MAPD 2010 - Public participation in the electronic age

Public Participation in the New
Information Age

Daniel Fortier, Dennis Town Planner
Presented to the MAPD Conference
June 4, 2010

Traditional Methods
Press Release Hold Meeting

In recent years we have
become the world of the
sound-byte, and immediacy
of news.

We have also become a
more spread out society
where traditional
communications no longer
prevail.

Public Communication and
Information is all about
options. Newspapers, radio
and TV are being
supplanted.

Podcasts, Viral Video, Blogs
are supplementing and
supplanting traditional
media.
Stay Up to Date with APA

Follow us on
Facebook and
Twitter

Advantages of the New Information Age

 Information Available to the public
24/7
 You get your message out
 Find your audience where they are
on their schedule
 Improved service delivery
 Widespread Collaboration

Information Available to the public 24/7

Find your audience where they are
on their schedule

Who is out there?
Town of Brookline Planning & Community
Development Department Follow us on
Twitter- @brooklinema

A non-profit organization
representing all downtown
New Bedford, MA
stakeholders and dedicated
to making the heart of the
city an economically
healthy, welcoming, vibrant
place to work, live, and
visit.

Dennis Planning Department
Blogging

File Sharing, Videos, Slideshows
Surveys, Polls and whatnot

“As a rule, he -or she- who
has the most information
will have the greatest
success in life.” Disraeli

“Information is a
negotiator's greatest
weapon.” Victor Kiam

So what are we waiting for?

Find this slide show at:
http://www.slideshare.net/dennismaplanner

Public Participation in the New Computer Age

MAPD Annual Conference

T Brovitz, The Cecil Group
ed
June 4, 2010

Public Participation in the New Computer Age/MAPD Conference – June 4, 2010

Applications in Strategic Planning, Revitalization and Urban Design

 Project Websites
 Community Surveys
 Blogs and Other Interactive Tools
 Visual Preference Surveys
 Photo Simulations
 Design Workshops
 Animations


Revitalization and Economic Development
Cost Effective Tools for Reaching a Broad Audience

 Websites for Downtowns and Business Parks
 Market Analysis - Business, Property Owner and Resident Surveys
 Marketing and Branding Programs
 Interactive Business Directories and Web Links
 Promotions and Events
 Development Incentives and Properties for Sale
 On-line Catalogs
 Email Blasts
 Blogs

Interactive Business Directories and Website Links


On-Line Marketing and Promotion

Brochures
Historic Tours and Maps

Announcements

Newsletter and Catalogs

Branding On-Line
Cost Effective Means of Reaching Large Audience


Branding On-Line
Testing Ideas with Public Input


On-Line Visual Preference Survey®
West Concord Village Example
 VPS developed by Anton Nelessen
 Method of defining village character and
desired design themes
 Over 300 images selected to demonstrate a
range of design and development possibilities
 Photos are grouped into common categories
 Each photo ranked on a scale of -3 (Not
Desired) to + 3 (Most Desired), with 0 being
neutral.
 Zoomerang On-Line Survey Tool
 Ave. scores and standard deviation posted on-
line


Part 1 - Building Design, Density and Use

 Adaptive Reuse
 Building Design
 Building Scale & Height
 Neighborhoods/Residential Development
 Street Enclosure

Part 2 - Building Frontage, Display and Signs

 Accessory Displays
 Facades
 Frontage Uses
 Signs and Awnings
 Window Display

Part 3 - Gateway and Wayfinding Treatments

 Business Directories
 Directional Sign Systems
 Gateway Treatments
 Informational Kiosks

Part 4 – Parks, Open Spaces, Trails and Public Art

 Open Spaces
 Parks
 Public Art & Focal Points
 Trails



Part 5 - Streetscape and Pedestrian Treatments

 Alleys
 Sidewalk Design & Uses
 Furnishings
 Landscaping

Part 6 - Traffic Circulation and Parking
 Intersections
 Off-Street Parking
 On-Street Parking
 Road Design
 Traffic Calming/Intermodal

VPS Results Posted On-Line


Design Workshops and Charrettes
New Electronic Tools

 Tablet Sketches

 Photo Simulations

 3-D Visualization

 Animations


Design Workshops
Typical Concept Plan - Plan View


Design Workshops
Photos Sketches with Tablets


Photo Simulations - New and Infill Development
Existing Conditions


Proposed


Existing


Photo Simulations
Branding and Signage

Existing


Photo Simulations
Branding and Signage

Proposed


Photo Simulations
Marketing and Signage

Existing


Photo Simulations
Marketing and Signage

Proposed


Photo Simulations
Streetscape Improvements

Existing


Photo Simulations
Streetscape Improvements

Proposed


Photo Simulations
Façade Improvements/Adaptive Reuse

Existing


Photo Simulations
Façade Improvements/Adaptive Reuse

Proposed


Photo Simulations
Façade Improvements

Existing


Photo Simulations

Proposed


Photo Simulations

Existing Proposed

Photo Simulations
Waterfront Enhancements

Existing


Photo Simulations
Waterfront Enhancements

Proposed


Design Workshops - 3-D Visualizations
Perspective Views with Sketchup


Design Workshops - 3-D Visualizations
Infill Development and Streetscape Improvements


Computer Animations
TOD and TND Projects


Public Participation in
the New Information Era

Massachusetts Association of Planning Directors
Annual Conference
June 4, 2010
Gino Carlucci, AICP

Current Public Notification
Methods

 Post Notice in Town Hall

 Place Legal Ad in Newspaper

 Mail Notice to Abutters

 Perhaps Post Notice on Web Site

Place Legal Ad in Newspaper

New York Times
Headlines
10-27-08 Newspaper Circulation Continues to Decline
Rapidly

4-27-09 Fall in Newspaper Sales Accelerates to Pass 7%

10-26-09 U.S. Newspaper Circulation Falls 10%

4-26-10 Newspaper Circulation Falls Nearly 9%

Place Legal Ad in Newspaper

Washington
Post
10-27-09

"Newspapers have ceased to be a mass medium by
any stretch of the imagination," Mutter said.
According to his analysis, which includes the
circulation of all 1,400 daily U.S. newspapers, only 13
percent of Americans, or about 39 million, now buy a
daily newspaper, down from 31 percent in 1940.

-- Alan D. Mutter, Reflections of a Newsosaur.

Mail Notice to Abutters

$238 billion loss for U.S. mail;
Saturday delivery may end
CNNMoney.com 3-2-10

Perhaps Post Notice on Web Site

Meeting/Participation Issues

 Scheduling conflicts

 Remote participation

-- Board members at meetings
-- Public discussion
 Electronic Communication

Summary

 Today’s public participation methods are based
on centuries-old technology

 New technology is available with the potential to
greatly expand opportunities for participation

 We have barely begun to take advantage of
new technologies

MAPD 2010 - Public participation in the electronic age

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