PD is an approach to design. It actively involves current and future users of a space in the design and decision making process. PD is a dynamic and continuous process. Sometimes designers may revisit a site and start another PD process because the needs of the site's users have changed. Open Road uses PD to design sites and in many of its other projects. We follow the five step participatory design process described below.
Five Step Participatory Design Process
Open Road's PD process has five steps:
1. Organizing
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2. Fact Finding
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4. Creating a Design
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5. Building the Design
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Participatory Design Guide
The PD Guide is available in the following formats: 1. html 2. Adobe PDF (1.13MB)
Participatory Design Sites
Open Road has worked on participatory design projects in New York City, Boston, Sante Fe, San Francisco, Toronto, and Cuba. The following links provide more information on some of our PD projects.
New York City - Open Road Park
Boston - Elmhurst Park; Spencer-Whitfield Park