagement <br /> regularly use 1-90 in Kittitas County is a key * Summarizes public - • stakeholder <br /> factor in this project's success. feedback" <br /> Consistent with Kittitas County(County) <br /> and the Washington State Department <br /> of Transportation (WSDOT) community Collection of broad public input on I-90 <br /> engagement practices, this feasibility study issues and potential improvements through <br /> process included opportunities for the public virtual workshops, an open house, and <br /> and stakeholders to share their concerns, surveys <br /> issues, and preferred solutions.Various forms The County and WSDOT reviewed public, <br /> of outreach were used to ensure the widest stakeholder, and affected agencies' comments <br /> range of engagement within the study area and and concerns that were received during the <br /> the County as a whole. public outreach activities. This feedback was <br /> The general approach for public outreach used to help: <br /> included: • Guide the development of project <br /> • Development of a Public Outreach Plan alternatives to address the ongoing traffic <br /> • Creation of the STEER 1-90 Coalition concerns along 1-90 in the study area <br /> (discussed below)to share and disseminate • Develop evaluation criteria to accurately <br /> information about the study measure the ability of the proposed <br /> • Interviews with organizations, agencies, alternatives to address concerns <br /> and businesses that use corridor roadways • Select the preferred alternative to move <br /> as part of their routine business,with a forward for further analysis, pending <br /> focus on freight mobility funding. <br /> VOLUME I: FEASIBILITY REPORT 1-90 Corridor-Easton to Cle Elunn Feasibility Study 1 71 <br />