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Title: Role of Media in Developing Public Transport Policy Through Public Involvement: Case of Sydney Morning Herald, Australia
Accession Number: 01373301
Record Type: Component
Abstract: The media have an important role in reporting transport news, but they can also engage in transport advocacy and shape transport policy and planning. The paper examines the campaign by The Sydney Morning Herald newspaper which developed a long term public transport plan for Sydney Australia, independent of the state government, through an Independent Public Inquiry. The process of public involvement including public meetings, submissions and a team of transport professionals produced comprehensive Preliminary and Final Reports. The campaign is positioned in the context of civic engagement and social capital models. Analysis of the reporting of the Independent Public Inquiry in the Herald shows that the newspaper did not make as full a use of its sponsored Inquiry as it could have, indicating dual reasons for the campaign of both content generation and readership, and civic engagement and social capital building.
Supplemental Notes: This paper was sponsored by TRB committee ADA60 Public Involvement in Transportation
Monograph Title: Monograph Accession #: 01362476
Report/Paper Numbers: 12-1519
Language: English
Corporate Authors: Transportation Research Board 500 Fifth Street, NW Authors: Daniels, RhondaGordon, Cameron ElliottMulley, CorinnePagination: 12p
Publication Date: 2012
Conference:
Transportation Research Board 91st Annual Meeting
Location:
Washington DC, United States Media Type: Digital/other
Features: References
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TRT Terms: Geographic Terms: Subject Areas: Planning and Forecasting; Policy; Transportation (General); I10: Economics and Administration; I20: Design and Planning of Transport Infrastructure; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning
Source Data: Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2012 Paper #12-1519
Files: TRIS, TRB
Created Date: Feb 8 2012 5:03PM
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