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April 23, 2012
RTPI National Planning Convention 2012: Making it work!

Whatever your role in spatial planning the Planning Convention is this year’s most important planning event! The brand new one day format brings together big picture plenaries and special interests sessions to ensure you focus your specific professional needs. Leading edge speakers will tackle some of the most grappling issues including, the new planning agenda in England, cities in the UK, national infrastructure planning and Royal Town Planning Institute's (RTPI) new “Map for England”. This event will change your perspective, refresh your knowledge, extend your contacts and equip you with the tools you need to make it work in 2012.

February 6, 2012
NCoC Research: Millenials Emerge as Top Users of the Internet to Participate in Everyday Civic Life

These days it seems that a continuous stream of initiatives are established to foster civic engagement across the country. But is the general sentiment toward participating in civic life one of apathy, or is the discussion of politics and the participation in organized community activities steadily rising?

These days it seems that a continuous stream of initiatives are established to foster civic engagement across the country. But is the general sentiment toward participating in civic life one of apathy, or is the discussion of politics and the participation in organized community activities steadily rising?

January 18, 2012
Increasing Public Participation in Rural Planning & Community Development

A community planner from the “Back 40”, working on a multi-jurisdictional planning process for a small, rural community recently posed this question on Cyburbia. Planner.tk, a local design firm associate and community planner with a passion for 'saving the environment', inquires about how to drum up successful public participation in their county of less than 30,000 people. Insights and ideas came in from fellow Cyburbia members regarding useful techniques in community development as well as unique challenges faced by planners focused on rural areas.

December 5, 2011
The Planning Van: Empowering Citizens To Get Involved

The Planning Van is an innovative community outreach program focusing on capacity building, education, and project implementation. The program was initiated earlier this year by the Orange Section of the American Planning Association, California Chapter, and offers pro-bono assistance to local governments, non-profits, and community groups to implement small-scale projects in their communities. The Planning Van team is also dedicated to having a presence at community events throughout Southern California to promote the planning profession as a whole and educate the public on planning issues in a fun, non-controversial way.  It is a grassroots effort with a mission educate, engage, and empower both individuals and groups so that they may play an active role in the development of their communities.

October 10, 2011
Celebrating National Community Planning Month

Communities across the country are celebrating National Community Planning Month this October. The month long “event”, sponsored by the American Planning Association (APA), its members, chapters, divisions, and professional institute, was developed to recognize the vital role of planners and planning in communities throughout the U.S. At EngagingCities, we have been encouraged historically by the amount of participation we’ve seen with this celebration at a local level here in Colorado. We are excited to see what is in store for 2011’s celebrations around the nation.

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).