Community Engagement and Racial Disparities At PublicInput, we often highlight equity as a focus of community engagement work. And while most...
Yesterday, an unprecedented attack on our nation’s capitol left many of us shocked, saddened, and discouraged. How could this be real? A violent mob...
Measurable Equity Starts Here You work hard to make sure your public engagement efforts are equitable. Before...
Virtual public meetings are not easy. There, we said it. Despite any claim to the contrary from conferencing software companies, it's important to...
Find the legal guidelines for your state in hosting virtual public meetings for community engagement Below, we've assembled policy guidance issued...
In light of the recent FBI warning against publicly sharing video conference service links, we’ve received an influx of questions about hosting...
What's in store for 2020? The way government organizations are approaching public involvement is changing rapidly. The FHWA's Every Day Counts...
Public engagement software is helping consultants become more community-centric — and achieve greater profit, impact, and trust along the way.
Cities across the country are wrestling with housing affordability. Durham’s planning team realized there might be misconceptions among residents, especially for ‘missing middle’ formats like duplexes and triplexes.
Using the platform, Durham engaged over 1,200 residents in a highly-visual interactive experience that educated and gathered input on potential solutions. Turns out only 18% of residents could identify the duplex in a lineup:
Last October, the owners of Major League Soccer’s Columbus Crew announced that they were contemplating relocation. Austin was at the top of their list. But could the city handle the responsibilities that would come with it? Would taxpayers be willing to give up city-owned land for a new stadium?
Here’s how the city’s communication team used data to build stakeholder confidence in online engagement.
This past week, I found myself unable to put down a book by New York City’s former transportation director, Janette Sadik-Khan. In Street Fight, she outlines her experiences of making big transportation changes in a city where change is notoriously hard.
One story in particular caught my attention. When working on the citywide roll-out of Citi Bike, New York’s bike share system, Sadik-Khan did something unusual with the public engagement process. She used data in a surprising, effective way.
Despite the proliferation of online discussion forums and social media, many agencies have struggled to embrace online dialog as a functional part of the public process. Their hesitation is simple – curating these spaces has historically meant significant investments of time and worry over what might be posted.
New tools are giving organizations the power to more efficiently manage public discourse within their comfort level.