local government projects and social media

Participation Counts as of April 21, 2010Source: http://www.cubitplanning.com/blog/2010/04/nepa-projects-using-social-media-sites

Loop 1604 FHWA, TxDOT, Alamo RMAimprovements to Loop 1604 (37 miles) in Bexar County, Texas



ParticipationParticipation

Facebook 360 people “liked” it

Flickr 125 photos uploaded

Twitter 69 followers

YouTube 418 videos watched

Policy “Comments made on these sites (Twitter, Facebook, Socializer, blogs), herein called ‘social media sites" will be not be included or evaluated as part of the ongoing

Environmental Impact Statement decision-making process… These social media sites are available for and intended to encourage public dialogue about the project and are, as such, provided for outreach and informational purposes only.’

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comments

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Metro’s Westside Subway Extension Los Angeles Metroalternative analysis for subway extension




Facebook 2,361 members

Policy “Comments, questions and posts on our wall will become part of the official public comment record for the Draft Environmental Impact Statement/

Environmental Impact Report (Draft EIS/EIR) currently in progress.”

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Participation Counts as of April 21, 2010Source: http://www.cubitplanning.com/blog/2010/04/nepa-projects-using-social-media-sites

Rosemont Copper EIS US Forest Service mining and processing of copper, molybdenum, and silver ore in the Nogales Ranger District in Arizona





Policy “Forest Service would use Twitter™ for notification only – one-way communication, not dialogue”

Driving I-95 FHWA, NCDOT Improve I-95 in North Carolina




Facebook 32 people liked it


YouTube 60 channels views (no project videos uploaded yet)

Policy “All comments or posts made to Driving 95 accounts, walls, forums or pages are public, not private. This means that both the posts of the employee

administrator and any feedback by other employees or non-employees, including citizens, will become part of the public record.”

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