Monday, October 21, 2024

THE EVOLUTION OF COMMUNITY INPUT

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


Darin Watkins, government affairs director at Spokane Association of REALTORS®, said the Corps’ expertise was easily worth a half million dollars but cost only a minimal amount of funding through NAR and local grants plus some local partnerships.

“It was funny to finally see support on both ends of the political spectrum,” he said.

“For those who wanted to build more affordable housing as a social issue, the streamlined permitting; getting code aligned with housing goals; and removal of single-family-only zoning was great.

For people concerned about property rights, they saw they could do more with their land, so that was a great idea.”

In addition to the Transforming Neighborhoods program, NAR has funded placemaking, smart growth and housing opportunity grants in hundreds of communities.

The association also publishes Placemaking, Smart Growth and Housing Opportunity Toolkits, along with the better block guide “to promote the growth of healthy and vibrant neighborhoods.

“The Placemaking Toolkit offers REALTORS® and state and local association staff details of placemaking, the kinds of projects placemaking entails, how to organize them, and where to go for assistance and resources.”

 

 

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