This manual establishes a proactive public involvement process that provides timely information to the public, timely public notice, full public access to key decisions, and supports early and continuing involvement of the public.
To effectively manage public outreach plans and activities, ITD staff need information, resources and recommended tools to implement and conduct an affective public outreach effort. The POP is a tool for analyzing, quantifying and tracking public outreach needs, which will ultimately lead to appropriate and efficient project management.