Planning for the People

What will change in the world because this Project happens?:

Community members will gain a clear picture of the planning initiatives underway in their neighborhoods and communities which will enable them to participate in planning and zoning decisions in a timely and meaningful way.

What information will people interact with to make this change?:

Planning and Zoning agenda items will be mapped on an internet map and included in the Channel 17/ Town Meeting in order to show a picture of what proposals are on the table in local communities. The visual information will be accompanied by links to more detailed proposals and resources. A widget will be developed to link this to local town/city/ regional planning sites.

What else have you done in this Cause Area?:

We operate a government access cable TV channel in that serves Burlington VT and surrounding communities. We air planning and zoning meetings and work closely with local communities to increase public involvement in decisions that affect them.

Is there a video that helps describe your Project? If so, enter the embed code here:

Organization Supporting your project, if any:

Channel 17/ Town Meeting TV

Supporting Organization URL:

www.channel17.org

Does your Project have financial support?:

No

City:

Burlington

State/Region:

Vermont

Country:

USA

What kind of help or resources do you need to turn your project idea into a completed mashup?:

We could use some help to set up metadata tags for the planning proposal locations and a process that can automate the integration of this information with the online maps.

List URLs that link to, or describe, your mashup data sources:

www.ci.burlington.vt.us
www.essex.org
www.essexjunction.org/
town.williston.vt.us/
www.sburl.com
www.googlemaps.com

Project Designer:

Lauren-Glenn Davitian