Reducing the Negative Effects of Traffic on Communities: Public Engagement, Planners’ Engagement, and Policy Change

Public involvement in transportation planning and policy decisions can provide insight and local knowledge that can result in better decisions. Since the 1950s, public input has been a requirement for planning decisions. Though public participation processes have improved over time, public involvement is often minimal in practice. The Verona Road Justice Coalition (VRJC) in Wisconsin has worked to influence the design of a highway expansion in their neighborhood. VRJC argued that the highway design should protect the neighborhood from the effects of heavy traffic. They faced resistance from planning officials, but eventually managed to make an impact on decisions. The improvement of forums for public involvement could help putting public participation into practice.

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• Authors:
  • McAndrews, Carolyn
  • Marcus, Justine
• Publication Date: 2014-9

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: pp 6-10
• Serial:
  • Planning & Environmental Law
  • Volume: 66
  • Issue Number: 9
  • Publisher: American Planning Association
  • ISSN: 1548-0755
  • Serial URL: http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/rpel20

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Communities; Highway design; Highway planning; Neighborhoods; Public participation
• Geographic Terms: Wisconsin
• Subject Areas: Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Policy; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01546195
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 2 2014 9:30AM