Hampton Roads Center for Civic Engagement

Metropolitan transportation group
trying to be more effective

From PilotOnline.com

-Because of its low profile, few in the community have ever heard of it, know its role or know how to access it.

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One of the most comprehensive surveys ever conducted on the attitudes of residents of Hampton Roads about the state of civic engagement in our region is now available.

The Batten Surveys:
A Regional Civic
Capital Assessment
2008-2009

Click HERE, or on the
report image, to see the
slideshows, watch the video presentations, or read or download the reports themselves

The mission of the Center is to support sustainable deliberative democracy in Hampton Roads and to connect public decision making with civil dialogue and the informed judgment of the region’s citizens.

The Hampton Roads Center for Civic Engagement (HRCCE) structures and facilitates civic engagement processes that provide for the productive collaboration between the citizens and their governments.

By encouraging the inclusion of more citizens in the public choices related to their region’s quality of life and future, the Center’s work enhances the accountability and transparency of public agencies.

The Center is a neutral source of information to support fact-based dialogue on the thorniest of regional issues. Our work helps boost regional understanding and brings into the public dialogue voices that have long been overlooked.

Recent Posts:

Jim Oliver's commentary from January 4, 2009 entitled:
Regional problems require regional citizenship

An editorial from Roger Richman
on the future of regional cooperation
in Hampton Roads

Jim Oliver's remarks for the
Hampton Roads Partnership Breakfast
December 4th, 2008

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