10
Mar
Using NextDoor to promote its interactive survey, the City of Austin turned its NextDoor neighbors into active participants, gathering input from 5,100 respondents for its Austin Strategic Mobility Plan!...
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02
Mar
For government agencies, "online public engagement” encompasses a variety of tools and services. In particular, planners need unique tools that serve their needs: here's why....
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26
Feb
The City of Austin recently used MetroQuest, in partnership with national planning and design consulting firm, Kimley-Horn & Associates, to engage over 5,100 participants online! Their outstanding success is based on two factors: a great outreach plan and a fantastic MetroQuest survey that turned visitors into survey respondents. Before discussing the latter in my next post, we’ll turn our attention to one major aspect of...
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19
Feb
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!...
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30
Apr
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 dive reveals that the dialog about public engagement was woven into...
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