From our testing with audiences, here are the top things people are looking for:

• Cool ideas for public participation - festivals, tactical urbanism, gamification

• Use cases of Civic Technology & how it was used to solve a problem

• New publications - summary of what's included (include screenshot of the cover)

• Design tricks & solutions - How your firm or city successfully solved density transitions, live music, traffic calming, affordable housing, etc..

Here is the top information sought:

• This is a good example of ____________________ (Use keywords to help people find you)

• Summary

• Narrative (can be as long or short as you want, though the shorter typically the better)

  • The Project in 3-5 Steps

  • Core stakeholders - Why was this group, individually and together, critical for success? 

  • Costs - how much did the initial project cost? Hidden costs? Maintenance costs?

  • Funding - what are/were funding sources?

  • Lessons learned - What was a stroke of brilliance? What would you have done differently?  How did you correct course when things did not go as planned?

  • Performance - What are key metrics and how is the project performing?

• Takeaways for other communities that want to adopt or adapt your idea

• Images - Photos, maps, plans, infographics, video links

• Quote - the one sentence that personalizes and summarizes this great story!