tustetanated Nashua |
Pol.is Survey
Ris
total participants
29,940+
total votes cast
Social Pinpoint
2600+
total visits
300+
total comments on map
Webinars/Public
Workshops
1 OES
parcipants attended each
workshop
Public Zoom Meetings in action!
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The planning team conducted a wide variety of digital and non-digital
engagement activities throughout the planning process.
Webinars/Public
Workshops
Three virtual citywide workshops
were held engaging the public
on developing a plan vision,
prioritizing goals, discussing
scenario options for development,
and brainstorming specific actions
and recommendations for the plan.
Each public workshop had good
turnout with 100 people at the first
meeting, 90 people at the second
meeting, and 94 people at the third
meeting.
Focus Groups
Focus groups were conducted
throughout the planning process
to hear from a range of individuals
and groups including seniors,
and youth. City staff were active
in reaching out to community
partners to facilitate focus groups
and other special interest groups.
Ward meetings were held to hear
from representatives in each ward
in Nashua. Small group meetings
were held to further engage a
diverse range of community groups
in Nashua including: Plus Co, Smart
Start collation, Interfaith Council,
Greater Nashua continuum of Care,
One Greater Nashua, Planning
Board,Conservation Commission,
Historic District Commission,
Transit Matters, 21st Century Club,
Granite State Organizing Project ,
both Rotary chapters, the Chamber
of Commerce and Cultural
Connections Committee. These
focus group meetings ranged from
four to twenty or more people.
Polis survey
Due to COVID-19, Imagine
Nashua took a digital approach
to surveying and utilized Polis—a
real-time survey system that helps
identify the different ways a large
group of people think about a
divisive or complicated topic. The
tool allowed for public feedback
that could be analyzed in terms of
votes, but also served as a platform
that encouraged the community
to share more qualitative and
nuanced information about the
city that in turn could help craft a
vision and shape broad goals for
the Master Plan. While the survey
was active over 500 people voted
(based on logins or individual
devices), 29,944 votes were cast,
237 statements were submitted
and there were 58 votes per voter
on average.
