The scope of LSC is well beyond Cornell's normal project interactions with the community. For that reason, the university attempted to alert, inform, and involve the community on an unprecedented scale, in a process that continued through project completion. Outreach has included:
- nine newsletters mailed through calendar year 1998 to a list of over 1000 especially interested or involved individuals, including public officials, residents who live along the route, and leaders of environmental, recreational and other groups;
- thousands of leaflets distributed throughout the area to answer questions and encourage public interest and involvement;
- briefings for news media and community leaders at every major decision point or event, with resulting newspaper, radio, and television coverage and discussion in public forums;
- public meetings held in and for the community;
- a door-to-door survey in 1994 of residents on or near the proposed route of the pipeline;
- a random phone survey of 400 residents in 1996, to gauge public opinion on and awareness of the project;
- educational exhibits and demonstrations at the Sciencenter and the Ithaca Festival;
- more than fifty talks before local and regional agencies, community service organizations, environmental and recreational groups, and at professional conferences.
