New Community Engagement Software: Add Community Projects in 4 Simple Steps
Submit Your Neighborhood Project! Instant Input wants your feedback! We rolled out a new feature so you can submit projects happening in your area. From road closures, detours, building renovations, public park additions, and everything in between– share what’s happening in your community. When you’re walking down the street, what do you see? Doesn’t it […]
Instant Input Effectively Gathers New Community Engagement in Boonville, NY
Last year, Instant Input partnered with Mohawk Valley EDGE, an economic development organization in the Mohawk Valley. Community engagement is integral to their work as an EDO, and it helps expand their reach in smaller, rural areas of Herkimer and Oneida Counties. The Problem: Competing for State Revitalization Money in Small Communities The Village of […]
Tanya Mooza Zwahlen’s Expertise in City Planning Led to Instant Input, the New Social Engagement Platform
With over 20 years of experience in city planning, Zwahlen creates a combination of expertise and innovation. When Tanya Mooza Zwahlen received her Bachelor’s Degree in English and Art History, city planning was not on her radar. It wasn’t until Tanya read Jane Jacob’s The Death and Life of American Cities that she discovered her […]
Partner Spotlight: Rochester, NY’s Urban Master Forest Plan
Instant Input partnered with the City of Rochester to work with city officials to get feedback on their Urban Master Forest Plan. The plan has received citizen feedback from over 300 survey responses via Instant Input’s project map. What’s Included in the Plan? Located within the Department of Environmental Services (DES), the City of Rochester’s […]
Practicing Accessibility & Inclusion in Public Engagement
Is Public Engagement Accessible? Accessibility and project planning must go hand-in-hand. However, do our current public engagement methods support this? Our traditional public engagement practices are not only outdated, but aren’t inclusive. How can we support our entire community? When gathering quality public engagement is costly and tedious, how can we streamline data to inform […]
Conventional Public Engagement is Outdated
Addressing the Problem of Low Public Engagement By Instant Input’s estimates, only 1/10th of 1% of the population participates in conventional public engagement processes. If 100 people in a population of 200,000 attend a town hall meeting, that’s less than 200 people’s input to represent the entire population, and it’s not enough. Our current public […]
The Public Engagement Problem: Tanya Mooza Zwahlen of Instant Input Shares Eye-Opening Solutions
Discover how Instant Input is helping towns and cities across the country bridge the gap between community members and project owners, municipality leaders, and more. Schedule a demo today and learn how Instant Input makes public engagement easy, affordable, and accessible for all.
New Community Projects in Rochester, NY
We’re highlighting community projects in the City of Rochester, New York. Check out the following! Reimagined and Riverfront Promenades Mayor Evans announced the Aqueduct Reimagined and Riverfront Promenades project in April 2022 as part of the ROC Riverway / Building Bridges to the Future initiative. The project aims to transform the Broad Street Bridge into […]