CITIZEN PARTICIPATION IN WESTSIDE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING

This paper describes an experiment in citizen participation in Atlanta, Georgia, as seen through the eyes of a citizen who is also a professional transportation planner. Communication difficulties are identified among the three stakeholder groups--the citizens, the study design team, and the decision-makers. These difficulties are attributed to strong feelings of mistrust, which were reinforced as the citizens attempted to create a citizen-dominated executive board that could participate in policy-making at the highest level.

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  • This report was prepared for the 7th Summer Meeting of the Transportation Research Board in Jacksonville, Florida, August 1974. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
• Authors:
  • Jones, Paul S
• Discussers:
  • Boulineau, George
• Conference:
  • 7th Summer Meeting of the Transportation Research Board
  • Location: Jacksonville Florida, United States
  • Date: 1974-8-5 to 1974-8-7
• Publication Date: 1974

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: pp 1-8
• Monograph Title: Transportation serving community needs
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 528
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Communication; Decision making; Public participation; Transportation planning; Urban transportation
• Old TRIS Terms: Communicating
• Subject Areas: Economics; Highways; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00097410
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309023750
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Aug 13 1975 12:00AM