Archive for 2018
[SUCCESS] Celebrating This Year’s Public Engagement Success Stories
Congratulations to all of the planners and public participation professionals who achieved outstanding public engagement this year! With MetroQuest surveys, you collected millions of data points to inform better transportation and urban plans to create better places for us to live, work, and play. As we approach the holidays, we love to celebrate great engagement!…
Read More[MEET METROQUEST] Happy Holidays From All of Us!
Happy holidays to you and your family from all your friends at MetroQuest! We wanted to share some of our celebrations with you, so before you head off to enjoy your festivities, grab a glass of eggnog and share in the sweetness of the season. This year, Heather wowed us all with a Secret Santa…
Read More[WEBINAR] Transforming Public Apathy to Revitalize Engagement with Dave Meslin
There are very few rock stars in the field of public engagement … so that makes Dave Meslin something of an anomaly. Once you hear Dave Meslin speak in this on-demand webinar you’ll understand why his TED Talk on apathy and public engagement has over 1.7 million views! Apathy is all around us. Most people…
Read More[INSIGHTS] Mapping Your Road to Success – Building and Analyzing Map Marker Screens with KMZ
This is one of the most common questions we get from our MetroQuest subscribers as they start building their first MetroQuest survey using the Map Screen: “how can we use maps and map markers to make our data actionable and gain new insights?” In this blog post, we dive into the details to help guide…
Read More[SUCCESS] New Calgary Library Opens to Critical Acclaim
On November 1st the City of Calgary opened the new, much anticipated Central Library. According to the Calgary Herald, the new library is nothing short of spectacular! “Decades in the making, Calgary’s long-awaited $245-million downtown library opened its doors to the public Thursday, boasting 240,000 square feet of spectacular architecture, four floors of learning spaces…
Read More[WEBINAR] Beyond Facebook: How DOTs Go Online for Real Input
With attendance at public meeting on the decline, State Departments of Transportation are increasingly looking online to boost public participation in their planning projects. While social media seems to be the first place most agencies go for online engagement, they quickly conclude that social media isn’t enough. While Facebook is great for sharing planning projects…
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