New methods of participatory planning of transport infrastructure
Civic participation
Completed
mazowieckie
Warszawa
The City of Plock Office, Płock, Poland
2015-03-01 - 2016-03-31
334 451,28 PLN
298 900,00 PLN
spatial planning, new technologies
Project description
In the recent decade, the infrastructural investments in Poland have accelerated. The controversies that arose around some of the investments have been to a great extent connected with the low quality of social consultations.
The project was aimed at responding to the problem through preparing solutions conducive to high quality of consultations concerning transport and infrastructure, inspired by the methodology used in foresight.
The project resulted in testing methods together with IT tools, taking into account e.g. the spatial scope of interests and long-term effects of decisions,, and limiting the negative impact for participation of individual characteristics and group processes. To achieve the aims of the project, we used the experiences of the partners: the Town Hall in Płock and Jernbaneverket (the Norwegian agency for railway network management).
Together with the partners, the principles and the concept of a novel IT tool were developed. The tool was tested during pilot consultations concerning bicycle infrastructure in Płock. Based on the results of the consultations, the IT tool was refined, and experiences from the process were described in the publication „Foresight and Participation”.
The new tool is a valuable addition to other methods used in consultations. It enhances availability, easiness and speed of obtaining valuable contribution from the society to planning, and enhances consensus. The consultations led in Płock showed that using geo-visualisation was a good solution.
The Norwegian partner contributed to the project their experiences and adherence to participation, manifested in particular formal solutions. They formed a reference point in developing the tool. Without the Polish partner, it would be impossible to adapt the tool to the Polish realities and to test it.
The project directly benefited the Town Hall in Płock which will take into account opinions from the town inhabitants on development of bicycle infrastructure. The consultations led will benefit the local community in Płock. Indirect beneficiaries of the project include institutions that will use the developed tool in the future, contributing to higher quality of planning throughout the country. Every Polish public institution can use the results of the project.
We use the grant for capacity building
The project was aimed at responding to the problem through preparing solutions conducive to high quality of consultations concerning transport and infrastructure, inspired by the methodology used in foresight.
The project resulted in testing methods together with IT tools, taking into account e.g. the spatial scope of interests and long-term effects of decisions,, and limiting the negative impact for participation of individual characteristics and group processes. To achieve the aims of the project, we used the experiences of the partners: the Town Hall in Płock and Jernbaneverket (the Norwegian agency for railway network management).
Together with the partners, the principles and the concept of a novel IT tool were developed. The tool was tested during pilot consultations concerning bicycle infrastructure in Płock. Based on the results of the consultations, the IT tool was refined, and experiences from the process were described in the publication „Foresight and Participation”.
The new tool is a valuable addition to other methods used in consultations. It enhances availability, easiness and speed of obtaining valuable contribution from the society to planning, and enhances consensus. The consultations led in Płock showed that using geo-visualisation was a good solution.
The Norwegian partner contributed to the project their experiences and adherence to participation, manifested in particular formal solutions. They formed a reference point in developing the tool. Without the Polish partner, it would be impossible to adapt the tool to the Polish realities and to test it.
The project directly benefited the Town Hall in Płock which will take into account opinions from the town inhabitants on development of bicycle infrastructure. The consultations led will benefit the local community in Płock. Indirect beneficiaries of the project include institutions that will use the developed tool in the future, contributing to higher quality of planning throughout the country. Every Polish public institution can use the results of the project.
