Comments on: Mapping the Future of San Antonio’s Downtown, Digitally http://www.pps.org/blog/mapping-the-future-of-san-antonios-downtown-digitally/ Placemaking for Communities Tue, 14 May 2013 09:42:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 By: Better Block: Alamo Plaza edition taking shape | The Downtown Blog | a mySA.com blog http://www.pps.org/blog/mapping-the-future-of-san-antonios-downtown-digitally/comment-page-1/#comment-97371 Better Block: Alamo Plaza edition taking shape | The Downtown Blog | a mySA.com blog Mon, 16 Jul 2012 19:34:18 +0000 http://www.pps.org/?p=73084#comment-97371 [...] the corner of Broadway and Jones Avenue and Plaza de Armas, for about $50,000. Another consultant, Project for Public Spaces, was hired by the city for $49,648 to gather more [...]

]]> By: Paloma http://www.pps.org/blog/mapping-the-future-of-san-antonios-downtown-digitally/comment-page-1/#comment-96983 Paloma Sun, 19 Feb 2012 22:54:00 +0000 http://www.pps.org/?p=73084#comment-96983 A helpful article on the digital divide — perhaps Placemaps apps (vs just online platforms) can help increase access for constituencies, including low-income minority youth, who more and more have access to smart phones? 
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/04/opinion/sunday/internet-access-and-the-new-divide.html?pagewanted=all

]]> By: Gabriela_dow http://www.pps.org/blog/mapping-the-future-of-san-antonios-downtown-digitally/comment-page-1/#comment-96920 Gabriela_dow Tue, 27 Dec 2011 06:19:00 +0000 http://www.pps.org/?p=73084#comment-96920 Very interesting. My experience in e-government the past 11 years and in public outreach prior to that tells me that you’re headed in the right direction. I saw the question about digital divide and have to stress that this is just an addtl way to engage the public– traditional means can still be in place.

]]> By: Jesse Clark http://www.pps.org/blog/mapping-the-future-of-san-antonios-downtown-digitally/comment-page-1/#comment-96895 Jesse Clark Mon, 12 Dec 2011 06:59:00 +0000 http://www.pps.org/?p=73084#comment-96895 I work for a community development corporation and am excited at the prospect of utilizing digital media to evolve the public participation process in planning. However, we inevitably run into the “digital divide” issue, where many of our low-income and elderly residents don’t have internet access. 

Can you speak to how you address this issue in the communities where you implement the “digital placemaking” process? I’m concerned that if we assume that everyone has internet, in effect we are excluding a specific segment of the population from public participation.

]]> By: Holsson34 http://www.pps.org/blog/mapping-the-future-of-san-antonios-downtown-digitally/comment-page-1/#comment-96869 Holsson34 Mon, 28 Nov 2011 11:45:00 +0000 http://www.pps.org/?p=73084#comment-96869 I just
came across your blog and reading your beautiful words. I thought I would
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enjoyed reading. Nice blog. I will keep visiting this blog very often.

Helen Olsson

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]]> By: Mark Batten http://www.pps.org/blog/mapping-the-future-of-san-antonios-downtown-digitally/comment-page-1/#comment-96832 Mark Batten Tue, 22 Nov 2011 19:41:00 +0000 http://www.pps.org/?p=73084#comment-96832 a picture paints a thousand words

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