Title: An Internet Platform for Public Participation in Transportation Decision-Making
Principal Investigator's Name(s): Dr. Rhonda Young, P.E. (for University of Wyoming Subcontract)
Project Sponsor: National Science Foundation
Project Timeline: August 2003 – July 2007
Background: The project will study how Geographic Information System (GIS) and Internet technologies can improve public participation in transportation decision making also called a participatory geographic information system for transportation (PGIST). The project works with regional agencies and stakeholders to develop and evaluate on-line tools for expanding public participation in transportation planning for the Seattle Metropolitan area. The project aims to improve people's ability to express their views and expand their knowledge to come to a shared understanding about values, interests, and concerns.
This project is a collaboration between investigators at the University of Washington, the University of Wyoming, and San Diego State University.
Project Website: For more details see http://depts.washington.edu/pgist/.
Project Status: The four year project started in the Fall of 2003 and is scheduled to complete in the summer of 2007. Year 1 involved system specification and design. Years 2 and 3 are for system development and programming. Year 4 will be for system testing and a 300 participant decision simulation.