Public Participation

Issues of Transparency Raised Over Brooklyn Development

As proposals for the large-scale development at Brooklyn Bridge Park come in, some members of the public are crying foul over a perceived lack of transparency and public involvement during a recent meeting.
1 December 2011 - 5:00am
Brooklyn Daily Eagle

Kite Photography as Community Engagement

Attach a digital camera to a balloon or kite, and what do you get? An easy tool for public participation in land use decisions, says Eymund Diegel of the Public Laboratory for Open Technology and Science.
8 November 2011 - 5:00am
The Mobile City

Critics Argue Against Public Participation

Public participation is an important part of the urban planning process, says Michael Hooper, as "it improves project outcomes and the likelihood of project success." But lately, some prominent people are saying that it hinders the planning process.
27 October 2011 - 1:00pm
Next American City

Regional Transportation Planning Meeting Held: No One Comes

Officials and planners from across Georgia came out to answer any questions the public may have about a new regional transportation plan. Evidently the plan has "100 percent support," joked one official, because no one showed up.
25 September 2011 - 1:00pm
The Daily Citizen (Dalton)

NYC Residents Suggesting Locations for New Bike Share Stations

Earlier this week, New York City officials announced a new bikeshare system that will be available to New Yorkers in 2012.
16 September 2011 - 7:00am
TheCityFix.com

Participatory Budgeting Launches in New York City

In four New York City Council districts, residents will soon be able to propose and vote on capital projects to be funded by councilmember's budgets.
15 September 2011 - 6:00am
New York Times

My Future City is Houston?

The BMW Guggenheim Lab has released an online urban planning game called "Urbanology," which asks a serious of questions to determine the type of city you think is the future.
22 August 2011 - 7:00am
TheCityFix.com

Art as Public Participation

Candy Chang is using public art installations to spark community involvement and input on land use.
16 August 2011 - 1:00pm
Grist

City Engagement Via Technology

Cities across the U.S. are increasingly looking to technology to improve the public participation process and increase the ways citizens can engage with the government. Chief technical officers are becoming more common.
4 August 2011 - 10:00am
Design Mind

Asking Locals What To Do With Abandoned Buildings

Artist Candy Chang has taken an old building in Fairbanks, Alaska and turned it into a public idea board that asks locals what they think should be done with it.
1 July 2011 - 11:00am
Fast Company

Emergence in Public Parks

The sudden appearance of a ping pong table in a public park in Dallas is a perfect example of the concept of emergence in cities, according to this post on Pegasus News.
10 June 2011 - 6:00am
Pegasus News

Listening to the People's Voice in Detroit

In this op-ed for The Detroit News, Rob Goodspeed argues that Detroit needs to exert more effort to dialog with its citizens about how the city should change.
4 June 2011 - 5:00am
The Detroit News

Do You Approve or Disapprove of Public Art?

An independent group is seeking to "ignite essential discussions about art in Los Angeles" by getting locals to put APPROVE or DISAPPROVE stickers on public art around the city.
12 May 2011 - 11:00am
MOCA-latte

"There Aren't Nearly Enough People Here."

That was David Motzenbecker's thought as he began a public meeting of the Minneapolis Planning Department, which inspired him to re-think how the city engages the public.
11 May 2011 - 9:00am
On The Commons

Homeland Security Frequency Jam?!? What to do When Public Participation Goes Terribly Wrong

Sat, 03/19/2011 - 22:57
In 2009 we worked with Ron Thomas, Mary Means, and Goody Clancy to help plan and run a large 500+ person visioning event in the town of Shreveport.  We set up the event the night before with computers at every table for brainstorming and a keypad polling system providing each participant with a handheld device for voting and prioritizing strategies in the region.  We had a tech table set up next to the audio/filming crew, a group that was very helpful in getting us what we need to set up.   We tested everything, including making sure the keypads registered in the far corners of the convention space. 

Are Angry Crowds Still Crowdsourcing?

NYC's Deputy Mayor of Operations Stephen Goldsmith reflects on the value of listening to people, and talks about the new crowdsourcing projects the city is rolling out.
27 February 2011 - 1:00pm
Governing

In Defense of Public Input

Using the example of the failed regeneration of Green Bay's downtown led by Victor Gruen, Della Rucker argues that disregarding input from the public can have devastating repercussions.
14 February 2011 - 11:00am
New Geography

The Problems of the Public Process

NIMBYism is obstructing the urban planning process, according to architect and New Urbanist Andres Duany. He suggests changing the public participation process to unclog the system.
11 January 2011 - 12:00pm
Architect

Crowdsourcing the City

"Give a Minute" is a program that seeks ideas for fixing cities directly from the people who use them, using ads in newspapers and displays in public spaces to ask a big question, such as "What would get you to walk, bike or take transit more often?"
25 December 2010 - 9:00am
Urban Omnibus

Participation Through Stickers: What Do You Wish This Was?

A simple sticker that says "I WISH THIS WAS" gives New Orleans residents a way to comment directly on their communities.
2 December 2010 - 1:00pm
Candy Chang blog
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