TxDOT Rail GEC

(May 2012 to September 2014)

NLA served on a team supporting the TxDOT Rail Division’s General Engineering Consultant (GEC) as the public involvement lead. As a follow-up to the 2010 Texas Rail Plan, the project represented an ongoing effort to inventory and review all Texas rail services; analyze rail service goals and contributions to the state; develop a long-range investment program in freight and passenger infrastructure; examine public financing issues for projects and services; and review rail safety improvement projects. The GEC’s work included multiple opportunities for public and stakeholder involvement, including a Rail Steering Committee comprised of individuals representing various entities and regions that will play a critical role for rail planning in Texas.

NLA responsibilities included:

• Steering Committee meetings

• • Logistical coordination
  • Event staffing
  • Minutes

• Public Involvement Tools

• • Project fact sheet
  • Project newsletters
  • Project brochures
  • Web-based material creation and production

• Graphic design services