TOOLKITS, TECHNIQUES, HIGH-TECH AND NON-TRADITIONAL/DIVERSE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT HELPS TO MAKE PLANNING ABOUT PEOPLE
“Big flashy tactical urbanism in New York City and Dallas grabs the headlines, but this works even in small towns of 10,000 or 2,500 people.
These don’t have to be million- or several
hundred-thousand-dollar initiatives,” said Camille Manning-Broome, president
& CEO of the Center for Planning Excellence (CPEX) in Louisiana.
“A temporary, 30-day demonstration can be done with
donated asphalt paint and loaned-out traffic cones and steel barriers.”
Manning-Broome and Alex Hobdy, a design associate at
CPEX, said demonstration projects can bring 100 people to a meeting, while
giving them an understanding of why design matters.
“In one place, we had a community-wide survey with over
300 respondents.
One of the recurring themes was people were using bike
lanes as a route for assistive mobility devices — the wheelchair route,” Hobdy
said.
“It reminded the mayor that ADA accessible improvements
needed on the sidewalks and every intersection had to have curb ramps.”
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