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PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT The best community planning efforts are those that have life long after the plan has been adopted. Community endorsement does not happen without a strategy to identify, involve and energize stakeholders. To ensure that the Franklin Comprehensive Transportation Network Plan considered issues important to City residents, three public involvement efforts were employed to gather community feedback. One-on-one stakeholder interviews, public workshops, and online citizen engagement were facilitated to assist in identifying the strengths, weaknesses and opportunities related to Franklin’s transportation system.
STAKEHOLDER INTERVIEWS One-on-one interviews were conducted with the members of the Franklin Board of Mayor and Aldermen (BOMA). Four of the eight Alderman serve as an elected representative of one of the four City wards; the other four Aldermen are elected at-large. By interviewing each Alderman, the representative needs of each section of the community was heard. CONNECT FRANKLIN: A Comprehensive Transportation Network Plan
Attendees of the Community Workshop, held on October 22, 2014, participated in issue identification and visioning exercises.
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