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Author: Tara Crothers

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plug in-drive change
10 Jul

[SUCCESS] How to Engage Residents in Sustainable Transportation Planning

by Tara Crothers
in [SUCCESS], Sustainability, Transportation
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With climate change becoming an increasingly important issue, we've seen several transportation planners use the dynamic features of MetroQuest to take action! We would like to acknowledge the San Diego Regional Planning Agency (SANDAG), Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP), Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission (SPC), and the Office of Intermodal Planning and Investment (OIPI) for their sustainability planning initiatives and contributions to making the world a...

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Mike sitting on the Throne of Cones
09 Apr

[SUCCESS] MetroQuest Success Team Welcomes Oklahoma DOT

by Tara Crothers
in [SUCCESS], Consulting, Public Engagement, Transportation
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I would like to personally thank the esteemed panel of judges for recognizing the accomplishments of our world-class team. This award represents the collective achievements of all of our employees. They helped make 2018 a truly transformative year! We achieved 5 We’re so excited to welcome our friends at the Oklahoma Department of Transportation to the MetroQuest community! Our CEO, Mike Walsh, and I visited their offices...

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Group of people in training
15 Feb

[SUCCESS] MetroQuest Success Team in North Carolina

by Tara Crothers
in [SUCCESS], Transportation, Urban Planning
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I’d say most of our clients are dealing with challenges around mobility, the environment, and driven by a desire to make their own communities more livable and resilient. We’re so excited to have the opportunity to welcome all the North Carolina MPOs and RPOs into the MetroQuest family! Some of us had the chance to meet them face-to-face and discuss the amazing public engagement projects we’ll be...

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Woman on laptop with mapping screen
30 Nov

[INSIGHTS] Mapping Your Road to Success – Building and Analyzing Map Marker Screens with KMZ

by Tara Crothers
in [TIPS]
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This is one of the most common questions we get from our MetroQuest subscribers as they start building their first MetroQuest survey using the Map Screen: "how can we use maps and map markers to make our data actionable and gain new insights?" In this blog post, we dive into the details to help guide you along this process. MetroQuest uses decimal degrees for latitude and...

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Smart Highway
01 Oct

[SUCCESS] MaineDOT Launches MetroQuest Survey for Its 2050 Long Range Transportation Plan

by Tara Crothers
in [SUCCESS], Public Engagement, Transportation
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We’re excited to celebrate the launch of a new MetroQuest Site! The Maine Department of Transportation (DOT) is inviting residents to provide public input for the State’s Long Range Transportation Plan Update. The results from this survey will help shape the future of transportation across Maine through to 2050, with a focus on providing the safest and most reliable transportation system possible. Maine, not unlike the rest...

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