Transcript Feasibility of Beverage Container Deposit System in Wisconsin

Construction Project Impact Mitigation
Prepared for:
City of Milwaukee, Department of Administration,
Budget and Management Division
May 7, 2010
By:
Robert M. La Follette School of
Public Affairs
Bo McCready, Ian Ritz, Rocio
Sanchez-Moyano, Mike Schultz,
Sarah Wainscott
The Impact of Construction
 Public construction projects may harm business
 Limit access
 Change shopping patterns
 Business failure  decreased health of local
economy, smaller tax base for City
 This creates the need for mitigation
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Background and Methods
 Background
 Little existing research
 Standard practices
 Methods
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Contacted 46 cities
Large and small sizes
All climates
Oversampled
Wisconsin and Midwest
 Uniform set of survey
questions
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Status Quo
 Limited public
meetings
 Communication
 Limited signage
 Construction
supervisor
 Limited website
 DPW call center
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Goals
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Cost-effectiveness
Ease of implementation
Political feasibility
Equity
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Construction Mitigation Options
Service
Service Definition
Percent that provide
service (%)
Communication
Mailings, email, flyers, phone with stakeholders
94
Public Meetings
Open meetings with relevant stakeholders
94
Signage
Postings to inform public
79
Website/Hotline
Informational telephone operator or updates and information
available electronically on the internet
68
Program Liaison
Position designated to interact with stakeholders
62
Parking
Paid Advertising
Efforts to ensure adequate parking by business staff and
customers
Fully or partially funded advertising effort by city
Cooperation with local
entities
Business Education
Inclusion of resources from community organizations or
development groups
Instruction intended to assist business operation
Loan
Public or private loan to business
Art
Temporary pieces incorporated into construction site during
construction
Inclusion of resources from a college/university
Cooperation with higher
education institution
Direct compensation
53
38
35
29
26
Financial resources distributed to business with no
repayment expected
18
15
6
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Recommended Construction
Mitigation Service Package
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Public meetings
Communication
Signage
Website
Business education
Program liaison
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Public Affairs
Program Evaluation
 Goal: Services are effective
 Increase service usage, Reduce complaints, Increase
satisfaction with services
 Gather data: Track complaints, administer
survey
 Analyze data: Identify trends
 Report findings
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Public Affairs
Status Quo vs. Construction
Mitigation Service Package
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Public Affairs
Additional Information
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Public Affairs