Welcome to Springboard Eydo

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Springboard Eydo specializes in public involvement and community outreach for transportation and planning projects. Because we are a full-service Creative Communications firm, Springboard Eydo is able to partner with public agencies and private firms for all facets of public outreach programming. We can help create the overarching public involvement strategy, design unique project branding, and develop all the communication tools necessary to make your project a success.

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Our Public Involvement and Marketing Director, Garold Smith, brings an unequaled breadth and depth of public involvement experience, including projects with the North Carolina Department of Transportation, North Carolina Railroad Company, the Colorado Department of Transportation, a variety of municipalities, and a number of engineering and planning firms.

Springboard Eydo is certified by the North Carolina Department of Transportation to provide public involvement and Limited English Proficiency (LEP) services, employing a Spanish translator and Cultural Consultant to address the particular needs of the Hispanic community. The firm is also certified by NCDOT as a Small Professional Services Firm (SPSF).

Springboard Eydo provides turnkey public involvement and community outreach services, including:

  • Initial Project Communications (branding, marketing, promotion)
  • Issue/Project Education (web design, writing/editing, project brochures)
  • Spanish Translation/Latino Culture Consulting (translation of project documents into Spanish, engaging Latino communities)
  • Stakeholder Relations and Partnering (facilitation, public affairs, media relations, graphic design)
  • Community Outreach and Engagement Activities (canvassing, email blasts, direct mail, database management)
  • Public Meetings, Charettes, Listening Sessions, Workshops (facilitation, event management, graphic design and production, technical consultation, record keeping)
  • Construction Impact Mitigation Plans (detour plans, service interruption notifications, contractor liaison, crisis communications planning, spokesperson training)