Early in the project, members of the Consensus Committee and the general public (at the first project Public Meeting on May 12, 2005) were asked to identify transportation issues and concerns within their neighborhoods. These issues and concerns were identified as interests that would need to be addressed in the identification of any proposed transportation plan for the area. These interests were grouped into categories, including pedestrian, bicycles, traffic, safety, transit, coordination with plans, neighborhood and community character, local business and economic development, and social/environmental in this matrix.

The attached matrix records the utilization of these stated interests in specific project activities (see Role in Process).

• Column 1 indicates interests utilized in development of the project Purpose and Need and the Level 1 (fatal flaw) screening.
• Column 2 indicates interests utilized in identifying the project needs and goals and the Level 2 (needs) screening. The recordation in red indicates the interests that were specifically utilized in these tasks.
• Column 3 indicates interests that will be used in the upcoming Level 3 (detailed) screening of the engineered alternatives packages. The recordation in yellow indicates the interests that will be specifically utilized in this upcoming evaluation.
• Column 4 indicates interests that will be subsequently utilized in the NEPA evaluation. These are indicated in grey.