The 18-month project set the goals to increase and improve opportunities, prioritize an intuitive rider experience through a seamless, welcoming system, and create a reliable, predictable Regional Rail System that people can trust.
We are spearheading engagement for SEPTA’s Comprehensive Bus Network Redesign: a complete reimagination of the Philadelphia region’s bus network.
The Delaware Valley Planning Commission sought a deeper understanding of how historically disinvested communities make transportation decisions, requesting a study that delivered a combination of qualitative and quantitative methods executed in partnership with community groups.
We worked with the City of Lancaster to design and execute an innovative and inclusive approach to their Comprehensive Plan Update through the development of a Citizens’ Planning Committee.
We led an unprecedented engagement process that sought to empower community voices to guide the redevelopment process of the former Police Headquarters, known as the Roundhouse, as the City of Philadelphia planned to release the RFP and sell the site.
The South Jersey Transportation Planning Organization conducted a Microtransit Feasibility Study to determine if microtransit service would better connect residents to employment, services, and resources currently provided by a fixed route community shuttle serving rural and suburban areas of Atlantic County, NJ.
We provided strategic advisory services to the PA Hazard Mitigation State Planning Team, enabling inclusive stakeholder engagement through the development of outreach tools, guidance, and an accessible Executive Summary, recognized as a regional best practice by FEMA, to guide the Commonwealth towards greater disaster resilience while respecting local communities.
We served as Community Engagement Lead for the development of Atlantic City’s Economic Development Action Plan, conducting listening tours and facilitating inclusive charrettes to incorporate local perspectives. Our insights and recommendations informed the final plan, released in Spring 2023.
We engaged local residents in assessing emerging mobility options to enhance the transportation system. Through interviews with stakeholders and public meetings, engagement efforts led to valuable qualitative insights, identification of a transit desert, education of residents on emerging transportation technologies, and the delivery of the final Alternatives Transportation Modes Assessment with recommendations.
We the Dots collaborated with the Chester County Conference and Visitors Bureau to implement a comprehensive engagement strategy, including pop events, interviews, focus groups, and online surveys, to gather data and provide recommendations for expanding tourism-related businesses in the community.
We collaborated with Center City District to gather valuable insights from visitors at Dilworth Park through a winter-themed pop-up event, utilizing innovative surveys, giveaways, and interactive elements, resulting in over 500 responses and informing 20 key recommendations to enhance engagement, usage, and design of the Wintergarden space.
We collaborated with The Enterprise Center to develop a creative engagement strategy in the 46th and Market neighborhood of West Philadelphia, utilizing hybrid tactics such as digital surveys, online chat sessions, and remote workshops to gather community input and establish a community partnership network for future development, resulting in clear goals, recommendations, and enhanced negotiation capabilities with investors, advocacy organizations, and city government.
We employed hybrid tactics (digital surveys, online chat sessions, remote workshops) to engage the 46th and Market neighborhood in West Philadelphia. Our strategy fostered community input, established a partnership network, and yielded clear goals, recommendations, and improved negotiation capabilities with investors, advocacy groups, and the city government.
We provided landscape architectural and civil engineering services to the Town of Westport, collaborating with Langan and implementing community engagement strategies to inform the reconceptualization, redesign, and construction of the three Downtown lots while managing stakeholder partnerships.