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A Proven Toolbox of Strategies
Below, you will find a snapshot explanation of some of the successful tools where Metro Strategies has served as the architect, and methodologies that we have included in our "toolbox strategy" for clients to be able to take advantage of proven resources and best practices.
Socio-Economic Program Development
Community Engagement
- Metro Strategies has built political durability and public legitimacy by ensuring project decisions reflect the priorities, lived experiences, and expectations of the residents most affected by the infrastructure investment.
- Metro's involvement has reduced project risk through early identification of community concerns, operational blind spots, and potential points of resistance—allowing agencies and contractors to adjust before issues escalate.
- Metro's work has strengthened design and implementation quality by incorporating user experience insights, mobility behaviors, and neighborhood-specific knowledge that technical teams cannot capture through engineering analysis alone.
- Metro accelerates stakeholder alignment and approvals by creating trust, transparency, and shared ownership among residents, local organizations, workforce partners, and public agencies—leading to smoother execution and long-term support.
Policy-Oriented Initiatives
Workforce Development
- Comprehensive data base of contracting community
- Job training coordination
- Economic impact programs
- Community employment pipelines
Independent Compliance Monitoring
Metro Strategies provides independent compliance monitoring services to ensure that contractors and subcontractors meet their contractual obligations related to DBE, MBE, WBE, and other socio-economic program requirements.
On-site field monitoring and documentation of workforce and subcontractor utilization.
Review and verification of certified payroll records and subcontractor payment documentation.
Reporting to project owners, funding agencies, and regulatory bodies.
Technical assistance to prime contractors to achieve and maintain compliance.
- DBE/MBE/WBE compliance auditing
- Certified payroll verification
- On-site field monitoring
- Regulatory reporting
Aerial Intelligence & Workforce Training
UAV/Drone Data Collection
Metro Strategies has held FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot certification since 2016, making us one of Michigan's earliest certified commercial drone operators.
Terrence M. Hicks serves as a lead member of the FAA Aviation Rulemaking Committee (ARC) Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) Working Group, shaping national drone policy.
Metro Strategies partners with Code 313 to deliver drone workforce training programs for Detroit-area youth and adults, creating pathways into the growing UAV industry.
- FAA Part 107 certified since 2016
- Aerial mapping and site surveys
- FAA ARC BVLOS Working Group Lead
- Code 313 drone workforce training
Strategic Policy & Advocacy
Governmental Affairs
- Detroit City Council Districts 1–7 engagement
- State and federal agency relations
- Legislative advocacy and policy development
- Stakeholder coalition building
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