Engagement

[AWARD] MetroQuest Celebrates TRB Winner – Congratulations MnDOT!

Every year, the Transportation Research Board (TRB) searches for the best public involvement case studies for it’s popular “John and Jane Q. Public Competition.” This year, we are thrilled to share that the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) has taken home the grand prize for their innovative public involvement work on their Statewide Multimodal Transportation Plan and the Minnesota 20-Year State Highway Investment Plan!   The agency used MetroQuest for online public engagement [...]

By |2018-08-27T10:42:38+00:00June 13th, 2018|Categories: Awards, Best practices, Engagement|0 Comments
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[MEET METROQUEST] Mike Walsh, Chief-Executive-Officer

Welcome to the first of our new blog series entitled “Meet MetroQuest!” In this series, we’ll introduce the exceptional people who make up the MetroQuest team. We’re passionate about online public engagement, leading edge government technology, and delivering the best solutions to ensure citizens are involved in the planning of great cities. This blog series is [...]

By |2018-08-27T10:42:48+00:00June 6th, 2018|Categories: Best practices, Engagement, Meet MetroQuest|0 Comments
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[WEBINAR] Optimizing Online Engagement with MetroQuest

Watch this new video to learn how online public engagement can be optimized for your transportation or urban planning projects! Online tools are a critical part of the public engagement tool box. This video will help you optimize your online engagement for the best results. MetroQuest has become the most widely used online public engagement [...]

By |2018-08-28T15:57:48+00:00May 31st, 2018|Categories: Best practices, Engagement, Webinars|1 Comment
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[WEBINAR] Best in Show: Public Participation at APA NPC18

Get the key takeaways and discover new insights from 34 sessions on public engagement at APA NPC18! Did you miss some of the 34 fabulous sessions on public participation at APA's 2018 National Planning Conference in New Orleans? This fast paced 30-minute webinar features insights from three planning veterans freshly back from the conference. Join [...]

By |2018-08-28T14:46:24+00:00May 11th, 2018|Categories: Best practices, Engagement, Webinars|0 Comments
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[INSIGHTS] Gartner Advises Citizen Engagement is Critical

At last month’s Gartner Symposium and ITxpo, Gartner explained why citizen engagement is critical to the success of smart cities. Making a city smart goes beyond optimizing traffic patterns and parking availability. Today, smart city planning is much less about technology and much more about people. "The way forward is a community-driven, bottom-up approach [...]

By |2018-10-26T14:28:59+00:00April 26th, 2018|Categories: Best practices, Engagement|0 Comments
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[WEBINAR] Public Involvement – How TxDOT Engages Beyond Meetings

Hear from TxDOT as we explore how the agency extends its public involvement mission via interactive engagement. Getting meaningful public involvement on transportation projects is challenging. The public are not planners … yet they care about local congestion, mobility, and safety. Watch this on-demand webinar to learn how the Texas Department of Transportation embraces innovation [...]

By |2018-08-28T14:22:43+00:00April 17th, 2018|Categories: Best practices, Engagement, Webinars|0 Comments
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[WEBINAR] A Winning Public Involvement Approach for LRTPs

Engaging the public to support a Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) is challenging for even seasons planning and public engagement teams. This unique webinar explores these challenges and presents a detailed case study and summary of best practices to help agencies achieve unprecedented community engagement results. You’ll join Trevor Layton, Christina Ignasiak, and Trevor [...]

By |2018-08-27T10:50:57+00:00March 23rd, 2018|Categories: Best practices, Engagement, Webinars|0 Comments
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[WEBINAR] Facing Contention ~ How to Detox Public Engagement

If you looking are you looking for effective ways to collect meaningful and constructive public input for controversial projects this webinar is for you. Watch Now Details Jeanette Janiczek from the City of Charlottesville with Jonathan Whitehurst and Sal Musarra from Kimley-Horn and Associates discuss their success with an innovative approach to public [...]

By |2018-08-27T10:50:59+00:00January 24th, 2018|Categories: Best practices, Engagement, Webinars|0 Comments
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[INSIGHTS] Citizen Engagement a Top 5 Priority for Digital Cities

What’s at the top of the IT agenda for digital cities? Each year, the Digital Cities Survey reveals where cities, both large and small, are making tech investments to improve citizen services. This year, “citizen engagement / experience” ranked high on the list, in second place after cybersecurity for local government CIOs. Details [...]

By |2018-08-28T13:18:02+00:00December 20th, 2017|Categories: Best practices, Engagement|0 Comments
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[WEBINAR] Mastering Online Public Engagement for LRTPs

If you're looking for cost-effective ways to engage the public for Long Range Transportation Planning (LRTP) projects this webinar is for you. Mastering Online Public Engagement for LRTPs Thursday, December 7 11 am Pacific | 12 pm Mountain | 1 pm Central | 2 pm Eastern Register Now Details Join Bob Brendal from [...]

By |2018-08-28T13:25:39+00:00November 27th, 2017|Categories: Best practices, Engagement, Webinars|0 Comments
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