Tomhave, BenjaminMolinari, EricSteinhoff, ForrestGale, Leslie2020-07-062020-07-062020-04-30https://hdl.handle.net/11299/214087Capstone paper for the fulfillment of The Master Degree Requirements of The Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs, The University of MinnesotaOver the past decades there has been a steady shift in expectations in the United States surrounding the community’s role in public transportation projects of all types. Several decades ago, decisions about public transit projects were made exclusively by technical planners. Public input into these decisions was not considered necessary, much less desirable. Today, the community expects to play a much more central role in the decision-making surrounding these projects than in the past. The most successful public transit agencies have come to rely on community participation to ensure that their projects make a positive contribution to the public good. Metro Transit has seen this steady shift and has made great strides in e!ectively incorporating public participation into many of its large-scale projects like Bus Rail Transit (BRT) and Light Rail Transit (LRT). When it comes to smaller scale transit advantage projects, like the creation of bus lanes and bus stop consolidation, Metro Transit believes that there is room for improvement. The problem is that public engagement on these transit advantage projects comes mainly from individuals who are in opposition to the project. Opposition tends to come from individuals who live or work close to where a project is being implemented and feel they are negatively impacted. Receiving this negative feedback is important, but it is equally important to receive feedback from stakeholders that may have a di!erent opinion about the project, but may not be as highly motivated to provide this feedback.enE!ective Community Engagement Strategies for Implementing Transit AdvantagesThesis or Dissertation