We recently had the opportunity to conduct pop-up events for the Wake Bus Plan update, gathering over 115 paper surveys and comment cards and 285 responses to polling board questions from transit riders throughout the Triangle region! We were also able to hand out hundreds...
It’s that time of the year to reflect on the year past and look toward the new year to come. Please indulge us as we review some of the highlights from P3’s year. We’re so grateful for all the opportunities that 2021 provided! P3 Awards P3 was...
Having easy-to-understand project materials is one of the most important parts of reaching and engaging your project’s stakeholders. It’s also something that often gets left undone. Taking the time to make your materials readable (and therefore more accessible) helps stakeholders understand your message and get involved. Here...
At P3, we strive to be equitable and inclusive in all that we do. However, this would not be possible without considerations for intersectionality in our engagement approaches. Intersectionality is the idea that the different identities of marginalized people create unique and overlapping experiences of...
Imagine you’re in charge of a visioning workshop for a project you’re working on. You need to know what residents of the study area envision for their community. You’re planning on hosting a meeting with community members to gather their feedback, but you’re not sure...
Understanding your community is the first step to effective public engagement. There are many things to keep in mind when conducting outreach in a community, including the community’s history, age, social and economic makeup, and more. It is also critical to know who makes up...
March is Women’s History Month, a month focused on celebrating the accomplishments of women throughout history and in the modern world. As a woman-led public participation consulting firm, we are excited to take part in this month by commemorating women that worked toward and advocated...
We at Public Participation Partners believe that words matter. The words of the community members we speak with and those that fill out surveys have tremendous value; these words express opinions and perspectives that will be forever unknown if we don’t listen. Words are powerful,...
At P3, one of our core values is transparency in public engagement. We believe that it is crucial for communication with the public to be open and transparent. The public should know how much they can influence a decision, what they have control over, and...
I think we all can agree that 2020 has been a whirlwind of a year. As if the threat of a worldwide pandemic wasn’t enough, we all also had to navigate the economic and social consequences of COVID-19. But despite these very real troubles, we at P3 wanted to...