Public Involvement & Outreach
MIG designs and implements multi-leveled, well-documented involvement processes aimed at increasing public confidence in decision-making. With more than 25 years of expertise, our community outreach process focuses on developing common objectives and providing a full range of successful strategies for achieving those objectives.
Featured Projects
A comprehensive engagement program for The Riverside County Integrated Planning Process (RCIP), a three-part program to determine County planning, transportation and conservation needs.
MIG led the development of the “San Jose Greenprint for Parks,” a comprehensive look at the City’s recreation opportunities and a strategic plan for over $1.2 billion improvements.
MIG designed and implemented a public involvement process, as well as conceptual designs and an interactive project website, for this critical project to provide flood protection for communities along the Truckee River.
MIG designed and developed the master plan and construction documents for this joint use school and park in Glendale, California.
MIG led a dynamic visioning and land use planning process to identify future use and development principles for this 430-acre former mill site in Fort Bragg, California.
MIG developed a long-range master plan to help guide the transition of the California State University, Monterey Bay campus from an Army base to an institution of higher learning.
MIG prepared a development framework and urban design plan for the Skidmore/Old Town Historic District in downtown Portland, Oregon.
MIG led a strategic planning and communications program that yielded real flood protection solutions, grant funding and a successful Proposition 218 storm drainage fee vote.
MIG assisted the Santa Clara County Department of Family and Children's Services (DFCS) design and implement a challenging organizational change process that involved staff at all levels of the organization, as well as community and agency partners.
MIG designed an inclusive and participatory planning process to help develop the Santa Clara County Community Services and Supports (CSS) Plan as mandated by California's Mental Health Services Act (MHSA).
MIG provided process management, facilitation and conflict resolution services to help coordinate multiple agencies in managing the Santa Clara watershed.
MIG led the development of a Plan that addresses safety, recreation and natural resource protection for 1,400 acres along five miles of the American River in Sacramento County.
MIG prepared a downtown area plan that focused on creating a sustainable, healthy and inclusive downtown for Denver, Colorado.
MIG helped to create an imaginative environment that reflects the site's agricultural history at Jurgens Park in Tualatin, Oregon.
MIG designed and facilitated meetings to solicit community opinion on San Francisco’s Candlestick Point/Hunters Point Shipyard land use plan.
MIG assisted the Presidio Trust of San Francisco with getting community feedback on a full range of proposed alternatives for the Presidio’s Main Post
MIG worked with Greenfair Village Partners in Sacramento, California to redevelop a 30-acre infill site east of Downtown.
MIG developed and implemented a community outreach and visioning program to support the City of Chula Vista General Plan Update.
MIG is assisting the Kern Council of Governments with a public participation program designed to build awareness about the region’s growth and how it should be managed, as well as to initiate coordinated planning at the local, regional and state levels.
MIG designed and implemented a public involvement process, as well as conceptual designs and an interactive project website, for this critical project to provide flood protection for communities along the Truckee River.
Building on a comprehensive community outreach program, MIG developed a Master Plan to guide parks and recreation development for the future of Coeur d'Alene.
MIG worked with the City of Berkeley to develop an interactive website to increase awareness regarding climate change.
High quality writing and design result in an appealing vision for an agency dedicated to the preservation of public lands.
MIG worked with the City of Belmont to develop and manage a visioning process that allowed the community to shape its future in advance of the City’s General Plan.
Working with communities across the state to identify transportation issues and concerns, and using community planning and decision-making techniques.
MIG designed and implemented an ambitious Public Involvement Program to support the update of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission’s Transportation 2030 Plan.
MIG conducted a multi-leveled community outreach program to identify and incorporate residents' concerns in a study to address infrastructure improvements to a major freeway corridor in Los Angeles County.
MIG leading a comprehensive update to Richmond's General Plan including the development of unique plan elements such as a Health Element and Climate Change Element and an extensive public involvement process.
MIG is leading this innovative and inclusive General Plan Update that includes a Health and Wellness element and a Climate Change element.
From early planning through construction, MIG provided public outreach and information services for the new Al Zampa Memorial Bridge, which spans the Carquinez Strait from Crockett to Vallejo, California.
MIG is assisting the Kern Council of Governments with a public participation program designed to build awareness about the region’s growth and how it should be managed, as well as to initiate coordinated planning at the local, regional and state levels.
MIG designed and implemented a public involvement process, as well as conceptual designs and an interactive project website, for this critical project to provide flood protection for communities along the Truckee River.
Resulting in the revitalization of Downtown Napa, this project was an award-winning national model for integrated flood protection and watershed management.
MIG provided award-winning community outreach to engage County residents in a discussion of the County's General Plan and regional growth management strategies.
This award-winning Master Plan addressed multiple objectives of habitat, open space and flood protection as well as water supply and water quality for over 19 cities in Los Angeles County.
MIG helped develop a transportation plan for West Oakland that will improve mobility for low-income residents.
MIG designed and facilitated a public involvement process to engage Chalfant residents in envisioning their future.
MIG facilitated a multi-agency collaboration on a strategic transportation planning document.
MIG helped Benton plan for its future growth through its on-call contract with Caltrans.
MIG designed and implemented an ambitious Public Involvement Program to support the update of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission’s Transportation 2030 Plan.
MIG assisted the Metropolitan Transportation Commission in conducting a Regional Transit Connectivity Study.
MIG provides ongoing media and public relations services for the Alameda County Transportation Improvement Authority (ACTIA).
From early planning through construction, MIG provided public outreach and information services for the new Al Zampa Memorial Bridge, which spans the Carquinez Strait from Crockett to Vallejo, California.
MIG worked with the City of Belmont to develop and manage a visioning process that allowed the community to shape its future in advance of the City’s General Plan.
MIG is working with the City to engage the community in creating a vision statement and development framework for Mountain View through 2030.
MIG helped stakeholders from the City of Watsonville and the Counties of Monterey and Santa Cruz come together to form Action Pajaro Valley and develop a regional vision for growth and flood protection.
MIG assisted the Orange County Harbors, Beaches and Parks (HBP) in developing its first ever Strategic Plan.
MIG developed and implemented a community outreach and visioning program to support the City of Chula Vista General Plan Update.
MIG helped the National Park Service develop a plan for transforming a former immigration station and Army barracks.
MIG developed strategies and design improvement concepts to help spark the restoration of Rialto's Downtown.
In 2007, newly incorporated Stafford Hamlet asked MIG to assist in developing a Community Vision Plan.
Over a year-long planning process, over 2000 residents shared their ideas for improving quality of life in Tualatin.
MIG worked with the City Planning Department to prepare a design plan for Upper Market Street that reflects the community’s vision and establish guidelines for development.
MIG developed a master plan for the first regional park in North Las Vegas, Nevada and is currently completing Phase 1 Construction Documents.
MIG designed and facilitated a process to develop a vision for an Arts District at San Francisco’s Hunters Point Shipyard.