Download - APA community education and engagement 2010
National Planning AssociationNational Planning Association
2010 Conference2010 Conference
Community Education and EngagementCommunity Education and Engagement
Joseph Horwedel, A.I.C.P.Joseph Horwedel, A.I.C.P.
City of San JoseCity of San Jose
Community EducationCommunity Education
Neighborhood AcademyNeighborhood Academy
Neighborhood CommissionNeighborhood Commission
Web Site MaterialsWeb Site Materials
Topical ToursTopical Tours
Neighborhood AcademyNeighborhood Academy
Planning 101Planning 101 What is a General Plan and Zoning?What is a General Plan and Zoning? Policy vs. ordinancePolicy vs. ordinance
Environmental ReviewEnvironmental Review What are significant impacts?What are significant impacts? What is mitigation?What is mitigation?
Enforceable Permit ConditionsEnforceable Permit Conditions Difference between zoning and permit Difference between zoning and permit
conditionsconditions Ask who, what when and howAsk who, what when and how
Smart Growth MaterialsSmart Growth Materials
Creative GraphicsCreative Graphics
Creative GraphicsCreative Graphics
Bus TourBus Tour
Community Community EngagementEngagement
Community EngagementCommunity Engagement
Engagement MethodsEngagement MethodsCommunity forumsCommunity forumsWeb sitesWeb sitesSurvey toolsSurvey toolsSocial MediaSocial MediaAlternative mediaAlternative media
Community EngagementCommunity Engagement
Variety of settings and formats of forums
Community Workshop - Community Workshop - VisioningVisioning Simultaneously Simultaneously
conducted in conducted in Spanish and Spanish and VietnameseVietnamese
Table discussions Table discussions in Mandarin and in Mandarin and Cantonese Cantonese
Lego Exercises:Lego Exercises:
Community Workshops & Community Workshops & Task ForceTask Force
Task Force Meetings:Task Force Meetings:
Community EngagementCommunity Engagement
Web SitesWeb Sites
Community EngagementCommunity Engagement
WikiplanningWikiplanning
Community EducationCommunity Education
WikiPlanningWikiPlanning
Both the total number and the demographic distribution of participants establish this technology as a very effective outreach tool. The 4,463 participants swamp the total number of distinct participants that we’ve had in our 2+ year process!
Lee Butler
Senior Planner, City of San Jose
Section 1 Survey Data - Age & Resident Breakdown
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Online SurveysOnline Surveys
Community EngagementCommunity Engagement
Social MediaSocial Media
Engaging the Engaging the CommunityCommunity
Alternative MediaAlternative Media