PUPLIC
PARTICIPATION
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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND PARTICIPATORY PROCESSES
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WHAT
IS PUBLIC PARTICIPATION?
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DIFFERENT
WAYS
TO INVOLVE THE PUBLIC
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ROUND TABLES IN CANADA
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USING
ROUND TABLES IN THE TRANSPORTATION SECTOR IN POLAND
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URBAN
GREENING. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN
BANGKOK
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ENLISTING THE PUBLIC TO CLEAN UP CITIES
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EMPOWERMENT
AND PUPLIC PARTICIPATION
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ICSC'S
ROLE AS A BROKER
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ICSC'S
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PUPLIC PARTICIPATION AND MULTI-PARTY PROCESSES
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How is the public involved in the WTRT
process?
The most important way the WTRT has involved the public is to
make sure that members keep in close contact with their constituencies.
The PCDC and ISD have been responsible for disseminating the results
of this process and ensuring that outside the actual WTRT sessions,
which are closed, the public is able to provide input to the discussions.
The first meeting prior to formalizing the WTRT was an open session
on "Public Transportation".
Challenges
The Convenor of the WTRT is one of the three Deputy Mayors of
Warsaw responsible for transportation issues for the City. Political
leadership has been one of the most significant struggles of the
WTRT. The Convenor has changed twice in the last year resulting
in a noticeable lack of accountability to the process by the political
sphere. The sincerity of the organizations involved has also been
questioned recently. To people emerging from a structure where
things were not always transparent, the process is a difficult
one to trust. These challenges are to be expected at this stage
of the application and testing of the process in Poland.
Conclusion
The WTRT has been functioning for only a year, so it is premature
to assess its ultimate success or failure as a mechanism for shaping
Warsaw's Transportation Policy. Several important transportation
policies were implemented which reflect recommendations made by
the WTRT - these include a 50km speed limit within the Warsaw
city boundaries and a comprehensive city parking policy. It is
safe to say that the WTRT recommendations played a part in helping
these policies receive approval from the Warsaw City Council.
Funding from the GMF and CIDA will end in the next year. If the
project continues, it will need to gain greater political authority.
While the Round Table is seen by most transportation stakeholders
as a legitimate process providing useful recommendations, it has
not yet become a serious "voice" listened to by the
City political leaders. One of the most important results to date
is that the WTRT has brought high level officials from different
interest groups to one table. For many of the participants, this
was the first time they had an opportunity to hear and develop
an understanding of other points of view on issues. At the very
least, the participants have developed a greater understanding
of transportation issues in Warsaw and may make better informed
decisions in their own spheres of influence.
On a broader scale a similar project is just beginning
in the Katowice region. If these two influential regions in Poland
can successfully demonstrate the benefit from increased public
involvement it is hoped that this approach to effective governance
will spread. With increased public participation and involvement
in the decision-making process Poland will make significant progress
on the road to a modern democratic state.
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