Citizens’ and stakeholders’ involvement in SUMP development in a small city
About this good practice
Resources needed
The process required mostly staff time. However, some activities are costly, such as the survey process, communication products, etc.
The total amount of costs is not known yet, but the Active Travel Group and Day of Active Mobility cost €3000, while the interviews costs €500.
Evidence of success
A quantitative participation is provided by the number of activities and the qualitative participation is provided by the improvement of measures/SUMP.
A monitoring is made by the project group which is consulted on a regular basis and give advice on measures to change/improve, the ones to abandon and the ones to start.
Potential for learning or transfer
There are no prerequisites for the implementation of this GP, but the replication is probably easier for a city of a similar size, even though most activities can be replicated at a larger scale.
Regarding potential weakness, a lack of responsiveness/interest from the citizens or the stakeholders could be the only problem.
To be implemented, this GP requires time and efforts on the long term, coordination and project management skills, as well as some more transport-related technical skills. The financial effort is moderate.
Further information
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Good practice owner
City of Ljutomer