Chicago residents use kiosks to help plan city's future
June 9, 2009
Chitown Daily News: The city of Chicago has deployed kiosks through which residents can help plan the city's future growth. Installed by the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning, the kiosks are part of the city's Go to 2040 campaign, which also includes a new Web site and a series of workshops to encourage resident ideas and feedback. The kiosks ask residents to answer a series of questions about growth throughout the region and allow them to construct their own scenarios for the future and compare them with other online suggestions. Software on the kiosks then analyzes how participants' answers could impact the future. The agency's final plan, expected next year, will include the public feedback.