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Highland Planning’s Ambassador Program: Building Bridges in Community Engagement

August 16, 2024

At Highland Planning, we believe that successful community development starts with meaningful engagement. That’s why we’ve developed our innovative Ambassador Program, a unique approach that has revolutionized how we connect with diverse communities across our projects. From Reimagine RTS to Rochester’s Urban Forest Master Plan and Vision Zero, our Ambassador Program has been at the forefront of our most impactful initiatives.

Switch It Up

October 25, 2019

by Jen Topa Sometimes you need to switch it up! On Tuesday, October 8th, we swapped our typical meeting venue for Downtown Grind, a beautiful cafe

Welcome To Our Upstate APA Annual Conference Session Companion Post!

October 3, 2019

This morning, our team facilitated a session at the Upstate APA Conference in Rochester, New York entitled “This Meeting Could Have Been an Email.” Our objective was

No Train(ing), No (Gain)ing: Reflections On Last Month’s IAP2 Training in DC

April 2, 2019

by Christopher Dunne Last month I had the opportunity to spend three days in our nation’s capital talking public participation with fellow practitioners from near

Women At Work

March 12, 2019

by Jen Topa March 8th marked International Women’s Day. It made me think about (1) how my two daughters will thrive in a world that

Your Best (and Worst) Public Engagement Experiences

November 14, 2018

by Susan Hopkins, AICP A few days ago, I had a chance to unravel the pile of sticky notes we collected during a Cardstorming exercise

Strategic Planning With The Fellows

August 27, 2018

by Susan Hopkins Last week I had the opportunity to spend a day doing the kind of work that speaks to my heart and gets me out

Commercial Corridor Beautification in Rochester

June 5, 2018

by Jen Topa Last month, our team participated in two great projects that positively impacted two of the commercial corridors that we work on. On

Public Engagement In The Elements

May 29, 2018

by Christopher Dunne Mother Nature doesn’t care about your community outreach. That’s the impression we’ve gotten this spring from our public engagement efforts around Reimagine RTS,

Participatory Budgeting Returns to Rochester

May 14, 2018

by Susan Hopkins, AICP For For practitioners of public engagement, the chance to experience participatory budgeting is what I imagine it’s like for a classic

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