Tuesday, October 22, 2024

THE EVOLUTION OF COMMUNITY INPUT

TOOLKITS, TECHNIQUES, HIGH-TECH AND NON-TRADITIONAL/DIVERSE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT HELPS TO MAKE PLANNING ABOUT PEOPLE


Dr. Tiffany Manuel, president & founder of TheCase Made, specializes in social justice and authored a book about how to build public support for initiatives.

 “Case making, from my vantage point, is building that sense of ‘we,’ before you get to the planning table,” she said.

“[Government agencies] must think about who will have access; whose priorities will inform our planning process.

Planning is inclusive when we are thinking about the needs of everybody, not just some.

Casemaking establishes the feeling that all people are rockin’ in the same boat.”

Manuel said too many planning workshops or hearings are focused on a specific zoning change or neighborhood project.

She said plans get buy-in when there is a sense of legacy — that the city wants to create something “that will outlive us in the community.”

 

 

 

 

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