PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN THE METROPOLITAN TORONTO TRANSPORTATION PLAN REVIEW

A public participation program cannot be reduced to a flow chart, nor will a program that has been effective in one area necessarily be effective in another area. Principles that guided the Metropolitan Toronto Transportation Plan Review included the following: develop planning alternatives that incorporate a number of different viewpoints and that offer something to everyday; do not agree to a level of participation that cannot be adequately serviced; follow a policy of open information; work within the traditional decision-making process; maintain day-to-day contacts with media; meet people on their own terms; broaden the base of involvement; rely on the use of community resources; and hire participation staff with strong community skills and limited knowledge of planning. /Author/

• Record URL:
  • http://onlinepubs.trb.org/Onlinepubs/sr/sr168/sr168-007.pdf
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • 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. Proceedings of a conference held July 22-23, 1975, and sponsored by the Social, Economic, and Environmental Factors Section of the TRB and the School of Environment and Engineering of Cornell University.
• Corporate Authors:

  Transportation Research Board (TRB)

  Washington, DC   
• Authors:
  • Steinkrauss, Whipple
• Conference:
  • Conference on Transportation and Land Use Planning Abroad
  • Date: 1975-7-22 to 1975-7-23
• Publication Date: 1976

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Pagination: pp 35-40
• Monograph Title: Transportation and land use planning abroad
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Board Special Report
  • Issue Number: 168
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0360-859X

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Communities; Decision making; Flow charts; Planning; Public participation; Public relations; Social values; Transportation planning
• Uncontrolled Terms: Community support; Public support
• Geographic Terms: Toronto (Canada)
• Old TRIS Terms: Community values; Flow charting; Substitutes
• Subject Areas: Economics; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00139635
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
• Created Date: Nov 17 1976 12:00AM