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Title: CITIZEN PARTICIPATION IN TRANSPORTATION PLANNING
Accession Number: 00240288
Record Type: Monograph
Abstract: REPORTED HERE ARE TOPICS PRESENTED AT A CONFERENCE HELD TO DEVELOP A CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK FOR INTEGRATING CITIZEN PARTICIPATION IN THE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PROCESS. SPECIFIC PLANNING AND POLICY QUESTIONS ENCOUNTERED BY TRANSPORTATION AGENCIES IN ATTEMPTS TO ACHIEVE GREATER CITIZEN INVOLVEMENT ARE ADDRESSED. THE MEETING, WHICH WAS LIMITED TO PERSONS WITH PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE IN THE PROBLEMS OF CITIZEN INVOLVEMENT, INCLUDED THE VIEWPOINTS OF 4 GROUPS, NAMELY, THE TRANSPORTATION PLANNERS AND CONSULTANTS, THE CITIZENS, THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC SPECIALISTS, AND LOCAL OFFICALS AND ADMINISTRATORS RESPONSIBLE FOR DECISION-MAKING. THE CONFERENCE WHICH WAS DESIGNED TO GENERATE OPEN DISCUSSION AND IDEAS, IS CONSIDERED TO BE USEFUL IN HELPING TO ARTICULATE THE ROLE OF LOCAL AND REGIONAL PLANNING BODIES. PAPERS CONCERNING THE BOSTON TRANSPORTATION PLANNING REVIEW ARE PRESENTED, AS ARE ALSO, THE CITIZEN PARTICIPATION ISSUES COVERED BY FIVE WORKSHOPS. HIGHLIGHTS OF THE CONFERENCE ARE OUTLINED AND COVER SUCH ASPECTS AS A DEFINITION OF CITIZEN PARTICIPATION AND ITS DESIRABLE CONSEQUENCES, ITS EFFECTIVENESS, AND ITS MANNER OF ACHIEVEMENT. DETAILS ARE GIVEN OF THE WORKSHOP REPORTS ON OVERVIEW ISSUES AND SITUATIONAL ISSUES. THE PAPERS PRESENTED COVER SUCH ASPECTS OF CITIZEN PARTICIPATION AS TECHNIQUES AND POLITICS, REGIONAL PLANNING, MINORITY VIEWPOINTS, OFFICIAL VIEWPOINT, THE URBAN STATE, THE RURAL STATE, BALANCED PLANNING, PLANNING METHODOLOGY, SYSTEM MANAGEMENT, ECOLOGICAL PLANNING, AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND COMMUNITY LIAISON.
Supplemental Notes: Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
Corporate Authors: Transportation Research Board 500 Fifth Street, NW Pagination: 142 p.
Publication Date: 1973
Conference:
Conference on Citizen Participation in Transportation Planning
Location:
Washington District of Columbia, United States Media Type: Digital/other
Features: Figures; References
TRT Terms: Subject Areas: Economics; Highways; Policy; Society
Files: TRIS, TRB
Created Date: Jun 5 1982 12:00AM
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