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Planning for the People

Challenges Entered:

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 area of work?

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.

Project Details

Project video:

Supporting organization:

Channel 17/ Town Meeting TV

Project Assessment

Financial support:

Project has financial support

Project goals:

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.

Identified Obstacles:

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.