public participation nthp 10 15 09
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presentation on effective and innovative public participation strategies given at National Trust annual conference.TRANSCRIPT
Public Participation that Does Your Project Good
Della G. Rucker, AICP, CEcD
JACOBS Advance Planning Group
Ohio Planning Conference
Sept. 25, 2009
Public Participation that does your Project GoodNational Trust for Historic PreservationOctober 16, 2009
Game Plan:
Why do Public Participation? What do we know about the way
people learn? How can we use that?
Group Activities Report Out
Public Participation that does your Project GoodNational Trust for Historic PreservationOctober 16, 2009
Why do Public Participation?
“______ says we haveta do it…..
<sigh>”
Public Participation that does your Project GoodNational Trust for Historic PreservationOctober 16, 2009
“If people see all the great things this project will do, I bet most of them will get on board.”
Why do Public Participation?
Public Participation that does your Project GoodNational Trust for Historic PreservationOctober 16, 2009
“If someone has concerns over this project, I would rather we know at the beginning so that we can address them and make them non-issues.”
Why do Public Participation?
Public Participation that does your Project GoodNational Trust for Historic PreservationOctober 16, 2009
“We need to know what people want for this project so that we can design something that people will support.”
Why do Public Participation?
Public Participation that does your Project GoodNational Trust for Historic PreservationOctober 16, 2009
“Our residents and business operators have unique knowledge and perspective. We need to tap that to help us find the best possible solutions.”
Why do Public Participation?
Public Participation that does your Project GoodNational Trust for Historic PreservationOctober 16, 2009
So… how should we do this?
Public Participation that does your Project GoodNational Trust for Historic PreservationOctober 16, 2009
Or, we could…
Public Participation that does your Project GoodNational Trust for Historic PreservationOctober 16, 2009
Wait… what is it that we really wanted from these people?
Their perspective Their good ideas Their constructive criticism Their support
Public Participation that does your Project GoodNational Trust for Historic PreservationOctober 16, 2009
And what’s the likelihood that everyone has a fully formed opinion?
Public Participation that does your Project GoodNational Trust for Historic PreservationOctober 16, 2009
So… what we need is a process that:
Gives people the information they need
Helps them make sense of the issues
Helps them form sound opinions
Public Participation that does your Project GoodNational Trust for Historic PreservationOctober 16, 2009
Then, it needs to…
Help them form and articulate their ideas
Help them give us constructive feedback
Capture their ideas in a form that we can understand and use
Public Participation that does your Project GoodNational Trust for Historic PreservationOctober 16, 2009
Who is already doing this?
Public Participation that does your Project GoodNational Trust for Historic PreservationOctober 16, 2009
What do teachers know about doing this?
Small Group Cooperative Learning Theory (Edwin Glaeser)
Nine Types of Intelligence (Howard Gardner)
Public Participation that does your Project GoodNational Trust for Historic PreservationOctober 16, 2009
How can we apply this to public participation?
Provide options for feedback
Decentralize/limit audiences
Public Participation that does your Project GoodNational Trust for Historic PreservationOctober 16, 2009
How can we apply this to public participation?
Use small groups on complex activities, or ones that directly feed into recommendations
Make it fun…. Or at least engaging!
Public Participation that does your Project GoodNational Trust for Historic PreservationOctober 16, 2009
I’m done… now it’s your turn!
Divide into groups
Each group does one activity: Vision Development SWOT brainstorm What Would you Do?
Report out on experience
Visual Preference SurveyWhat’s the Big Idea?Your Town TomorrowDowntown Pictionary
Public Participation that does your Project GoodNational Trust for Historic PreservationOctober 16, 2009
Questions? Comments?
Public Participation that does your Project GoodNational Trust for Historic PreservationOctober 16, 2009
Thank you!
Della G. Rucker, AICP, CEcDSenior Planner/National Lead for Economic DevelopmentJACOBS Advance Planning Group
1880 Waycross RoadCincinnati, OH 45240
Phone: [email protected]
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