Data

General Issues
Planning & Development
Transportation
Specific Topics
Transportation Planning
Infrastructure
Collections
OECD Project on Representative Deliberative Processes
Location
Toronto
Ontario
Canada
Scope of Influence
Regional
Links
The Residents’ Reference Panel on the Next Regional Transportation Plan
OECD Project Page for Innovative Citizen Participation
Final Report: Residents’ Reference Panel on the Regional Transportation Plan
Start Date
End Date
Ongoing
No
Time Limited or Repeated?
Repeated over time
Purpose/Goal
Make, influence, or challenge decisions of government and public bodies
Develop the civic capacities of individuals, communities, and/or civil society organizations
Approach
Consultation
Spectrum of Public Participation
Consult
Total Number of Participants
36
Open to All or Limited to Some?
Limited to Only Some Groups or Individuals
Recruitment Method for Limited Subset of Population
Stratified Random Sample
General Types of Methods
Deliberative and dialogic process
Planning
General Types of Tools/Techniques
Facilitate dialogue, discussion, and/or deliberation
Recruit or select participants
Propose and/or develop policies, ideas, and recommendations
Specific Methods, Tools & Techniques
Deliberation
Citizens' Reference Panel
Civic Lottery
Public Hearing
Survey
Legality
Yes
Facilitators
Yes
Face-to-Face, Online, or Both
Face-to-Face
Types of Interaction Among Participants
Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation
Ask & Answer Questions
Listen/Watch as Spectator
Information & Learning Resources
Written Briefing Materials
Expert Presentations
Teach-ins
Decision Methods
Opinion Survey
Communication of Insights & Outcomes
Public Report
Primary Organizer/Manager
MASS LBP
Type of Organizer/Manager
For-Profit Business
Local Government
Funder
City of Toronto
Type of Funder
Local Government

CASE

Metrolinx Residents' Reference Panel on the Regional Transportation Plan

August 3, 2020 Joyce Chen
July 28, 2020 Jaskiran Gakhal, Participedia Team
July 27, 2020 Joyce Chen
General Issues
Planning & Development
Transportation
Specific Topics
Transportation Planning
Infrastructure
Collections
OECD Project on Representative Deliberative Processes
Location
Toronto
Ontario
Canada
Scope of Influence
Regional
Links
The Residents’ Reference Panel on the Next Regional Transportation Plan
OECD Project Page for Innovative Citizen Participation
Final Report: Residents’ Reference Panel on the Regional Transportation Plan
Start Date
End Date
Ongoing
No
Time Limited or Repeated?
Repeated over time
Purpose/Goal
Make, influence, or challenge decisions of government and public bodies
Develop the civic capacities of individuals, communities, and/or civil society organizations
Approach
Consultation
Spectrum of Public Participation
Consult
Total Number of Participants
36
Open to All or Limited to Some?
Limited to Only Some Groups or Individuals
Recruitment Method for Limited Subset of Population
Stratified Random Sample
General Types of Methods
Deliberative and dialogic process
Planning
General Types of Tools/Techniques
Facilitate dialogue, discussion, and/or deliberation
Recruit or select participants
Propose and/or develop policies, ideas, and recommendations
Specific Methods, Tools & Techniques
Deliberation
Citizens' Reference Panel
Civic Lottery
Public Hearing
Survey
Legality
Yes
Facilitators
Yes
Face-to-Face, Online, or Both
Face-to-Face
Types of Interaction Among Participants
Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation
Ask & Answer Questions
Listen/Watch as Spectator
Information & Learning Resources
Written Briefing Materials
Expert Presentations
Teach-ins
Decision Methods
Opinion Survey
Communication of Insights & Outcomes
Public Report
Primary Organizer/Manager
MASS LBP
Type of Organizer/Manager
For-Profit Business
Local Government
Funder
City of Toronto
Type of Funder
Local Government

Across 5 meetings from March to May 2017, the 36 members of the The Residents’ Reference Panel on the Next Regional Transportation Plan met to provide recommendations in terms of fare integration, communications, and more seamless service (among other topics).

Problems and Purpose

Background History and Context

Organizing, Supporting, and Funding Entities

Participant Recruitment and Selection

Methods and Tools Used

What Went On: Process, Interaction, and Participation

Influence, Outcomes, and Effects

Analysis and Lessons Learned

See Also

Metrolinx Regional Reference Panel (2018-2020)

Citizens' Reference Panel 

MASS LBP

Metrolinx Regional Residents’ Reference Panel on Transportation Investment 

References

External Links

Notes

Data was sourced from OECD (2020), Innovative Citizen Participation and New Democratic Institutions: Catching the Deliberative Wave, OECD Publishing, Paris, https://doi.org/10.1787/339306da-en.