Public participation improves the quality, legitimacy, and accountability of agency decision making. Although public ...

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As we work to advance participatory democracy, it is essential to increase not only the quantity but also the quality of public participation initiatives in order to demonstrate responsiveness and ...

Governments and organizations are increasingly recognizing the value of public participation to support evidence-based, sustainable and inclusive decision-making. However, the practice and integration ...

Public participation and community engagement lie at the heart of contemporary efforts to foster democratic governance and sustainable development. By actively involving citizens and local ...

A public participation proposal aimed at providing more oversight of California American Water”s Peninsula water supply project was unanimously approved by the Board of Supervisors during a special ...

In a recent study entitled Making Public Participation Legal, Matt Leighninger cites a Knight Foundation report that found that attending a public meeting was more likely to reduce a person's sense of ...

SANTA CRUZ — A document that creates a framework for public participation in transportation project planning, programming and implementation in Santa Cruz County and the Central Coast region was ...

BROOK PARK, Ohio -- Public participation at City Council’s virtual meetings during the COVID-19 pandemic has been limited to reading aloud resident emails sent in to the council clerk. But council now ...

The Department of Health and Human Services plans to revoke public participation from many of its rule-making processes, according to a policy set to be published in the Federal Register Monday. Under ...