SERVICES
Public Involvement Service Department
Based on the principle that the public should be involved in the decisions that impact their community, the Public Involvement Service Department of RJRA helps government agencies, municipalities, and private organizations connect and communicate with their constituents in a meaningful and productive manner. They call on a variety of disciplines including: public relations, marketing, advertising and conflict resolution to maximize participation and build support for public projects.
The RJ RIVERA team has taken the MPO’s public outreach efforts to a higher level than ever before through a highly organized and integrated public involvement approach…[The] team is always professional, knowledgeable and responsive to the MPO’s needs. Your firm is a tremendous asset, has helped make our community better, and has my highest recommendation.
Isidro "Sid" Martinez
San Antonio-Bexar County MPO
Director
The RJRA team develops Public Involvement Plans (PIP) that:
- Define outreach
- Translate “planning and engineering” into lay terms
- Provide the public and other stakeholders with the information they need to participate in a meaningful way
- Include the development of bilingual outreach materials in English and Spanish
- Include the development of high quality logos, websites, newsletters, flyers, and surveys
- Incorporate context sensitive design principles
- Comply with National Environmental Policy Act requirements
RJRA is proud of its highly creative public involvement team that constantly strives to produce spectacular results for clients through clear, concise and consistent messaging.
RJRA Public Involvement services include:
Public Involvement
- Consensus Building
- Stakeholder Research/Compilation of Data
- Committee and Board Facilitation
- Coalition Management
- Issues Management
- Public Meetings/Public Hearings
- Individual Stakeholder Meetings/Stakeholder Workshops
- Special Events
- Translation Services (Spanish)
- Environmental and Construction Communications
- Outreach to Low-Income and Minority Communities
Communications
- Strategic Planning and Positioning
- Community Relations
- Media Relations
- Crisis Management
- Information Materials Development
- Hotline/Website Development and Maintenance
Marketing
- Print and Broadcast Copy Writing
- Media Planning and Placement
- Qualification and Sales Brochures
- PowerPoint Presentations
- Product Launch
- Grassroots Marketing
- New Media