Public Involvement
Carpe Diem Community Solutions has a proven background and the unique ability to plan and implement the appropriate public educational awareness tools
and involvement experiences.
CDCS creates public engagement and awareness strategies that focus on and garner community approval. Flexible methodologies are adapted to meet the needs of the community and the site. CDCS is working in communities facilitating public involvement, visioning, strategic planning, and community building opportunities. CDCS is skilled at working with citizens, stakeholders, government officials, and the media. With over sixty years combined experience, Lynn Cherry and Tommie Speights design and implement successful public involvement activities for a diverse range of clients.
Transportation Related Public Involvement
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Samples of Work
West Florida Regional Planning Council
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Carpe Diem Community Solutions' is serving as the public involvement consultant for the FL AL Transportation Planning Organization (TPO), Okaloosa-Walton County's TPO, and the Bay County TPO. |
Projects include:
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Project Name: |
Long Range Transportation Plan |
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Scope of Work: |
Public Involvement Consultant: CDCS is responsible for media relations, focus group development and administration, and public information. |
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Location: |
Regional |
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Escambia & Santa Rosa Counties & Lillian, AL |
Prime Consultant: |
Atkins |
POC: |
Wiley Page, AICP |
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Jacksonville, FL |
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(904) 363-6100 x 8461 |
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Wiley.Page@atkinsglobal.com |
Dates: |
July 2009 - December 2010 |
WFRPC POC: |
Gary Kramer |
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W FL Regional Planning Council |
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Pensacola, FL |
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(850) 332-7976 x 219 |
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gary.kramer@wfrpc.org |
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Project Name: |
SR 90 Corridor Management Plan |
Scope of Work: |
Public Involvement Consultant: CDCS is responsible for media relations, property owner notification, public information, collection of public input data and report development. |
County: |
Santa Rosa County |
Prime Consultant: |
Atkins |
POC: |
Wiley Page, AICP |
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Jacksonville, FL |
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(904) 363-6100 x 8461 |
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Wiley.Page@atkinsglobal.com |
Dates: |
November 2010 - June 2011 |
WFRPC POC: |
Brian Youpatoff |
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W FL Regional Planning Council |
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Pensacola, FL |
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(850) 332-7976 x 224 |
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brian.youpatoff@wfrpc.org |
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Okaloosa-Walton County, FL TPO
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Project Name: |
SR 85 Corridor Management Plan |
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Public Involvement Consultant: CDCS is responsible for media relations, property owner notification, public information, collection of public input data and report development.
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County: |
Okaloosa Walton Counties |
Prime Consultant: |
DRMP, Inc. |
POC: |
Ben Faust, P.E. |
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Panama City Beach, FL |
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(850) 258-4520 |
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bfaust@drmp.com |
Dates: |
November 2009 - June 2010 |
WFRPC POC: |
Nick Nickoloff, AICP (Retired)
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W FL Regional Planning Council |
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Pensacola, FL |
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(850) 332-7976 x 212 |
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Nick.Nickoloff@wfrpc.org |
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Project Name: |
Long Range Transportation Plan |
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Scope of Work: |
Public Involvement Consultant: CDCS is responsible for media relations, focus group development and administration, and public information.
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Location: |
Regional |
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Okaloosa Walton Counties |
Prime Consultant: |
Atkins |
POC: |
Wiley Page, AICP |
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Jacksonville, FL |
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(904) 363-6100 x 8461 |
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Wiley.Page@atkinsglobal.com |
Dates: |
September 2010 - April 2012 |
WFRPC POC: |
Christy Johnson |
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W FL Regional Planning Council |
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Pensacola, FL |
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(850) 332-7976 x 203 |
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Christy.Johnson@wfrpc.org |
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Project Name: |
Long Range Transportation Plan |
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Bay County TPO |
Scope of Work: |
Public Involvement Consultant: CDCS is responsible for media relations, focus group development and administration, and public information. |
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County: |
Bay County |
Prime Consultant: |
DRMP, Inc. |
POC: |
Ben Faust, P. E. |
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Panama City Beach, FL |
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(850) 258-4520 |
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bfaust@drmp.com |
Dates: |
November 2009 - March 2011 |
WFRPC POC: |
Gary Kramer |
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W FL Regional Planning Council |
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Pensacola, FL |
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(850) 332-7976 x 219 |
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gary.kramer@wfrpc.org |
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Project Name: |
SR 77 Corridor Management Plan |
Scope of Work: |
Public Involvement Consultant: CDCS is responsible for media relations, property owner notification, public information, collection of public input data and report development.
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County: |
Bay County |
Prime Consultant: |
DRMP, Inc. |
POC: |
Ben Faust, P.E. |
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Panama City Beach, FL |
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(850) 258-4520 |
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bfaust@drmp.com |
Dates: |
November 2009 - June 2010 |
WFRPC POC: |
Nick Nickoloff, AICP (Retired)
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W FL Regional Planning Council |
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Pensacola, FL |
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(850) 332-7976 x 212 |
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Nick.Nickoloff@wfrpc.org |
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Project Name: |
Grand Lagoon Project
(A DOT Lap Program) |
Project Number: |
415069-1-38-01 |
Scope of Work: |
Public Information Officer: CDCS is
responsible for development of a public information plan,
media relations, web site development (grandlagoonproject.com) and maintenance, property owner communications, and public
information. |
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County: |
Bay County |
Prime Consultant: |
Metric
Engineering |
POC: |
Ed Goddin |
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Panama City, FL |
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(850) 230-6111 |
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egoddin@metriceng.com |
Dates: |
September 2009 - August 2011 |
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Project Name: |
Future Land Use Code Development |
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Public Involvement Consultant: CDCS is responsible for facilitating steering committee meetings and public workshops, collection of public input data and report development, as well as supporting the development of changing the future land use code and zoning for the City of Panama City. CDCS co-developed an issue brief and conducted a survey for the public workshop. The issue brief features three approaches regarding how to revitalize downtown Panama City. The three approaches are as follows:
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Expand the list of uses allowed in Downtown
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Expand the list of uses allowed in Downtown and promote Downtown as an urban neighborhood
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Expand the list of uses allowed in Downtown and promote Downtown as a regional destination
Click here to view the Revitalizing Our City: Pumping Life into the Heart of Panama City Issue Brief
Written and produced by Wood + Partners, Wendy Grey Land Use Planning and Carpe Diem Community Solutions |
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Click here to view the survey results report
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Location: |
City of Panama City |
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Bay County |
Prime Consultant: |
Wood + Partners |
POC: |
Shawn Kalbli, AICP |
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Tallahassee, FL |
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(850) 391-0360 |
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SKalbli@woodandpartners.com |
Dates: |
April - December 2010 |
Panama City POC: |
Allara Gutcher
Former Panama City Planning Director
(850) 319-9180
allara@theplanningcollaborative.com |
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Public Involvement 
