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Title:

CITIZEN PARTICIPATION IN THE URBAN STATE

Accession Number:

00240292

Record Type:

Component

Abstract:

THE PAPER PRESENTS THE VIEWS OF THE PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ON CITIZEN INVOLVEMENT IN TRANSPORTATION PLANNING, LOCATION AND DESIGN. PAST AND CURRENT EFFORTS ARE RECOUNTED AND RECOMMENDEATIONS ARE MADE FOR EXTENDING AND PERFECTING THOSE EFFORTS. CITIZEN PARTICIPATION IS VIEWED NOT SIMPLY AS A MEANS TO CLEAR THE WAY TO PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION BUT AS A MEANS OF ACHIEVING MORE EFFECTIVE DECISION-MAKING IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST. THE FUNCTIONS OF CITIZEN PARTICIPATION ARE DEFINED AND THE NEEDS IT SATISFIES ARE CLASSIFIED. GROUPS OR COMMUNITIES ARE CATEGORIZED ACCORDING TO THE FUNCTIONS THEY PERFORM. IF THEIR NEEDS ARE TO BE SATISFIED, A WIDE RANGE OF POTENTIAL IMPACTS MUST BE EVALUATED CORRESPONDING TO THE INTERESTS OF THESE VARIOUS GROUPS. POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS THAT MUST BE EVALUATED ARE LISTED. THE MULTIFUNCTIONAL NATURE OF CITIZEN ADVISORY COMMITTEES ARE REVIEWED WITH RESPECT TO SMALL URBAN AREAS. ALTHOUGH CITIZEN INVOLVEMENT IN REGIONAL SYSTEMS PLANNING IS SOMETIMES APPARENT, MOST GROUPS ARE NOT ORGANIZED ON A REGIONAL LEVEL. SYSTEMS PLANNING IN URBAN AREAS OF PENNSYLVANIA INVOLVES SUBAREA PLANNING ACTIVITIES WHICH EVALUATE NEEDS, AND IMPACTS OF PROPOSED ACTIONS. INFORMAL PREHEARING CITIZEN MEETINGS ARE DESCRIBED WHICH HAVE BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL. DETAILS ARE GIVEN OF PAST EXPERIENCES IN LARGE AND SMALL URBAN AREAS. MORE EFFORT IS REQUIRED OF DISTRICTS IN WORKING MORE CLOSELY WITH CITIZENS AT THE SYSTEMS PLANNING LEVEL. THIS WILL ENABLE PROJECTS TO BE VIEWED AS PART OF AN AREA-WIDE SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT. CURRENT RESEARCH IN THIS AREA IS OUTLINED AND AREAS FOR FUTURE STUDY ARE INDICATED.

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.

Monograph Accession #:

00240288

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Authors:

Kinstlinger, Jack
Keefer, Louis E

Pagination:

pp 71-89

Publication Date:

1973

Serial:

Highway Research Board Special Report

Issue Number: 142
Publisher: Highway Research Board

Conference:

Conference on Citizen Participation in Transportation Planning

Location: Washington District of Columbia, United States
Date: 1973-5-29 to 1973-5-31
Sponsors: Highway Research Board; Federal Aviation Administration; Urban Mass Transportation Administration; Office of the Secretary of Transportation

Media Type:

Digital/other

Features:

Figures (5) ; Tables (1)

Subject Areas:

Economics; Environment; Highways; Research; Society

Files:

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Created Date:

Jun 5 1982 12:00AM

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