Increase Participation in Planning Projects

Challenge

Public participation is essential to successful planning, but many residents never see traditional meeting notices or project updates. Agencies need practical ways to invite broader participation throughout the planning process while making it easy for people to engage on their own schedule.

Solution

PublicInput SMS expands the reach of public engagement by delivering invitations, reminders, and participation opportunities directly to residents’ phones. Agencies can connect community members to surveys, meetings, interactive maps, and other engagement activities with a single text message.

Benefits

• Increase awareness of planning initiatives
• Encourage participation beyond traditional public meetings
• Reach residents through a familiar communication channel
• Make engagement opportunities easier to access
• Support more informed planning decisions

PublicInput in Action

• Send targeted invitations to planning activities
• Remind subscribers about upcoming meetings and deadlines
• Share direct links to surveys, project pages, and mapping tools
• Monitor participation throughout the engagement process

Try It For Yourself

Reach more residents and make participation easier throughout your next planning project.