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Using Interactive Digital Storytelling to Engage the Public in GSI Planning for the
Lake Charlevoix Watershed
Donald D. Carpenter, PhD, PE, LEED AP Rachel Pieschek, PE
Jennifer Buchanan
Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council
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• Charrettes & Public Visioning
• Virtual Methods of Public Engagement
• Lake Charlevoix GSI Project
• Project Overview
• ESRI StoryMap Example
• Survey123 Results
• Lessons Learned
Presentation Overview
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Charrette
Assets, Weaknesses, Barriers, & Connections
Future “Visions”
Preferred Alternative
Concepts and Visioning
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Visioning Board
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Dot Voting
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Actual CoVID “Charrette” Photo
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Virtual Room
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• Facebook/Social Media
• Mural
• ESRI Storymaps
• Miro
• CivicInsight
• CrowdGauge
• SessionLab
Online Engagement - Platforms
Mural
• “Sticky” notes
• Comments &
Sketches
• Photo & Video
• Support
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Mural
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• Users Led through Project
• Photo & Video
• Interactive Maps
• Embedded Surveys (Esri Survey123)
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Esri StoryMaps
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Project Background
Goal – Preserve and protect the high quality of the Lake Charlevoix Watershed with Green Stormwater Infrastructure.
Tasks – Community Engagement, Planning,
Visioning, Modeling & Conceptual Cost Estimating
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Lake Charlevoix Watershed
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Charlevoix 2,499 people
East Jordan 2,350 people
Boyne City 3,750 people
332 sq. miles 3rd Largest Lake in Michigan (917,200 ac)
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Boyne City
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• Bioretention Cells/Rain Gardens
• Vegetated Swales and Bioswales
• Planter Boxes
• Street Trees and Tree Box Filters
• Infiltration Galleries or Swales
• Permeable Pavement
Green Stormwater Infrastructure
Boyne City
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9 Downtown (Sites 1 – 4)
1 - B i o r e te n t i o n C u r b E x te n s i o n - E x i s t i n g
10 1 - B i o r e te n t i o n C u r b E x te n s i o n -
P r o p o s e d
2 - Green Alley - Existing
11 2 - Green Alley - Proposed
3 - Roadside Swale - Existing
12 3 - Roadside Swale – Proposed A
3 - Roadside Swale – Proposed B
13 3 - Roadside Swale – Proposed C
Peninsula Beac h (Sites 5 & 6)
14 5 - Pe n i n s u l a B e a c h B i o r e te n t i o n -
E x i s t i n g
5 - Pe n i n s u l a B e a c h B i o r e te n t i o n - P r o p o s e d
15 6 - Pe n i n s u l a B e a c h C i r c l e R a i n G a r d e n -
E x i s t i n g
6 - Pe n i n s u l a B e a c h C i r c l e R a i n G a r d e n - P r o p o s e d
16 Rotar y Park (Site 7)
7 - Rotar y Park - Existing
17 7 - Rotar y Park - Proposed
Tanner y Beac h (Site 8)
18 8 - Tanner y Beac h - Existing
8 - Tanner y Beac h Swale – Proposed A
19 8 - Tanner y Beac h Swale – Proposed B
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Charlevoix
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Charlevoix
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Depot Park (Sites 1 & 2)
21 1 - D e p o t Pa r k C u r b C u t R a i n G a r d e n -
E x i s t i n g
1 - D e p o t Pa r k C u r b C u t R a i n G a r d e n – P r o p o s e d A
22 1 - D e p o t Pa r k C u r b C u t R a i n G a r d e n –
P r o p o s e d B
2 - D e p o t Pa r k P i p e d R a i n G a r d e n - E x i s t i n g
23 2 - D e p o t Pa r k P i p e d R a i n G a r d e n -
P r o p o s e d
Ferr y Beac h & Boat Launc h (Sites 3-5)
24 3 - Fe r r y B e a c h B o a t L a u n c h S h o r e l i n e -
E x i s t i n g
3 - Fe r r y B e a c h B o a t L a u n c h S h o r e l i n e – P r o p o s e d A
25 3 - Fe r r y B e a c h B o a t L a u n c h S h o r e l i n e –
P r o p o s e d B
3 - Fe r r y B e a c h B o a t L a u n c h S h o r e l i n e – P r o p o s e d C
26 4 - Fe r r y B e a c h Pa r k i n g L o t B i o r e te n t i o n -
E x i s t i n g
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4 - Fe r r y B e a c h Pa r k i n g L o t B i o r e te n t i o n - P r o p o s e d
27 5 - Ferr y Beac h Wetland - Existing
5 - Ferr y Beac h Wetland - Proposed
28 Downtown (Sites 6-8)
6 - D ow n tow n S to r mwa te r P l a n te r B oxe s - E x i s t i n g
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6 - D ow n tow n S to r mwa te r P l a n te r B oxe s - P r o p o s e d
7 - Downtown Bioretention - Existing
30 7 - Downtown Bioretention - Proposed
8 - D ow n tow n S to r mwa te r Tr e e B ox - E x i s t i n g
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8 - D ow n tow n S to r mwa te r Tr e e B ox - P r o p o s e d
Elm Street Tennis Cour ts (Site 9)
32 9 - Te n n i s C o u r t s R a i n G a r d e n - E x i s t i n g
9 - Te n n i s C o u r t s R a i n G a r d e n - P r o p o s e d
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East Jordan
East Jordan
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Downtown (Sites 1-3)
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1 - D ow n tow n B i o r e te n t i o n C r o s s wa l k - E x i s t i n g
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1 - D ow n tow n C r o s s wa l k B i o r e te n t i o n - P r o p o s e d
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2 - D ow n tow n S to r mwa te r Tr e e B oxe s - E x i s t i n g
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2 - D ow n tow n S to r mwa te r Tr e e B oxe s - P r o p o s e d
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2 - D ow n tow n S to r mwa te r Tr e e B oxe s - P r o p o s e d
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3 - Downtown Bioretention - Existing
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3 - Downtown Bioretention - Proposed
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Ec ho Street Park (Site 4)
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4 - E c h o S t r e e t B i o r e te n t i o n a n d Pa r k i n g - E x i s t i n g
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4 - E c h o S t r e e t B i o r e te n t i o n a n d Pa r k i n g - P r o p o s e d
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John & Jordan Streets (Sites 5&6)
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5 - J o h n & J o r d a n I n te r s e c t i o n – E x i s t i n g
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5 - J o h n & J o r d a n I n te r s e c t i o n – P r o p o s e d
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6 - John & Jordan Street - Existing
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6 - John & Jordan Street – Proposed A
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6 - J o h n & J o r d a n S t r e e t s – P r o p o s e d A
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6 - J o h n & J o r d a n S t r e e t s – P r o p o s e d B
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6 - J o h n & J o r d a n S t r e e t s – P r o p o s e d B
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6 - John & Jordan Street – Proposed C
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6 - J o h n & J o r d a n S t r e e t s – P r o p o s e d C
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6 - J o h n & J o r d a n S t r e e t s – P r o p o s e d D
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6 - J o h n & J o r d a n S t r e e t s – P r o p o s e d D
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East Jordan Sc hools (Sites 7 & 8)
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7 - E a s t J o r d a n S c h o o l s R a i n G a r d e n - E x i s t i n g
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7 - E a s t J o r d a n S c h o o l s R a i n G a r d e n - P r o p o s e d
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8 - East Jordan Sc hools - Existing
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8 - East Jordan Sc hools – Proposed A
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8 - East Jordan Sc hools – Proposed B
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8 - East Jordan Sc hools – Proposed C
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Example ESRI StoryMap East Jordan
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ESRI Stor yMap
Link: https://arcg.is/0iWbz5
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• Limited submissions to one per browser
• Internet cookies
• Geolocation/IP address
Participants
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13%
4% 1%
EAST JORDAN GSI SURVEY
Live or Work Nearby Community/Visitor Vacation Other
Drag and Drop Ranking
Single Choice Grid
Types of Questions
Drop Down List
Likrt Likert
Text Box
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Embedded Survey
Results
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• Weighted Average Results
• Results Need Filtering
• Difficult for Phone Users
Drag and Drop Ranking
Lessons Learned
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How are users accessing the data?
Virtual Media Access
Computer Tablet Phone
Power of Social Media and Social Diffusion
• Population 2,350
• 71 survey participants (As of Oct 29)
• 3% Participation in online survey
• Survey active Oct 15 - Dec 1
• FB Page followers: 3,110 people
Social Media Post by City of East Jordan
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• Trained Facilitators/Moderators
• Vocal Minority & Silent Majority
• Respect
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Online vs In-Per son Civility
Comments in Context
“We are not as concerned with these little upgrades as we are with our road quality, sidewalk quality, removal of EJ foundry, and other much needed projects.”
“It's a beautiful idea, but right now our town needs other things. The gardens are nice, but unrealistic. This is not the year to "beautify" EJ, and the lake is fine. Too many are struggling.
This plan is insulting to all those struggling.”
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Questions?
