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Assessing the Cost of Online Public Participation

By Dave Biggs | March 16, 2021 |

The wide array of online public engagement tools make meeting your community engagement targets and achieving your goals easy and cost-effective! Let’s assess the cost of online public participation…

Powerful Community Engagement Strategies for Small Planning Projects

By Bailey Macgillivray | March 9, 2021 |

In a recent webinar, we shifted our focus from large-scale planning to uncover powerful strategies for community engagement on smaller, local projects. Here’s a quick recap…

SCDOT Said Goodbye to Public Meetings, Engaging 13,000+ Online with Facebook and a MetroQuest Survey!

By Bailey Macgillivray | August 19, 2020 |

SCDOT shifted their public engagement online and engaged over 13,000+ residents on a tiny budget! Read on to learn more about their success and for tips on how to effectively design your next MetroQuest survey and leverage social media to optimize your engagement online!

[SURVEY OF THE MONTH] Virginia DOT Supports Unique ‘Rail to Trail’ Feasibility Study with MetroQuest Survey

By Bailey Macgillivray | June 30, 2020 |

Virginia DOT’s unique feasibility study around turning a former railroad track into a shared use path used online surveys to great effect. Read on to learn some of the takeaways that can be applied to a variety of other surveys, particularly those that ask for input on a map!

[INSIGHTS] Top 10 Misconceptions Surrounding Online Community Engagement

By Dave Biggs | December 9, 2014 |

Engaging with the public online can be one of the fastest, easiest and most cost-efficient methods for collecting community input. Watch out for these 10, common misconceptions that can steer you in the wrong direction…

[INSIGHTS] Public Engagement Pioneer Speaks in Vancouver

By Dave Biggs | May 28, 2014 |

I recently had the privilege of facilitating the “Equal Voice for America’s Families Campaign”, an event that brought together 12,000 participants from Los Angeles, CA, Chicago, IL, and Birmingham, AL.