Insight, 02/2012

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February
2012
INCOG Recognized with National Award
for FAST Forward Mobile Outreach Bus
The transformed city bus that became a mobile "living room" bringing INCOG's
transportation planning to the citizens for face-to-face discussions and interactive activities
during the initial phase of the FAST Forward program will receive the American Planning
Association’s 2012 National Planning Excellence Award for Public Outreach. The bus
visited 117 locations over four months to obtain public input from citizens throughout the
metropolitan area about long-term transit development.
The FAST Forward Mobile Outreach Bus generated extensive media coverage along the
way, and people were urged to participate online at fastforwardplan.org if they could not
visit the bus in person. More than 1,500 people submitted surveys, with 88 percent of them
saying they had never previously participated in a transportation planning event prior to
getting on the bus.
This Public Outreach award recognizes a program that helps create greater awareness
among citizens about the benefits of good planning.
“This aging city bus was transformed into a comfortable platform
where citizens could voice their opinions in their own communities,”
said Marie L. York, FAICP, APA Board Director and 2012 Awards
Jury Co-Chair. “It was an innovative way to engage citizens in
transportation planning discussions and eliminate barriers between
local government and citizens.”
The National Planning Award for Public Outreach will be presented at a special awards
luncheon held during APA’s National Planning Conference in Los Angeles on April 16,
2012. The FAST Forward Mobile Outreach Bus will also be featured in an upcoming issue
of Planning magazine, APA’s flagship publication.
For more information, contact James Wagner AICP, Transportation Projects Coordinator,
at jwagner@incog.org or 918.579.9447.
In this Issue:
INCOG Recognized with National
Award for FAST Forward Mobile
Outreach Bus
Public Recognition Remains High for
INCOG's Ozone Alert! Program
Area Seniors to Benefit
from Emerging Partnership
Redistricting Effort a
Benefit to Region's Jurisdictions
CNG Vans Donated
to Tulsa Transit
INCOG Receives State
Transit Award
INCOG Staff Earns State
CDBG Certification
Regional Partnership Trains
Workforce to Enhance Public Safety
Project Postcard - Depew, OK
Funds Available for
Alternative Fuel Vehicles
and Infrastructure
Clean Cities Program Hosts
Alternative Fuel
Lawn Mower Workshop
TMAPC Officers
Selected for 2012
New INCOG Board Members
Welcomed
INCOG Receives Gold Ranking
for Employee Health and
Welness Program
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