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American Planning Association LA Conference Aprl 2012

PEIG held a session at the American Planning Association Conference in Los Angeles just a week and a half ago. 

I moderated a session on:  Public Engagement "Smorgasbord"' How to Use Multiple Communication Channels Effectively.

Speakers included:  Jennifer Evans-Cowley, PhD, AICP at the Ohio State University.  Jennifer's session was entitled There's An App for That.  She discussed the burgeoning world of planning and engagement Apps that are now available to…

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Posted by Christie L. McGetrick on April 27, 2012 at 5:34pm

Communicating Planning Project Initiatives & Achievements

The question of how to effectively and appropriately communicate with the public regarding department or organizational planning initiatives and achievements frequently comes up for us with clients. Although some planners may have fine…

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Posted by Nicole Davis on February 29, 2012 at 10:00am

Crowdsourcing Platform Enables Citizens to Document Crisis Information

These days, communities with great ideas are utilizing technology to improve their neighborhoods.…

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Posted by Chris Haller on February 23, 2012 at 10:30am

Share your Project That Utilized GIS or Location-Based Services to Engage Citizens - Qualify for Where 2012 Conference Raffle!

EngagingCities.com is raffling off one complimentary registration to the Where Conference 2012. All EngagingCities readers are eligible to enter the raffle drawing. All we…

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Posted by Chris Haller on February 21, 2012 at 12:30am

 

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Welcome to the Online home of the American Planning Association's Public Engagement Interest Group (PEIG). PEIG recognizes that serving and engaging the public is one of the fundamental elements of the practice of planning and serves as the nexus between the practice of public engagement and planning in all its disciplines.

The group promotes a robust practice of public engagement through the exchange of knowledge, best practices and professional networking.

Membership is free and open to anyone.

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Ideas for 2012 2 Replies

Hello Everyone,together with Christie, Beth and Judy we've recently been brainstorming how we can turn this loose network into a more active community of practice in 2012. And while we have some…Continue

Started by Chris Haller. Last reply by Cynthia Wood Jan 4.

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Jocelyn Hittle is now a member of APA Public Engagement Interest Group
May 7
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Christie L. McGetrick posted a blog post

American Planning Association LA Conference Aprl 2012

PEIG held a session at the American Planning Association Conference in Los Angeles just a week and a half ago. I moderated a session on:  Public Engagement "Smorgasbord"' How to Use Multiple Communication Channels Effectively.Speakers included:  Jennifer Evans-Cowley, PhD, AICP at the Ohio State University.  Jennifer's session was entitled There's An App for That.  She discussed the burgeoning world of planning and engagement Apps that are now available to us. Jared Lombard, Principal Planner…See More
Apr 27
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Nicole Davis posted a blog post

Communicating Planning Project Initiatives & Achievements

The question of how to effectively and appropriately communicate with the public regarding department or organizational planning initiatives and achievements frequently comes up for us with clients. Although some planners may have fine tuned their project communication strategy, it became apparent to us recently, while browsing discussions on Cyburbia.com, that many are still struggling to find some fresh ideas on how to spread the word about what they are actually working on. Cyburian,…See More
Feb 29
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Chris Haller posted a blog post

Crowdsourcing Platform Enables Citizens to Document Crisis Information

These days, communities with great ideas are utilizing technology to improve their neighborhoods. Crowdmap is one such pervasive platform that allows users to crowdsource information like citizen protests or crisis information (ie. natural disasters) and view it on a map and timeline. LIVING THE DREAM >> In Seattle, the Rainier Beach Community Empowerment Coalition is using Crowdmap to capture actions, milestones, and victories in social justice…See More
Feb 23
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Feb 21
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Hester Street Collaborative: Empowering Young Residents to Shape Their Own Environment

If you’re walking through New York City’s Chinatown and spot an out-of-the-ordinary cart, you’ll be looking at one of Hester Street Collaborative’s latest projects devoted to using design as a tool for social change. Hester Street Collaborative (HSC) based in Chinatown, works with local residents, particularly students, in transforming neglected public spaces in parks, schools, and affordable housing developments through a “design-build” process which…See More
Feb 20
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Jacquelyn McCray AICP posted a blog post

Local Deliberative Dialogue

Hello Fellow Planners and Public Engagement Gurus,I'm a graduate student at Antioch University and my research interest is in locally based public deliberations about planning and other policy related topics. If you are aware of upcoming public deliberative dialogue processes in the Midwest (Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Pennsylvania) or the east coast please let me know. I am looking for engagements where I can collaborate and gather data as part of my dissertation research.  By…See More
Jan 5
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Cynthia Wood replied to Chris Haller's discussion Ideas for 2012
"I agree with Christie McGetrick, based on some recent experience I am especially interested in hearing about how others strike a balance between attracting people's interest in planning matters without alarming them that something potentially…"
Jan 4
Chris Haller posted blog posts
Jan 4
Christie L. McGetrick replied to Chris Haller's discussion Ideas for 2012
"I would like to see more members sharing their "what works - what doesn't" observations related to their present or recently completed projects - this type of information is very helpful. Also I like to see links to additional…"
Jan 2
Nicole Davis posted blog posts
Dec 14, 2011
Chris Haller posted a discussion

Ideas for 2012

Hello Everyone,together with Christie, Beth and Judy we've recently been brainstorming how we can turn this loose network into a more active community of practice in 2012. And while we have some ideas, we'd like to hear from you what you feel would add value to this community. Things that you can't find in any of the other networks out there and things that would bring you back more often.From quick updates about projects everyone is working on, sharing blog posts and resources relevant to the…See More
Dec 13, 2011
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Thanks to everyone who attended our Online Conference:
Engagement for Sustainable Communities and Climate Change!

The event was a big success and we appreciate the interest and support of this program.

Special thanks to Elizabeth Malone for our Keynote Address. Elizabeth is author of "Debating Climate Change" (Earthscan, 2009).

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