In this paper are reviewed two transportation planning projects in which major stakeholders from both the public and the private sectors participated through a collaborative-planning or consensus-building process. both projects took place in santa clara county, california, site of the burgeoning silicon valley. the first project, transportation 2000, resulted in the adoption of a midrange transportation plan in a policy environment characterized by 15 separate municipal jurisdictions with a history of competition for the fiscal benefits of development and without a formal mechanism for coordination oftransportation and land use policies. the second project, the fremont-south bay alternatives analysis, is taking place in a similarly complex environment. its goal is to choose a locally preferred transportation alternative for the corridor by may 1988. the collaborativeplanning strategies that are assisting stakeholders in reaching agreement and making commitments to implementation are outlined. these strategies include identifying stakeholders, one-on-one interviews, information management, facilitated small-group sessions, working with the press, involving rank-and-file community members, and quantitative public opinion surveys. the paper includes a critique of both projects as a guide to others who may want to undertake such efforts. this paper appears in transportation research record no. 1156, transportation systems planning and management.
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