TOOLKITS, TECHNIQUES, HIGH-TECH AND NON-TRADITIONAL/DIVERSE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT HELPS TO MAKE PLANNING ABOUT PEOPLE
“When you put something on the ground, then you really get input.
Everybody has an opinion good and bad — which is great,”
said Camille Manning-Broome, president & CEO of the Center for Planning
Excellence (CPEX) in Louisiana.
“It’s a better way to ignite voices and understand
perceptions for a diverse audience.”
Manning-Broome said the best renderings in the world,
pinned up on a wall at a typical community workshop, cannot begin to help
design a community to meet its vision and goals — like a demonstration project
can.
“Our mission is to unlock the power of planning in our
communities that don’t have the resources.
We help co design plans in communities that have
implementation in mind,” she said, noting that CPEX drives physical change, not
reports for the files.
“We work with
partners to help understand funding to get plans implemented.”
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