Consultants for a countywide transportation perceptions and needs study told the Board of Commissioners on Nov. 3 that the Move Chatham engagement phase is underway and invited residents to participate.

Lorna Allen of Bolton and Inc., the project consultant, said the study launched an online public survey Oct. 17 and that the survey is available in English and Spanish. The project includes an interactive map-based tool that allows residents to place comments at specific corridors or intersections and to view and respond to other users’ inputs.

‘‘This study will look at all the ways that people and goods move throughout the county,’’ Allen said. She outlined modes to be examined — automotive, bicycle, pedestrian, trails and transit — and described upcoming listening sessions and stakeholder meetings. She said stakeholder meetings will include county staff, agencies and organizations involved in transportation planning and implementation.

Allen said staff and the consultant have used in-person ‘‘intercept’’ engagement at events (for example, Halloween and other community pop-ups) to reach residents who do not typically participate online, and that paper surveys and targeted outreach were options to reach people without internet access. Commissioners raised questions about outreach to older residents, retirement communities and shift workers; Allen and planning staff said they would pursue paper surveys, visits to employment sites and contact with community organizations and large church networks to broaden participation.

The consultant said a findings report is expected in March 2026. County planning staff are maintaining a project webpage with survey links and bilingual materials and will continue to use social media and partner networks to push outreach.

The Move Chatham study is framed as a public engagement process to inform a long-term transportation vision for the county and its connections to neighboring areas. No board action was required; staff asked the board to encourage residents and community partners to participate in the survey and listening sessions.

Proper names for the project and consultant (Bolton and Inc., Move Chatham) were given during the presentation and confirmed in the meeting packet. Residents with specific corridors to highlight can use the project’s Input ID mapping tool on the study web page to place comments and ‘‘thumb up/down’’ other inputs.