Posts by Dave Biggs
9 Steps to Engaging the Environmental Justice Community During COVID-19
Inclusiveness and diversity are top of mind with any public engagement. Has the shift to online engagement as a result of COVID-19 made engaging difficult to reach audiences more difficult?
Read MoreHow Planning Consultants Win Clients with Exceptional Public Engagement
There are 3 things that leading firms such as Kimley-Horn and Michael Baker International do to enhance their public engagement offerings. Check out the detailed results of this research!
Read MoreMTA New York City Transit Adopts MetroQuest to Enhance Engagement
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) operates New York City Transit, which is the busiest and largest transit system in North America and serves a staggering 8 million trips per day. Planning and maintaining a transit system of this magnitude requires effective community engagement. That’s why MTA has turned to MetroQuest to both broaden the reach…
Read MoreMillennials to Boomers: How MDOT Involved 6,300 for Its LRTP
The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) has reinvented how it approaches public involvement and the payoff has exceeded even their wildest expectations. Watch this webinar to hear them tell their story While transportation matters to residents of all ages, few attend public meetings. Transportation agencies across the country are plagued by declining participation across all…
Read MoreCleaning Up Toxic Public Discourse for Meaningful Engagement
With over 1500 registrants, it’s clear that our recent record-breaking webinar – Cleaning Up Toxic Public Discourse for Meaningful Engagement – hit on an important and timely topic for planning and engagement professionals. We were honored to host James Hoggan, bestselling author of ‘I’m Right and You’re an Idiot: The Toxic State of Public Discourse and How to…
Read MoreThe Evolution of Public Engagement at APA NPC19
Each year at the American Planning Association’s National Planning Conference, when I’m not presenting a session, I can be found in the crowd at any public engagement related session. And each year, I share my thoughts and lessons learned following the conference. Compared with past years, on the surface, public engagement seemed less prominent at NPC19. A deeper…
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