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Article: Communicating with Elected Officials

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December 1, 2005
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AT THE REQUEST OF FHWA, THE AUTHOR PREPARED A WHITE PAPER TO PROVIDE OBSERVATIONS AND PRINCIPLES TO FHWA FOR ITS CONSIDERATION IN COMMUNICATING WITH NON-FEDERAL ELECTED OFFICIALS. THIS FEATURE SUMMARIZES THE WHITE PAPER, PROVIDES INFORMATION ON NON-FEDERAL ELECTED OFFICIALS AND THE ENVIRONMENT WITHIN WHICH THEY OPERATE AND GIVES GUIDING PRINCIPLES FOR ENHANCING COMMUNICATIONS.

ONE OF THE MOST FRUSTRATING aspects of being a transportation professional, especially one with an engineering background, is the seeming reluctance of elected officials to readily accept the recommendations of highly qualified technical staffs. This feature is intended to help transportation technical staffs better ...

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