Archive for 2015
[WEBINAR] Best Practices for Engaging Targeted Populations
Can online engagement help reach the Environmental Justice and traditionally underrepresented populations? The EPA’s Environmental Justice (EJ) requirement calls for the meaningful involvement of people regardless of race, color, national origin, or income. At the same time, technology is changing the way we communicate. In response, the use of online public engagement is rapidly expanding,…
Read More[INSIGHTS] VIA Metropolitan Transit Uses MetroQuest for Long Range Comprehensive Transportation Plan
VIA Metropolitan Transit is using MetroQuest in support of “Vision 2040,” a planning process to update the agency’s Long Range Comprehensive Transportation Plan for the greater San Antonio region. Using MetroQuest for their engagement process will let the community have their say in the future of public transportation in their area. “Vision 2040 is a…
Read More[INSIGHTS] APA Smart Cities and Sustainability Task Force
The Smart Cities and Sustainability Task Force continues the focus on sustainability by addressing recent advances in technology and innovation to cultivate cities which are smarter, more resilient, and sustainable. The Task Force, which is a collaborative initiative between the Sustainable Communities, Technology, and Transportation Planning Divisions of the American Planning Association (APA), seeks to…
Read More[TIPS] How to Engage the Environmental Justice Community
8 Tips to Help You Reach Targeted Populations It’s no secret – the best public involvement is inclusive and increasingly it is being enforced as a requirement of planning efforts. Agencies around the world each have their own way of describing inclusiveness. In the US the EPA’s term is Environmental Justice (EJ) or Title VI.…
Read More[TIPS] Beyond the Opposition – How to Engage the Moderates
I think we can agree that the types of people who show up to public meetings are not very representative of the general population. This observation raises an important question. When we design our public engagement process, who should we be targeting? The keenest and most motivated participants are easy. They will show up no…
Read More[WEBINAR] FHWA/FTA on Public Involvement
Online Public Involvement Tools for Transportation Agencies: Rationale, Best Practices, and Case Studies Date: Thursday, May 7, 2015Time: 1:00 – 2:30 P.M. ETRegistration link: Registration now closed Registration for the FHWA/FTA webinar on public involvement this week is now full – if you are interested in future webinars, please email media@metroquest.com. We will update this…
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