Context

Eco-district development zone at the Pantin train station – Quatre Chemins area, a long-standing project , entered its operational phase in 2020. This project had already been the subject of several consultations since 2011; the next step was to determine when and how to re-engage the public, according to what methods and on what topics. Appointed in 2020 by the local authorities involved in the project, the SPL Ensemble (a public-private partnership), the developer, sought the assistance of a project management consultant to define the short-, medium-, and long-term public information and participation strategy for the project, as its various phases were implemented.

Missions

• A preliminary assessment was conducted based on a document analysis, a site visit to the project, a series of strategic interviews with elected officials and city departments, as well as a series of interviews with 23 associations in Pantin.

• Based on the diagnosis, a stakeholder map , detailing for each stakeholder the various elements of knowledge and characterization, their degree of involvement, and their positioning with respect to the project.

• Establishing the structuring principles of the public participation and information strategy

• Design, facilitation and reporting of a co-construction seminar on information and participation methods with the project management team, SPL Ensemble, the services of Est Ensemble and the City of Pantin

• Production of the complete participation and information strategy, augmented by the program of participation and information actions to be implemented in the short term