Citizen Participation

Mark Stryker writes on Grand Rapids' ArtPrize, a citywide art competition that awards prize money based on public vote, and has been a boon to artists and the local economy. It is now inspiring other cities to host their own such events.
Sep 18, 2012   Detroit Free Press
<p>Urban planning commentator Robert Goodspeed declares June "Public Participation in Urban Planning Month" and offers a four part series examining how technology and public participation might be more closely linked.</p>
Jun 9, 2008   The Goodspeed Update
The following came through on a planning list serve, and I thought it raised several very provocative points that speak to the core of how we plan in the U.S. Opinion
Sep 14, 2007   By Samuel Staley
Think big. Opinion
May 22, 2007   By
As I said in my last posting, the main, if not the only, topic of discussion in planning circles in New Orleans these days is recovery planning from Hurricane Katrina. A year and a half after the storm, we are getting close to having a Opinion
Mar 22, 2007   By
Thanks to Planetizen for asking me to participate in "Planetizen Interchange" with such a distinguished group. This is my first entry so to let you know a bit about me, I live in New Orleans, LA. Opinion
Feb 26, 2007   By