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30 <br />PUBLIC INPUT + PARTICIPATION03 <br />30 <br />Online E-Blasts 3 Open House <br />Events <br />4 Community <br />Events <br />225 Survey <br />responses <br />Trail Pop-Up <br />Event <br />Senior & <br />Youth Survey <br />Engagement <br />OverviewOverview <br />An extensive community outreach effort was conducted in <br />two phases, the first effort from February 2021 to July 2021 <br />and then from April 2022 to June 2022. The first community <br />effort identified initial route alternatives. The second <br />effort was conducted to help identify and understand the <br />values, needs, and preferences of the community related <br />to improvements along the trail corridor. Public outreach <br />methods included community pop-up events, stakeholder <br />interviews, an online community survey, and listening <br />sessions. Some engagement activities were targeted at under- <br />represented stakeholders to create welcoming opportunities <br />for participation in the planning process. <br />Public engagement activities were held throughout the <br />planning effort and in conjunction with the following project <br />milestones: <br />• Design Charrette <br />• Preliminary Vision Plan Concepts Review and Approval <br />Engagement events and activities are shown in the timeline <br />Great Northern Trail Master Plan | August 2022