{"id":69,"date":"2012-10-10T14:38:31","date_gmt":"2012-10-10T14:38:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.qcmywebsite.com\/fluid\/?page_id=69"},"modified":"2026-01-20T09:37:53","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T14:37:53","slug":"public-involvement","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.fdotd7studies.com\/projects\/i-175-action-plan-study\/public-involvement\/","title":{"rendered":"Public Involvement"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- Added by Post\/Page Specific Custom Code plugin, thank you for using! -->\n<style>#content a.btn-wide {\r\n\tmargin: 0;\r\n\tpadding: 10px 15px;\r\n\ttext-decoration: none;\r\n\tborder: solid 1px #d5d5d5;\r\n\tdisplay: inline-block !important;\r\n\tbackground-color: #003882;\r\n\t\/* background-image: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(#003882), to(#00295f)); *\/\r\n\t\/* background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, #003882, #00295f); *\/\r\n\t\/* background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #003882, #00295f); *\/\r\n\t\/* background-image: -ms-linear-gradient(top, #003882, #00295f); *\/\r\n\t\/* background-image: -o-linear-gradient(top, #003882, #00295f); *\/\r\n\t\/* background-image: linear-gradient(top, #003882, #00295f); *\/\r\n\t\/* filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorstr=#003882, endColorstr=#00295f); *\/\r\n\tcolor: #fff;\r\n\ttext-align: center;\r\n\tfont-weight: 700;\r\n}\r\n\r\n#content a.btn-wide .fa-solid.fa-magnifying-glass {\r\n\tpadding-right: 8px;\r\n}<\/style>\n<p>Public involvement is one of the most important elements of a corridor study, and public participation is strongly encouraged. There are many ways for you to stay involved, such as regularly visiting the project website, attending stakeholder meetings (see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fdotd7studies.com\/projects\/i-175-action-plan-study\/project-schedule\/\">Project Schedule page<\/a>), and requesting information by phone or email. In addition, you may request to be put on the project mailing list by contacting the project manager. Please check this page regularly for more information.<\/p>\n<h2>Project Advisory Group Meeting #2<\/h2>\n<p>A <strong>Project Advisory Group Meeting<\/strong>\u00a0for the I-175 Action Plan will be held on\u00a0<strong>Tuesday, January 20th, 2026,<\/strong> from\u00a0<strong>9:00am \u2013 11:00am<\/strong>\u00a0at the\u00a0<strong>USF St. Petersburg Campus (Student Center),\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/csWHQK4jqtdtjJph9\">200 6th Ave S, St. Petersburg, FL 33701<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Please visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fdotd7studies.com\/projects\/i-175-action-plan-study\/public-involvement\/project-advisory-group-meeting-2\/\">&#8220;Project Advisory Group Meeting #2&#8221;<\/a> page for more information on the meeting.<\/p>\n<h2>Project Advisory Group Meeting<\/h2>\n<p>A <strong>Project Advisory Group Meeting<\/strong>\u00a0for the I-175 Action Plan was held on\u00a0<strong>Thursday, May 15th, 2025,<\/strong> from\u00a0<strong>8:30am \u2013 10:30am<\/strong>\u00a0at the\u00a0<strong>USF St. Petersburg Campus (Student Center),\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/csWHQK4jqtdtjJph9\">200 6th Ave S, St. Petersburg, FL 33701<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Please visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fdotd7studies.com\/projects\/i-175-action-plan-study\/public-involvement\/project-advisory-group-meeting\/\">&#8220;Project Advisory Group Meeting&#8221;<\/a> page for more information on the meeting.<\/p>\n<h2>Open House<\/h2>\n<p>A <strong>Open House<\/strong> for the I-175 Action Plan was held on <strong>Monday, March 3, 2025,<\/strong> from <strong>3:00pm \u2013 7:00pm<\/strong> at the <strong>USF St. Petersburg Campus (Student Center), <a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/csWHQK4jqtdtjJph9\">200 6th Ave S, St. Petersburg, FL 33701<\/a>.<\/strong> <!--<strong>Parking<\/strong> is available in Levels 2-4 at the 5th Avenue South Parking Facility located at <a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/rWS3XnXTEYiTdD4z5\">250 5th Ave S, St. Petersburg, FL 33701<\/a>.--><\/p>\n<p>Please visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fdotd7studies.com\/projects\/i-175-action-plan-study\/public-involvement\/open-house\/\">&#8220;Open House&#8221;<\/a> page for more information on the meeting.<\/p>\n<h2>Take Our Survey!<\/h2>\n<p>Can&#8217;t attend the Open House? Click the link below to take our <strong>I-175 Action Plan Study Public Opinion Survey.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn-wide read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.surveymonkey.com\/r\/TFM2ZQJ\"><span class=\"access-read-more\">View the &#8220;I-175 Action Plan Study Public Opinion Survey <\/span><i class=\"fa-solid fa-magnifying-glass\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>View Survey<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Virtual Comment Tool<\/h2>\n<p>The public plays an important role in the project development and decision-making process of this study. We invite you to get involved! We want to hear from you about the concerns, issues, comments, and ideas that you have in order to help us develop the most appropriate conceptual design alternatives for the I-175 Action Plan.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Click the image below to view the I-175 Action Plan virtual comment tool.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wikimapping.com\/i175-action-plan.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-803 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fdotd7studies.com\/projects\/i-175-action-plan-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/132\/i175-action-plan-wikimapping-screenshot.jpg\" alt=\"Wikimap Screenshot\" width=\"800\" height=\"383\" \/><span class=\"access-read-more\"> View the WikiMap Tool<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Public involvement is one of the most important elements of a corridor study, and public participation is strongly encouraged. 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