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  • Bicycle Activism (Bucharest, Romania)

    Jan 28 '12
    Author: 
    Ecaterina Dobrescu

    In the context of the perpetual crisis of urban transportation in Bucharest, there is a growing population of city dwellers fighting for bicycle rights and advocating for a new, bicycle friendly infrastructure in Bucharest.  The bicycle fans coagulated since the mid 2000’s into different groups and NGO’s and developed into a new movement and a powerful presence in the urban landscape, adopting several strategies of public participation.

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  • Dialogue with the City

    Jun 3 '10
    Author: 
    Marissa Loew

    Summary

    Dialogue with the City’s aim was to make Perth the “world’s most livable city by 2030.” It was a process of engaging Perth and the grater area’s citizens in developing a planning strategy for the capital of Australia’s growing city. The Government of Australia wanted a jointly develop a plan for the future of Perth with those people who will sustain the growth of the city in the future.

  • Front Porch Forum

    May 29 '10
    Author: 
    Kaitlin Strohschein

    Purpose/Problem

    The Front Porch Forum began as a series of focus groups to study rifts in communication between politicians, public and the media, according to Civic Journalism: Six Case Studies by The Poynter Institute. The group started as a combined effort of The Seattle Times, The Poynter Institute and two NPR stations.

  • Génova, "Autopista Gronda"

    Jan 18 '12
    Author: 
    maria ana

    Problems and Purpose

    El principal problema es la congestión automovilística. Esta, a su vez,  genera dilemas de funcionalidad y para la calidad de vida de los habitantes de la ciudad, además de ser un obstáculo al desarrollo, y de incompatibilidad ambiental. Se consideraba que una nueva vía podía eliminar la gran cantidad de tráfico existente.

  • Town Center (North Brunswick, New Jersey)

    Dec 22 '11
    Author: 
    Kevin MC

    Problems and Purpose

    In 2004, the large pharmaceutical company Johnson & Johnson relocated its large manufacturing and research plant located in North Brunswick, New Jersey. After the company left, the township wanted to obtain the desires of the public to answer a simple question: What should be done with the Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) property? With the assistance of developers, architects, and other experts, multiple community workshops were implemented, with the intention of taking into account the public’s desire.

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