evamaxfield
commented
2 years ago - differences in sentiment between public voting decisions and surveys vs public commenters
- each comment in favor or against adds or removes likelihood of passage even after presentation and opinion from staff
- finds that public opposition increases the likelihood that the Board of Aldermen votes against the rezoning: 81% of cases with no opposition were approved while those with large groups opposing were approved 29% of the time.
- literally counting the number of people commenting on any give item -- what topics are most commented on and least
- "Given that public comment is the only formal input method that Commissioners receive between the staff recommendation and the vote, by looking at the difference between the staff’s recommendation and the Commission’s vote I am able to isolate the effect of public comment on the project's outcome"
- "predicted sentiment correctly classifies the valence 81% of the time." -- WORRISOME TBH
- only 27% match on voters is somewhat concerning too but also leads into the disenfranchised populations
- "Negative commenters live, on average, over a kilometer closer to the proposed project than positive commenters."
