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Roundtable with TransLoc & St. Clair County Transit

Roundtable with TransLoc & St. Clair County Transit

We had the pleasure to join a conversation facilitated by TransLoc CEO Brett Wheatley to discuss the findings of ...
Community Engagement Effectiveness

Community Engagement Effectiveness

Enterprise Community Engagement Applying enterprise approaches to community engagement helps government increase ...
Fall 2021 Conference Contributions

Fall 2021 Conference Contributions

Fall conferences are around the corner and PublicInput is excited to contribute to some of the nationwide ...
Virtual Meetings & the Legislature

Virtual Meetings & the Legislature

Updated 9/3/2021:  New York State became one of five states who have approved virtual  public meeting legislation ...
Agile Public Engagement

Agile Public Engagement

A Shift to Agile Community Engagement The pandemic, political and civil unrest, weather related emergencies, and ...
Road Work Ahead

Road Work Ahead

Construction Season: Public Engagement Doesn't Stop At Project Development. For local governments and state ...
Equity In Planning

Equity In Planning

Get ahead of the 2020 Census Data Release  In our recent webinar, Census 2020: Opportunities for Equity in ...
City of Austin, TX Celebrates “Hyperlocal” Engagement

City of Austin, TX Celebrates “Hyperlocal” Engagement

Every 10 years the City of Austin, TX engages in a long-range planning effort that is designed to guide the ...
What does 2020 Census data mean for public engagement?

What does 2020 Census data mean for public engagement?

As the nation’s leading provider of quality data about its people and economy, the US Census Bureau will be ...
How the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) is creating unique opportunities to improve public engagement

How the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) is creating unique opportunities to improve public engagement

  State and local governments will procure $119 billion in technology products and services this year, ...
Virtual Meetings and Sunshine Laws

Virtual Meetings and Sunshine Laws

Every state has open government laws regarding requirements and policies for public records and public meetings. A ...
Making The Invisible Visible: A Look at Diversity in Local Government and Equity in Community Engagement in 2020

Making The Invisible Visible: A Look at Diversity in Local Government and Equity in Community Engagement in 2020

The Diversity Dashboard is a year-round project conducted by ELGL, made possible by their staff and ...
Balancing Virtual Engagement and Measurable Results

Balancing Virtual Engagement and Measurable Results

Balancing Virtual Engagements and Measurable Results White Paper The rapid adoption of virtual engagement ...
NCHRP Project “Metropolitan Planning Organizations: Strategies for Future Success” To Enter Next Phase of MPO Outreach

NCHRP Project “Metropolitan Planning Organizations: Strategies for Future Success” To Enter Next Phase of MPO Outreach

Information Forums will be open to all MPOs and partners to participate in nationwide research project. The first ...
GovLove Podcast: Community Engagement During COVID-19

GovLove Podcast: Community Engagement During COVID-19

Ashley Traynum-Carson from The City of Asheville recently joined PublicInput.com CEO Jay Dawkins on GovLove, the ...

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