In my master’s final paper I described how to adapt five basic criteria for public participation in urban planning to the Internet. The fifth criteria was information, defined as “provide more information in a clearly understood form, free of distortion and technical jargon.” For providing information over the Internet, the most important concept is usability. […]
Tools for e-Democracy in Urban Planning
My master’s final paper covers the history of public participation in American urban planning, participation theory, and the general approach that should guide using the Internet for urban planning, among other topics. However, it deliberately avoids the subject of what specific Internet tools could be used. This was intentional, as the technology is rapidly evolving. […]
Is PostPoints Worth It?
The Washington Post company recently launched a rewards program called PostPoints. The launch included strange television ads featuring people exchanging anthropomorphized blue point chips for things like pizza. I recently signed up to see how the program worked and whether I too could get some free pizza out of it. Since I am not a […]
Dodgeball
I just added a link to my profile on dodgeball.com to the “personal” section on the right hand side, bringing the number of social networking site profiles I have listed to 11. I’m not sure how many people I know who use the service in D.C., but if you are one by all means click […]
Heurich House Update
There’s some good news for the Heurich House, a beautiful victorian mansion in DC that is facing auction if the nonprofit foundation that runs the house can’t come up with $250,000. Since I wrote about the home’s plight in January the group has raised $70,000 towards their goal and won pledges for more funds and […]
Young People For Conference
Young People For Conference, originally uploaded by DCist Rob. I have been spending the weekend at the Young People For student conference here in D.C. For information about the project see www.youngpeoplefor.org
Connecticut Ave
Connecticut Ave, originally uploaded by DCist Rob. Test of autopost.