7 comments
Thank you for taking the time to accept comments about the outdoor spaces offered by Virginia. Here are some of my general thoughts and ideas.
Thank you!
I was able to look through the draft Virginia Outdoors Plan (VOP) with ease and quickly found information that I was interested in reviewing- Good Job! The on-line structure is concise and digestible. The accessability for both local governments and the public is a good way to bring this important document into the public arena and make sure that it's utilized.
Policy documents like this are too often phonebook-like stacks of pages held in binders that gather dust on office shelves. The Plan is the opposite. I commend the authors and designers for creating a robust web-based component that is dynamic and user-friendly. The storymap format seems like an excellent way to create a "responsive" document that meets the needs of planners, policy professionals, and the general public alike. Congratulations on a thoroughly modern Virginia Outdoors Plan.
Overall the new format has a great potential for getting detailed data on some things.
Thank you for the opportunity to comment.
Comments:
ArcGIS StoryMap is fine as a complementary tool but is completely inappropriate to serve as a standalone draft plan.
Please post the draft Virginia Outdoors Plan in the form of a standard text document as soon as possible so that authentic public engagement and review may commence during this extremely abbreviated comment period that began during a holiday week.
I moved down to Virginia from New York because of my love of nature! Here we have magnificent trees and boundless waterways, especially for kayaking. Years ago I came here by Greyhound Bus just for a week of camping and hiking in clean air! Only thing keeping me in NY was caring for my mother (who refused to move to Virginia!) Now my own health has gone downhill but I know I’d be dead if I still lived in NYC!
Hello, thank you for providing this time period for the public to digest and reflect on this very comprehensive 5-year-plan. As an avid outdoor recreational user and enthusiast, outdoor recreation is my sole priority when exploring both new and familiar places.
A few thoughts on the plan:
Overall, great job on the in-depth content and availability of information! The format seems to be user-friendly for the digitally adept. I would suggest, in light heart, a consistent format from one "Gallery Card" to the next, as they seem to each have their own "flow" that can seem chaotic when trying to navigate as a collective guide/ plan.
Thank you to everyone involved in putting this together, and thank you for your thought to survey respondents and future generations.