In order to develop transportation policy effectively, legislators should be provided with the opportunity to tap into the views of a broadly representative group of citizens who reflect the expansive range of political, demographic and geographic characteristics that define the state of Texas. Input from this representative group of Texans can be achieved through developing an online community, a communication model that is being explored in other states. This research effort developed such an online community and this report focuses primarily on online communities that can provide decision makers with insight to help them evaluate the feasibility of developing just such an online community for State of Texas decision makers.