Poster Abstract: ConStory: Automatic story investigator of public perception on the mega urban infrastructure project
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2022-11-10Author
Shamshiri, Alireza
Kyeong, Rok Ryu
McCullough, Steven
Park, June Young
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We evaluate the North Houston Highway Improvement Project
(NHHIP) in Texas by analyzing social media data (Twitter) to determine the public perception on a series of issues in the project.
We analyze the pertinent tweets since the project announcement
(2008 to 2021). Our initial analysis is based on three distinct periods in which the volume of tweets has changed according to
notable events: 1) release of the alternative design by the agency
and 2) project pause, using topic modeling. Our results show a
long-term public opinion shift from project itself to community and
demolition. Although ’Neighborhood and Homes’-related tweets
were inconsiderable in 2015, they became a critical discussion issue
when the project was paused. We suggest that public opinion mining should be implemented through different information sources
to overcome challenges that exist in identifying the interaction
between citizens and the mega urban infrastructure projects.