Monday, March 09, 2009

Heats and Minds Part 2

Here's a couple of links to help you sort out the City Centre Airport issue.

City Centre Airport wiki


City Centre Airport Review




I see a big problem emerging. First the public consultation is being handled by an Ottawa firm. Why? No intent to disparage that company, surely there's a local firm that could do the job?

Typically consultation is a top down, command and control endeavor. Already, a public input session has been completed. A survey drew 108 responses. That's hardly comprehensive. There's more insight, in the comments section of on line stories, in the Edmonton Journal.

Why does public input stop now? The process is dynamic, on going. It's possible to update discussion, as it happens. Google has started to curate a news archive.

The discussion, needs to be well, easily accessible, easy to review. It's pretty easy to participate.

Comprehensive, not quite. Let's get all the discussion on one place. Make it easy to learn, discuss, and participate.

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