Many cities and organizations aim to build true engagement with their citizens by consulting on a regular basis and on a variety of topics. Fort St. John in British Columbia is a great example of a city that ...
The North Bay-Mattawa Conservation Authority recently launched a public consultation on the PlaceSpeak platform to consult residents within 7 neighbouring municipalities that will be considering changes to their Official Plans and/or Zoning Bylaws. The changes are ...
The City of Calgary had excellent results with their recent Calgary Future Skatepark Amenities topic page. The consultation—which ran from early January to mid-February—was set up to collect feedback on potential sites for a proposed ...
PlaceSpeak had a great time at last week’s Union of British Columbia Municipalities (UBCM) 2013 MarketPlace. We met over one hundred local government representatives from across the province. We were able to demonstrate our platform ...
During interviews with members of the property development industry, PlaceSpeak learned about several key barriers to the industry adopting online technologies for public consultations. These barriers can be divided into two main categories, with obvious overlap between ...