Socio Economic Impacts of Technology Based Stakeholder Engagement Platforms

Michigan, as well as the nation, has been forever changed as a result of social interaction ripples created by the Covid pandemic. Isolation and distance have been a few of the tools utilized to slow the virus spread. All walks of life have adjusted daily interaction with others to alleviate the virus spread. The pandemic health measures mandated technology play a larger role in closing the communication distance. This approach fosters a couple questions. Has the pandemic environment of technology-based communication platforms promoted a dichotomy in stakeholder involvement? Cities and States credit Web based engagement platforms for a significant increase in stakeholder engagement. However, are socio-economic challenged neighborhoods / census tracts able to utilize new tech platforms? Or, has their voice been further diminished via socio economic in-equality? Furthermore, at times of heighten stakeholder stress, are there thresholds at which point socio-economic groups simply ‘shut down’. Hearing stakeholders is the foundation from which well-designed transportation solutions are built. However, if the abilities and limits of the stakeholders are not understood, can or are engagement techniques effective?

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    Project

    • Status: Active
    • Sponsor Organizations:

      Michigan Department of Transportation

      8885 Ricks Road, P.O. Box 30049
      Lansing, MI  United States  48909
    • Start Date: 20230821
    • Expected Completion Date: 20260821
    • Actual Completion Date: 0

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    Filing Info

    • Accession Number: 01924903
    • Record Type: Research project
    • Source Agency: Michigan Department of Transportation
    • Files: RIP, STATEDOT
    • Created Date: Jul 22 2024 1:06PM