Committee members reviewed several outreach opportunities and discussed how BPAC can raise awareness and collect community feedback.

James Van Brinken and city staff outlined upcoming events where BPAC could have a presence, including the Rose Hill block party, Loop DeVille, Luke DeVille Trail Fest and school‑year back‑to‑school events. BPAC members suggested low‑capacity tabling, e‑bike demos, handing out reflective bracelets for children ahead of Halloween and using one‑page neighborhood fact sheets to make outreach more efficient.

Staff proposed that the city or partner organizations could sign on to a national Week Without Driving challenge to spotlight transit and accessibility. A staff member said they would be willing to take the personal challenge as a city staffer: “I would be willing to take the challenge as a city staff member, to go 7 days without personally driving your own car.” The proposal would ask volunteers and staff to rely on walking, biking, bus, rideshare or paid rides for a week and then report on accessibility barriers.

Participants emphasized that outreach requires coordination: volunteers must be signed up, given goals and logistics, and someone needs to manage scheduling and reminders. Ethan Tate and others said volunteers are willing to show up but that point‑person coordination is necessary. City staff noted two resources to support outreach: 19 neighborhood one‑pagers prepared by a planning intern and a new public engagement platform the city expects to launch this fall for mapping and feedback.

Committee members agreed to use targeted outreach strategies at events (e‑bike demos, short surveys, QR codes linking to the engagement portal) rather than trying to staff every event with large volunteer teams. Staff will share the one‑pagers and the engagement platform timeline with BPAC and explore collaboration opportunities for Week Without Driving and selected events.

No formal action was taken; members asked staff to follow up with draft outreach language and volunteer coordination materials.