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Fall 2021 Conference Contributions
Fall conferences are around the corner and PublicInput is excited to contribute to some of the nationwide ...
Virtual Meetings & the Legislature
Updated 9/3/2021: New York State became one of five states who have approved virtual public meeting legislation ...
Agile Public Engagement
A Shift to Agile Community Engagement
The pandemic, political and civil unrest, weather related emergencies, and ...
Re-examining Public Meetings
Local jurisdictions rethink public meetings amid spikes in COVID-19 cases
Headlines from the pandemic ...
A Unified Approach to Community Engagement
A Major Shift in Community Engagement Approaches
We live in a world where technology permeates almost every aspect ...
Road Work Ahead
Construction Season: Public Engagement Doesn't Stop At Project Development.
For local governments and state ...
Equity In Planning
Get ahead of the 2020 Census Data Release
In our recent webinar, Census 2020: Opportunities for Equity in ...
City of Austin, TX Celebrates “Hyperlocal” Engagement
Every 10 years the City of Austin, TX engages in a long-range planning effort that is designed to guide the ...
What does 2020 Census data mean for public engagement?
As the nation’s leading provider of quality data about its people and economy, the US Census Bureau will be ...
How the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) is creating unique opportunities to improve public engagement
State and local governments will procure $119 billion in technology products and services this year, ...
Virtual Meetings and Sunshine Laws
Every state has open government laws regarding requirements and policies for public records and public meetings. A ...
Making The Invisible Visible: A Look at Diversity in Local Government and Equity in Community Engagement in 2020
The Diversity Dashboard is a year-round project conducted by ELGL, made possible by their staff and ...
How Hybrid Public Meetings are Reshaping Community Engagement
Hybrid Public Meetings: The Standard for Effective Community Engagement
State and local governments are faced with ...
Balancing Virtual Engagement and Measurable Results
Balancing Virtual Engagements and Measurable Results White Paper
The rapid adoption of virtual engagement ...
NCHRP Project “Metropolitan Planning Organizations: Strategies for Future Success” To Enter Next Phase of MPO Outreach
Information Forums will be open to all MPOs and partners to participate in nationwide research project. The first ...
GovLove Podcast: Community Engagement During COVID-19
Ashley Traynum-Carson from The City of Asheville recently joined PublicInput.com CEO Jay Dawkins on GovLove, the ...
When things go sideways, rebuilding trust starts local
Yesterday, an unprecedented attack on our nation’s capitol left many of us shocked, saddened, and ...
Leverage EJSCREEN data in PublicInput.com – meet the Environmental Data Module
Measurable Equity Starts Here
You work hard to make sure your public engagement efforts are ...
Navigating the “new NEPA” — What MPOs & DOTs Need To Know
The National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA) — a pillar of environmental law that has undergone little reform ...
5 signs that virtual public meetings are here to stay
Mixed-mode surveying — using a variety of traditional and virtual tactics — is a proven public engagement best ...
Introducing Meeting Coach and simplified virtual meeting management
Virtual public meetings are not easy.
There, we said it. Despite any claim to the contrary from conferencing ...