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May 25, 2012
Participatory Budgeting - Springfield, 2011

Intro to participatory budgeting by the Springfield Institute, leaders in Community-based, participatory agenda-setting and civic engagement. How to produce forward energy in a community, and get people to believe in their communities again by participating in the process of change and accountability. 

May 7, 2012
LIVE: CNU 20 Session Streamed Live on EngagingCities - [Looking Forward: New Urbanism and the New World]

Check out live streaming of CNU 20's - Looking Forward: New Urbanism and the New World. As the Congress for New Urbanism enters its third decade, economic, political, and environmental conditions pose serious challenges for the built and natural environment, as well as New Urbanist practice. Three of CNU's Founders will open this session with lectures addressing these challenges. Andres Duany will present the 21st century crises that call for New Urbanists to adapt, including slow development, the public process, suburban retrofit, agricultural urbanism, and the theology of metrics. Dan Solomon will discuss the tensions between new urbanism's roots in the nuanced complexity of the city and the reductive codifying of New Urbanist practice.

Editor's Note: This event has concluded; live stream may no longer be available. Check back here, or on cnu20.org, for archive links of this session.

Live feed for Thursday morning session, Looking Forward: New Urbanism and the New World:

April 18, 2012
Collaborative Public Conversations Focused on Finding Common Ground Between Local Residents and Decision Makers

When it comes to politics we can often pinpoint precisely where two candidates clash with each other.  As the arena grows more issue-centric, people may tend to tuck themselves inside information silos unknowingly, becoming inflexible or even unwilling to view other opinions or facts. The political current may be full of discontent and partisan division, but instead of focusing on this, why not concentrate on more meaningful public conversations that can move us forward? Is knowing where we agree a better place to start a conversation? Enter the Community Forums Network for Washington state, seeking out the prime spot for agreement.

March 5, 2012
American Planning Association (APA) 2012 National Conference

ReIMAGINE The City, ReIMAGINE Your Career, ReIMAGINE The Possibilities. Take a fresh look at the work you do every day and a first look at the challenges you'll face tomorrow. Join APA in Los Angeles for the 2012 National Planning Conference: the world's largest planning event with four days of unparalleled networking and learning opportunities. Hear from experts. Connect with colleagues. Pick up new skills. Move your career forward. Imagine the possibilities.

ReIMAGINE The City, ReIMAGINE Your Career, ReIMAGINE The Possibilities. Take a fresh look at the work you do every day and a first look at the challenges you'll face tomorrow. Join APA in Los Angeles for the 2012 National Planning Conference: the world's largest planning event with four days of unparalleled networking and learning opportunities. Hear from experts. Connect with colleagues. Pick up new skills. Move your career forward. Imagine the possibilities.

February 17, 2012
Where Conference 2012: The Art and Business of Location

Now in its eighth year, Where Conference: The Art and Business of Location, is where the grassroots and leading-edge developers building location-aware technology intersect with the businesses and entrepreneurs seeking out location apps, platforms, and hardware to gain a competitive edge. In the O'Reilly conference tradition, Where Conference presents leading trends rather than chasing them.

Now in its eighth year, Where Conference: The Art and Business of Location, is where the grassroots and leading-edge developers building location-aware technology intersect with the businesses and entrepreneurs seeking out location apps, platforms, and hardware to gain a competitive edge. In the O'Reilly conference tradition, Where Conference presents leading trends rather than chasing them.

December 12, 2011
How Burlington fought to Adopt a Better Process for Controversial Development

One after the other, residents stood at the microphone and begged the planning staff at a public meeting not to recommend yet another highrise on the edge of a single family residential neighborhood in downtown Burlington, Ont. The Official Plan called for a seven story building ; the proposed development was double that. Residents wanted to know why. If the Official Plan was good planning, why go beyond it? Conversely, if double the height was good planning, why wasn’t that in the Official Plan in the first place?

One after the other, residents stood at the microphone and begged the planning staff at a public meeting not to recommend yet another highrise on the edge of a single family residential neighborhood in downtown Burlington, Ont. The Official Plan called for a seven story building ; the proposed development was double that. Residents wanted to know why. If the Official Plan was good planning, why go beyond it? Conversely, if double the height was good planning, why wasn’t that in the Official Plan in the first place?

September 27, 2011
World Class Cities 2011

World Class Cities is the industry event for 2011 where you can network with mayors, local government decision makers and key clients about how they plan to transform their urban environments into more sustainable and liveable cities for the future.

World Class Cities is the industry event for 2011 where you can network with mayors, local government decision makers and key clients about how they plan to transform their urban environments into more sustainable and liveable cities for the future. Connect you with Mayors and urban development directors who driving forward with innovative and sustainable developments.

Key topics areas will include:

September 26, 2011
Modeling Human Behavior Key to Water Savings

A new tool for Integrated Urban Water Management (IUWM) from Australian company eWater CRC has achieved a major breakthrough by allowing users to simulate the way human behaviour impacts household water use. To help combat the highly stressed urban water sector in this region of the world, eWater has recently launched Urban Developer, a new tool to support Integrated Urban Water Management (IUWM). Case Study: Caloundra South Flood Risk Management

A new tool for Integrated Urban Water Management (IUWM) from Australian company eWater CRC has achieved a major breakthrough by allowing users to simulate the way human behaviour impacts household water use. To help combat the highly stressed urban water sector in this region of the world, eWater has recently launched Urban Developer, a new tool to support Integrated Urban Water Management (IUWM).

May 4, 2011
Open Gov West in Portland: Conversations on people, technology and opening government

When it comes to learning more about applying technology in the work of governments, especially local governments planning and improving urban areas, there are a lot of topics to wade through — part of what makes the space so exciting, but also daunting when it comes to finding the people who care about the same thing that you do.

When it comes to learning more about applying technology in the work of governments, especially local governments planning and improving urban areas, there are a lot of topics to wade through — part of what makes the space so exciting, but also daunting when it comes to finding the people who care about the same thing that you do.

April 25, 2011
El Carrito - The Mobile Participation Cart

Public space (read: social, civic, democratic) is not easy to grasp, create or sustain. It is eternally becoming as it changes with social flows and physical interventions.  Participation is a similarly slippery term, especially since it has become diluted and misused. In many ways, you cannot have public space without participation.

April 5, 2011
City Forward aims to offer insight into contemporary urban dilemmas

At one time or another, I’m sure the thought has crossed your mind that if you were in charge, you’d do things differently.  You would do things right.  And for everyone out there who has ever shared that sentiment, City Forward is asking you to put your money where your mouth is.

April 3, 2011
EngagingPlans has ambitious plans for the spring and a special offer for planners

On a personal note, we have a busy three weeks planned for EngagingPlans: Attend the American Planning Association (APA) conference in Boston (April 9 - 12).

March 2, 2011
The Innovation Generation

New York City rang in the new year with a new internal innovation software platform.  A division of Spigit’s idea management platform, “Simplicity” is being adopted city-wide in a two-phase roll-out that will eventually include all 300,000 New York City employees.

New York City rang in the new year with a new internal innovation software platform.  A division of Spigit’s idea management platform, “Simplicity” is being adopted city-wide in a two-phase roll-out that will eventually include all 300,000 New York City employees.  The city hopes to harness the software to overcome communication barriers across its many departments, improve collaboration and generate innovative ideas from the people who know the inner workings of the city best.  

December 31, 2010
Most popular posts of 2010

A late Happy New Year from everyone at EngagingCities. Based on a quick review of our web analytics data from last year, here are our most popular posts of 2010:

A late Happy New Year from everyone at EngagingCities. Based on a quick review of our web analytics data from last year, here are our most popular posts of 2010:

October 23, 2010
Where Good Ideas Come From