SUN-A10 Social Media and Crowdsourcing in Planning and Design

Nicole Crutchfield ASLA, AICP, is a planner and landscape architect for the City of Fargo, North Dakota.  She has a combined 20 years of experience in private and public practice.  Working primarily in mutli-disciplinary teams and serving the community at-large,  she focuses on finding effective communication methods for better design and implementation in order to enhance the public realm.   She works at the regional and local scales to help establish policies leading to livable communities.  Part of her work includes translating community needs and design principles to city officials while helping community members find meaningful participation.

Zach Flanders, AICP is a land use and economic development planner with a passion for creating prosperous and sustainable communities. By harnessing the myriad data available in today’s world through statistics and visualization, he is helping city leaders make better decisions and more informed policies. He also leads the web development and social media outreach strategies for BNIM planning projects. His recent experience with running social media processes includes the Fargo Comprehensive Plan, the Nashville Long-term Recovery Plan, and Grand Boulevard Streetscape Plan in Kansas City.