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How to Avoid FOIA Lawsuits with Proactive Community Engagement

How to Avoid FOIA Lawsuits with Proactive Community Engagement

Why Transparency is More Than a Legal Obligation Local governments are under constant pressure to deliver ...
Add an Accessibility Widget to Your PublicInput Pages

Add an Accessibility Widget to Your PublicInput Pages

We believe accessibility isn't just a nice-to-have—it's a must-have for truly fair community engagement. That's ...
Adapting to DOT Policy Shifts: How Public Engagement Data Can Help 

Adapting to DOT Policy Shifts: How Public Engagement Data Can Help 

Facing New Federal Priorities: What Transit Agencies Can Control The funding playbook for transit agencies has ...
Engaging the Next Generation: CAMPO’s Resourceful Approach to Youth Involvement in Transportation Planning

Engaging the Next Generation: CAMPO’s Resourceful Approach to Youth Involvement in Transportation Planning

Youth Involvement in Transportation Planning: CAMPO's Best Practice Approach Engaging younger generations in ...
[Downloadable Template] Making the Case for Community Engagement Software with a Budget Narrative

[Downloadable Template] Making the Case for Community Engagement Software with a Budget Narrative

The Challenge: Justifying Technology Investments in Tight Budgets State and local governments face a constant ...
Project Page Redesign Updates That Make Public Participation More Accessible

Project Page Redesign Updates That Make Public Participation More Accessible

This latest update builds on our Portal Redesign, extending these improvements to project pages and surveys within ...
Defining Success in Community Engagement: Key Takeaways from Our Customer Peer Exchange

Defining Success in Community Engagement: Key Takeaways from Our Customer Peer Exchange

Our recent Customer Peer Exchange, Set Goals and Define Success in Community Engagement, was packed with valuable ...
Overview of the GPT Comment Analysis Tool: How We’re Streamlining Community Feedback

Overview of the GPT Comment Analysis Tool: How We’re Streamlining Community Feedback

PublicInput's GPT Comment Analysis Tool is designed to help public engagement professionals efficiently analyze ...
3 Ways Centralizing Rider Engagement Drives Smarter Transit Decisions

3 Ways Centralizing Rider Engagement Drives Smarter Transit Decisions

As a transit planner, engaging across various channels is essential to ensure the broadest representation of your ...

Engage using standard survey question formats that you’re used to with consumer survey tools. From the single and multi-select, to Likert, slider, and text input formats, you’ve got the basics covered.