In light of the coronavirus, government organizations are finding themselves in a new landscape when it comes to public engagement. Local, regional, and state governments face two major challenges: How can we keep key public processes in place if we can’t hold meetings?How can we communicate quickly and consistently with residents with pertinent information related...
Public engagement efforts tend to follow a regular ebb and flow, but the arrival of COVID-19 is dramatically changing that. For organizations this crisis is unprecedented, and consistent communication with your community is critical. Starting today, PublicInput.com is throwing everything we’ve got at helping you prepare and respond to this challenge. Community Resources The PublicInput.com...
How can we accelerate projects by making public involvement more efficient and more meaningful? A recent webinar featuring public involvement work from NCDOT and Utah DOT took a look at de-siloing data to overcome common public involvement hurdles that stall project development and delivery. Key topics included: Common delays originating from the public involvement processVirtual...
Ranking vs. Select Multiple Options: Best practices for using each question type Engagement pages are a great tool to help agencies educate residents while soliciting public input. By visually showing options on a map or embedding an educational video in combination with dynamic survey questions, we can ensure more meaningful feedback. This is especially true...
When it comes to public engagement, we all want great results representative of the entire community. However, time, budget and the process of developing relationships with hard-to-reach groups can mean that we end up engaging fewer people than we’d hoped. What if PublicInput.com could help you do more in less time with better results? Spoiler...
“Who is our audience?” It is important for transit agencies to ensure that current riders are having a great experience, but too often our reach is constrained to just those individuals. This prevents us from achieving the combined goals of gathering feedback while also increasing ridership. By expanding our reach to the broader community, we...
Public engagement is an important part of your consultant’s work, yet many agencies can have trouble deciding which consultant can truly accomplish their public engagement goals. The key is making sure you have the greatest understanding of their approach to the process. To help make this a little easier on your selection teams, we’ve gathered...
What's in store for 2020? The way government organizations are approaching public involvement is changing rapidly. The FHWA's Every Day Counts initiative has highlighted the growing role of technology and the proliferation of new engagement formats for the transportation space. Meanwhile, Smart Cities are no longer thinking in terms of 'online' or 'in-person' engagement, but...
