YouCanPlan Lozells will provide Birmingham City Council with an innovative tool to assist in their work with the people of South Lozells.
Designed to suit the challenges of the diverse people and places of community consultation work, the YouCanPlan software has been distributed via CD and online to over 2500 households. It can be used both online and offline to ensure it can be used in any venue. The benefits of the online mode mean that people using it from home can make the most of both the live updates to proposals, as well as using survey and chat tools to tell Birmingham City Council what they think about the designs being proposed by the city's urban design team.
The combined strategy of software, 3D printed model, CD and web site will ensure that the project is as transparent and informative as possible and allow the community to understand and positively intervene in the future of their neighbourhood.