Dots & Dashes

About The Game Events & Results

Dots & Dashes provides an opportunity for Delaware Valley residents and stakeholders to discuss and express their priorities for future investments in public transportation in a fun, hands-on game setting. Each group will end the game with a list and map of future agreed-upon investment priorities that, together with the results of other groups who play, will inform DVRPC's Connections 2035 Long Range Plan and other projects, including a new Regional Transit Vision plan.

How do I play Dots & Dashes?
Dots & Dashes is a unique communicative and consensus-building planning exercise. Participants are broken into groups of five or six. The task of each group is to agree on how to spend Dots & Dashes Dollars on transit projects in the Delaware Valley. Participants then affix game pieces ("dots" and "dashes") to identify preferred transit projects on a game board.

Throughout the game, participants must engage other members of their group in meaningful discussion to negotiate the group's transit priorities.

Why participate?
This is an opportunity to express your opinion on how to best spend available funding for public transit improvements in the Delaware Valley through the year 2030.

Where can I play Dots & Dashes?
Dots & Dashes is a significant component of public outreach related to DVRPC's long range planning efforts, and Commission staff is interested to get the game out to as many individuals as possible. If you are interested in having Dots & Dashes at your organization's next event, please contact Jane Meconi at the e-mail/phone number below.