Community-Based Public Engagement In addition to the formal public workshops, Town staff capitalized on regularly occurring community events and resources to promote and gather feedback for the CTP. Information on the CTP was provided at events such as concerts and the Celebrate Fuquay-Varina Festival, and attendees were invited to offer input. Public workshops were advertised on the Town’s website, and opportunities for feedback on the plan were provided. Handouts were also made available at Town Hall to educate recipients on the CTP development process. By offering information and soliciting comments in a variety of ways, the Town attempted to reach a wide spectrum of potential participants. Goals, Guiding Statements, and Objectives An important step in developing the 2035 Community Transportation Plan was to create a comprehensive vision and cohesive set of guiding statements to provide direction throughout the planning process. The goals, guiding statements, and objectives established in this plan served as a foundation to create a set of recommendations for the study area. Goals, guiding statements, and objectives were also used to guide the development and application of a project prioritization process. The ultimate intention is to let the direction for the plan established early on in the process carry through to all phases of its development and implementation. The goals, guiding statements, and objectives were presented at community outreach events for feedback and refinement. The goals, detailed on the following pages, align with larger initiatives outlined in relevant planning policies that guide transportation planning at the federal, state, and regional levels. This coordination is crucial to ensure that Fuquay-Varina’s transportation planning responds to and addresses its challenges as one part of a much larger inter-connected system. Each goal includes a key phrase referred to as a guiding statement and clarification provided through a pair of planning objectives. Collectively, these thoughts represent a set of value statements for priorities identified early in the planning process. As transportation strategies were identified and evaluated, the project team revisited the goals to determine which principles a given project or strategy addresses, and prioritized recommendations based on their performance against these goals.
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