Public Involvement Evaluation (PIE)
Public Involvement Evaluation (PIE)
The National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) developed a toolkit to help transportation agencies measure the effectiveness of their public involvement activities.
NCDOT can collect and compare public and agency feedback on several indicators of effective engagement. When community members participate in decision-making, NCDOT can develop plans and projects that better meet the needs of the people they are serving. Effective engagement also helps minimize costly project delays and build support for future transportation investment.
Please watch this short video about the toolkit and how your input can help NCDOT better serve the needs of your community through public outreach.
Indicators of effective public involvement
Influence & impact
Does the public understand how their input will influence project decisions?
Transparency & clarity
Does the public understand and trust the decision-making process?
Timing
Did the public have enough time to provide input?
Inclusion
Did the process represent and include those affected?
Targeted engagement
Did NCDOT focus engagement in the locations relevant to people affected by the project?
Accessibility
Did NCDOT provide multiple methods for public participation?
Four Ways to Participate
Complete a form at any NCDOT public meeting
Complete the questions below and submit via this webpage
Complete this online fillable form and email it to PIE-Evaluation@publicinput.com
Download a pdf of the form and mail it in (pre-addressed for mailing)
What was the date of the meeting you attended?
What County (or Town/City) was the meeting held in?
Project Number (optional)
1. How well do you read English?
2. What languages are spoken in your home?
3. How well do you understand spoken English?
As a reminder, your answers to all of the questions including the following demographic questions, are anonymous and will be grouped with the answers of other respondents to identify trends and patterns.
4. How do you identify?
5. What is your age?
6. Are you of Hispanic or Latino origin?
8. What was your total household income (before taxes in the previous year?
7. How do you identify? (Choose just one)
9. Do you have any of the following conditions? (Check all that apply)
For this next series of questions, please use one of the following to express how much you agree or disagree with the statements. Use the “Don’t know” category if you do not know or do not have an opinion. Use the “Not applicable” category for statements that are either not applicable to the public involvement for this transportation project or are not applicable at this time, but may be in the future.