231652 Use of MetroQuest for a "healthier" Denver

Wednesday, November 10, 2010 : 10:30 AM - 10:50 AM

Jill Locantore , Denver Regional Council of Governments, Denver, CO
  
Locantore involves audiences through the choices of inputs such as development and transportation practice, urban form policy, and environmental regulation/policy using a computer-/internet-based visioning tool. What will the Denver region look like in the year 2040? How can our region accommodate millions of new people and jobs? How might different development patterns and infrastructure investments influence our region's quality of life? The Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG) has developed a tool called MetroQuest that allows policy makers, business leaders and the general public to explore these questions by visualizing alternative future scenarios for our region. This interactive workshop uses handheld keypads so the audience can create scenarios together on the fly and then discuss the issues that arise.

Learning Areas:
Public health or related public policy

Learning Objectives:
Describe a communication strategy and measurement tool for looking at the options in density of growth in a region which may be applied interactively through the internet or a public forum

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: Work as Communications Specialist for Denver Regional Council of Governments
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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